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Molly wants out!!! I mentioned previously that Molly wants to go home. It could be seen as a sign of her getting better with more insight but I am not sure. Let’s think and rewind a moment….. Insight? maybe lots more agency staff (unsettling for those with Autism who like continuity) couple of disturbing incidents…
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It’s been an up and down week so far, a couple of steps back then a couple forward. I am taking Molly off the ward quite regularly now and brought her home this Saturday. This was the first time since 3pm on the 4th January that she has stepped foot inside our home – all…
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Appreciating – ’recognise the full worth of’ I am appreciating so much today: Mollys improvement being consistent, the caring staff at Edenwood, the great support plan in place for Molly’s dental treatment tomorrow and lovely comments of support from dear friends. Tomorrow Molly will have a general anesthetic and it has been planned for her…
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I sometimes feel lonely on this journey, I looked up loneliness and it said – not having friends or company. I have had company all weekend so far and I know I have lots of beautiful friends so I can’t be lonely…. I have therefore concluded that ‘missing’ is more descriptive at this time. Yes,…
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The recent MDT meeting gave an indicative date for discharge, we are now working towards the 1st October this year. Possibly sooner if we get the supported living set up as I feel she is definitely on the right road to recovery. This makes my heart sing – she is calm, happy and responding very…
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I have attended so many meeting over the years I have lost count and to be honest many were futile. I was recently invited to tell Molly’s story in a Lessons Learnt Review for the NHS, this for me was acknowledgment that this story would be heard and listened to with potentially an opportunity to…
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Isn’t it just ironic that when you say ‘she is settling’ that you then see something that tells you she is not. As a parent and carer you have an inbuilt sensor that reads the triggers and signs of the lows and the highs of bipolar disorder. These periods can go on for months and…
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I went to bed last night and wondered if I should be blogging at all, I felt uncomfortable and questioned why I felt this way. I was checking out my ‘Why’ and after watching Bryan Stevenson on YouTube I understood my ‘Why’ …… I want to do what ever it takes to stand up for…
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On the 4th January 2018 my daughter was detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 Under a section 2. To be placed under a Section 2 an application has to be made by an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMP) and you must also be seen by two other separate doctors, I later was…
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#hellomynameisclaireprince and I am launching this blog to document my journey as a mother of a daughter with Learning Difficulties, Autism and Bipolar Disorder. I want to raise awareness and give support to others by sharing my experience and to let you follow our pursuit for the next step – supported living. The launch of…
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