We all need to do this. She is always first to give support when others need it and it should be no different for her!!

Absolutely Ray..you are such a good friend.

been there and done that and will again, thanks for the reminder

yes...you are absolutley right Ray...Jen needs us now, so everyone please send her some love and hugs.

Sossie is right too...she's always the first in line when anyone else is in need. Now it's our turn to show her how much she means to all of us.

Okay, ya'll have officially made me cry now! Just logging on and seeing all the hugs and messages all the time. And now this........

Thank you Ray. You have been a wonderful supporter through this so far.

And thank you guys. Everyone of you. Even if I don't know you that well. I am not ashamed to say I need support and I need you all. You're the absolute best and I love yall!

Let's keep this near the top please .. so we can get everyone on here 2 c it .. and to send well wishes and love ..

Thank u .. 2 everyone who is supporting her ..

I know .. it wud have helped me .. when I was there .. to have had a few good friends to lean on ..

Sending positive thoughts your way, Flutter!

Bump ..

How are things going today Flutter? Is there any more news yet?

I talked to one of his psychiatrists this morning. Seths tentative last day at this hospital will be this Friday. But we are looking into the long term residential.

Here, in NC, you have to have something called a case manager or a clinical service worker to do that. They evaluate your child and determine if they need to be placed. If they do, they help you find the best place based on the patients individual needs.

I met with this worker last week. He is a very smart and nice man. But he wanted to diagnose my son with something he seriously does not have! We are supposed to go back tonight to finish the evaluation and assessment.

The psychiatrist told me to let the case manager know that I have 2 docs letters to back up that Seth NEEDS to be in treatment long term. B/c the case manager was thinking that Seth didn't need it based on his faulty diagnosis. Hopefully, just mentioning the letters will be enough to persuade him to say yes. One of the docs writing the letters has been Seth's doc for over 5 years. And he said that Seth critically needs this. He said he has seen Seth go downhill and is afraid something terrible will happen if we don't do this.

If the case manager denies us, then I will have to do an appeal process and have a hearing to get his ruling overturned based on what Seth's docs have said.

I will be at the case manager's office for 2-3 hours right after I pick him up from the hospital. We should find out tonight if he is approved or not.

Also, Seth knows we are looking into this, but not to what extent. He just assumes he is going back to school on Monday and everything will "go back to normal". I don't know how he will take this. I'm afraid of the rage and the violence that might come out. I'm afraid he will think I don't love him as I once did to my parents when they put me in the hospital at 14. I know he will come around. I just don't want to deal with that right now. Doesn't really matter what I want though. Its about whats best for all my children. And this is it.

If we get approved, the case manager will help us start looking immediately into placing Seth somewhere. So, please pray for Seth and I, hell, for all of my kids. And that this goes as smoothly as it possibly can.

Thank you for asking Phoenix. Thank you all. You are angels to me right now! Hope you know that!

Good luck with getting that sorted out, it sounds like it's been a lot of hard work. I hope this all works out for the best.

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.

Love ya Jenn

Sorry, cant say much more