MagisterCultuum
Great Sage
After I texted my brother-in-law the patient ID number he said that the social worker had already given it to him, that of course he would bring her clothes, and asked what time I'd spoken to her.
I didn't reply to that, as I didn't want to admit that I waiting 5 hours after talking with her to decide what to do after calling the abuse hotline for advice.
My sister called home yesterday a little after I had left for work, and spoke with my father. He said she sounded like she was happy and doing a lot better. She told him she would call back later, and wanted us to give he the numbers to call her husband, mother-in-law, etc. Just after that call my father got a call from her husband,who said he would be picking my sister up from the facility that afternoon. My father called the hospital again and did not get through to speak with my sister but was told she had taken a turn for the worse and certainly would not be released so soon.
I called the hospital as I was leaving work. I was at a site roughly equidistant from our house and the facility, so I asked if they thought it would be good for her for me to drive there to see her in person.
The nurse I spoke to said that they are not allowing any in person visitors, because of Covid19 protocols.
I asked about the turn for the worse my father had mentioned, but she did not know anything about that. She claimed by sister was in tears for about a while earlier in the day, but overall still seemed to be improving. She said that the day before yesterday my sister kept screaming and claiming that she thought she was going into labor, but that yesterday she fully accepted that she was neither pregnant nor had she had a stroke. She did not know what time the delusions stopped, but I am inclined to say it was around 6pm when I explained that the tests had shown no stroke or pregnancy. She said my sister certainly would not be released this weekend and probably not on Monday but that they would conduct another evaluation then to decide if she still needs to stay there.
My sister called our house again in the evening, but I did not hear the phone ring. She spoke to my father briefly, but got off the line and said she wanted to call her husband again before he could tell me she was on so I did not get to speak with her myself. Dad forgot to ask if her husband had brought her clothes yet or if she wanted me to bring them.
When I called later my sister was asleep. The social worker said she had been trying to leave her room and needed to be redirected more often than the previous days, but did not seem to be having psychotic delusions anymore. She was pacing and fidgeting more but not flailing around.
When I called this morning the social worker did not really give me any details, just that she was taking her medicine and doing ok. She then transferred me to her.
I just spoke to my sister for about 15 minutes.
She sounded like she was doing better, much more stable, not even rambling like before.
She still thinks she is on too much medication rather than too little.
She had spoken to her husband a couple times.
He has not brought her clothes yet, but is planning to early this afternoon. (I would have dropped off a few things yesterday afternoon except I assumed he'd be bringing them yesterday morning.) She said he would also be bringing shoes, as one of the pair she was wearing when she arrived broke and we don't have any here that fit her.
She said that he was kind to her on the phone, and that she thinks he was just frustrated and not being abusive before.
She said that she left her last conversation with me feeling more nervous, while her last call with him calmed her down.
She told me to stop bringing up the possibility of abuse. When I mentioned I'd called an abuse hotline for advice, she seemed worry that it would get the authorities involved and cause more trouble for her marriage but seemed mollified when I assured her it was an anonymous call with no identifying information so it could not effect her.
She said that she knows the kids are still safe with his mother in Michigan, and that she really wants to get out and see them as soon as possible.
She really wants someone to hug and hold her, but that is not allowed due to Covid.
When I asked if they had ever gone back to couple's therapy she said no, they had only had the one free session. She had previously told me that she thought the session with the couple' counselor had helped so much that she was not sure if they needed another, but this time she said that her husband got more upset with her afterwards for things brought up there.
I didn't reply to that, as I didn't want to admit that I waiting 5 hours after talking with her to decide what to do after calling the abuse hotline for advice.
My sister called home yesterday a little after I had left for work, and spoke with my father. He said she sounded like she was happy and doing a lot better. She told him she would call back later, and wanted us to give he the numbers to call her husband, mother-in-law, etc. Just after that call my father got a call from her husband,who said he would be picking my sister up from the facility that afternoon. My father called the hospital again and did not get through to speak with my sister but was told she had taken a turn for the worse and certainly would not be released so soon.
I called the hospital as I was leaving work. I was at a site roughly equidistant from our house and the facility, so I asked if they thought it would be good for her for me to drive there to see her in person.
The nurse I spoke to said that they are not allowing any in person visitors, because of Covid19 protocols.
I asked about the turn for the worse my father had mentioned, but she did not know anything about that. She claimed by sister was in tears for about a while earlier in the day, but overall still seemed to be improving. She said that the day before yesterday my sister kept screaming and claiming that she thought she was going into labor, but that yesterday she fully accepted that she was neither pregnant nor had she had a stroke. She did not know what time the delusions stopped, but I am inclined to say it was around 6pm when I explained that the tests had shown no stroke or pregnancy. She said my sister certainly would not be released this weekend and probably not on Monday but that they would conduct another evaluation then to decide if she still needs to stay there.
My sister called our house again in the evening, but I did not hear the phone ring. She spoke to my father briefly, but got off the line and said she wanted to call her husband again before he could tell me she was on so I did not get to speak with her myself. Dad forgot to ask if her husband had brought her clothes yet or if she wanted me to bring them.
When I called later my sister was asleep. The social worker said she had been trying to leave her room and needed to be redirected more often than the previous days, but did not seem to be having psychotic delusions anymore. She was pacing and fidgeting more but not flailing around.
When I called this morning the social worker did not really give me any details, just that she was taking her medicine and doing ok. She then transferred me to her.
I just spoke to my sister for about 15 minutes.
She sounded like she was doing better, much more stable, not even rambling like before.
She still thinks she is on too much medication rather than too little.
She had spoken to her husband a couple times.
He has not brought her clothes yet, but is planning to early this afternoon. (I would have dropped off a few things yesterday afternoon except I assumed he'd be bringing them yesterday morning.) She said he would also be bringing shoes, as one of the pair she was wearing when she arrived broke and we don't have any here that fit her.
She said that he was kind to her on the phone, and that she thinks he was just frustrated and not being abusive before.
She said that she left her last conversation with me feeling more nervous, while her last call with him calmed her down.
She told me to stop bringing up the possibility of abuse. When I mentioned I'd called an abuse hotline for advice, she seemed worry that it would get the authorities involved and cause more trouble for her marriage but seemed mollified when I assured her it was an anonymous call with no identifying information so it could not effect her.
She said that she knows the kids are still safe with his mother in Michigan, and that she really wants to get out and see them as soon as possible.
She really wants someone to hug and hold her, but that is not allowed due to Covid.
When I asked if they had ever gone back to couple's therapy she said no, they had only had the one free session. She had previously told me that she thought the session with the couple' counselor had helped so much that she was not sure if they needed another, but this time she said that her husband got more upset with her afterwards for things brought up there.
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