This evening as I was crawling into bed, Peter came to me and said he needed help. He said he was really depressed, was having suicidal thoughts and needed to go to Laurelwood (the mental hospital he was at before.) This starts with going to the Emergency Room so that is what we did. They took Peter back pretty quickly and I was not allowed because it was after the visiting hours for the Behavior Health Unit. I refused to leave until I could talk to someone to tell them some history and meds specifics. I waited about an hour and was finally told I could go home and they would call me. I did get a call as walking to the car and am grateful for the intake nurse Britney who gracious listened and talked with me on the phone for over 25 minutes. She was going to talk with the doctor and recommend that Peter be admitted and his medication be reconsidered. Currently she said there were not any beds at Laurelwood so he may have to go to another facility unless something might open up tomorrow.
In the past my prayer request has been that Peter would be able to stay at Laurelwood due to its great convenience. (It is a mile from our house.) This time my prayer is that Peter will go where he is going to get the best help. Last week Peter had a video appointment with the Doctor in which she spent 3 minutes with him, said she would see him in three months and did not ask for any input from me. I thus began really praying for someone to step in and see that Peter's current situation was not okay. He had not been saying much and had moments in which he seemed ok, but I have felt he was depressed and certainly not in a good place for some time now. Therefore I am so grateful he has asked for help. My prayer is that he will be able to get it. Thank you for joining me in this.
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