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They found methadone in her system. Where in the world she got it is a mystery to me. They think all the blood coming from her mouth was because she had a seizure and bit her tongue. She is on a ventilator and is being moved to ICU.
 
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Got a second doctor to look at the brain scans. We were told that it appears that she has schizophrenia and her brain has shrunk so much that she has the brain of a 75 year old. :(
 
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I called ICU and she is awake and aware now but still on a ventilator. I’m going to try to take mom into see her today if she is up to it. I guess her husband has been going through her phone and she has been researching funeral homes for about 2 months. :(
 
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I called ICU and she is awake and aware now but still on a ventilator. I’m going to try to take mom into see her today if she is up to it. I guess her husband has been going through her phone and she has been researching funeral homes for about 2 months. :(
Well hopefully with a diagnosis she'll get the help she needs and those suicidal thoughts will go away.

Sometimes just getting a diagnosis is the biggest hurdle.
 
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We went in to see her. I barely recognized her. It was awful. I tried not to cry but I did. :( the ventilator was removed and she was not the same person. Before we came she became irritated and asked her kids to leave. We stopped in after. She was very angry (and I think it was because she was still alive). I handed her a card which she did not open and I asked her if us being there upset her more. She asked if we could leave. So we did. She is in a locked unit in ICU. They may move her to the mental facility tonight. I’ll hear more news later. She looked horrible. Weird movements with her mouth and her words were running together. It was very upsetting. She seems determined not to go into a treatment center and continue on with her plans.
 
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Well hopefully with a diagnosis she'll get the help she needs and those suicidal thoughts will go away.

Sometimes just getting a diagnosis is the biggest hurdle.
She has already been diagnosed.
 
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She told her husband yesterday she did not want to see him again because she was not going to survive this. She says she is going to hell and God hates her and is making her do this. Said she did not want anyone up. Today she is having us call her on her cellphone in ICU. For some odd reason she thinks she is getting out Monday. She also said she has pneumonia and a weak heart. How true that is about her physical condition, I do not know. Seems she is in and out. Continued prayers appreciated.
 
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Healing will take time, Michie. Try not to be too discouraged if progress is slow or not discernible for now. And take care of yourself, too!
 
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I am mentally constructing arguments to refute the - charming elderly gentleman - who told me how "useless, [expletive deleted] useless," I am this morning. Because he wanted something and I pointed him in the direction of the right person to talk to (which was not me). Sigh.
 
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I am mentally constructing arguments to refute the - charming elderly gentleman - who told me how "useless, [expletive deleted] useless," I am this morning. Because he wanted something and I pointed him in the direction of the right person to talk to (which was not me). Sigh.
Yikes! Ugh! :( I’m very sorry.
 
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Part of what goes with ministry, unfortunately, Michie. It gets to me sometimes, is all.

How is your sister doing?
She got out of ICU yesterday. She is now in the psychiatric ward. I know that there is a two week mandatory hold but what happens after that is anyone’s guess. It seems to be following the same pattern as before.
 
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