Spike's Bitches 21 Gunn Salute
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Will he be able to stay on all his meds while he's in?
Since he'll be local, it won't be a problem. It's when he gets sucked into the state penal system that all bets are off in regards to medical care. Which is sad. I don't think the state has learned that medicating mentally ill people doesn't equate with "coddling rapists and murderers" yet. Joe will be fine and it's a short stint. The worst thing is that the county lock-up is smoke-free and he's a serious chain smoker (one of the least problematic of his addictions to be sure).
cereal to add:
Aidan is such a big boy! Must not think of Owen growing up that fast. Nope. Can't imagine it.
I'm never going to be able to unload all the gmail invites I have. I really believe they've reached a saturation point at the b.org, anyway.
Lesson of the day:
Keeping a diary card is kind of pointless if you fill out two weeks' worth an hour before you go to therapy.
When my brother was incarcerated in a county facility, he got new glasses, regular check-ups, all his meds paid for, a special diet (Type I diabetic), and regular dental visits. He was quite glad to be there.
Which can be a big help in getting a guy straightened out. Hubby's often muttered that he should commit some crime so he can get some free medical treatment. I told him there wasn't a lot of call for Viking raiding parties anymore.
Aidan is nearly 2??? He's upright and self-mobile? Lordy.
That reminds me of homework, vw. Hee.
Cashmere, they grow waaay too fast, don't they?
I keep getting gmail invites, taking too long to decide on a name and having them expire. I think 5 e-mail addresses to keep up with are enough, though. If they'd allow 5 digits, I'd use gmail, but since they don't, I'm not so interested.
Tomorrow he'll be 23 months old. It is awesome, isn't it? Whee! He's such a snuggle bunny. Yesterday he came and grabbed my chair, slung it around and yelled, "hug! hug! hug! hug!"
I no count so good. I know his date of birth, because he was born the day before my dad died. Knowing you'd finally had him was this little glimmer of joy in a world that for me, was very dark, back then. There have been a lot of times that Aidan has served as a reminder for me, that even in the bad, there's so much that is good.
I am so impressed with his progress. I am so glad he is the child of parents who love him so well, and work so hard for him.
Since he'll be local, it won't be a problem.
Oh, good. That's so, so good.
The worst thing is that the county lock-up is smoke-free and he's a serious chain smoker (one of the least problematic of his addictions to be sure).
Poor guy. I wonder if they'd let him use the gum, or something.
Cindy, insent to your gmail addy.
Which can be a big help in getting a guy straightened out. Hubby's often muttered that he should commit some crime so he can get some free medical treatment.
Depends on the location, connie. When my brother was in the Indiana state system, they stopped giving him his meds, which caused a full blown psychotic episode. Then they dragged him out of the general population, put him in solitary for three days and didn't bother to tell anyone in our family. It took me a week of fighting with the medical director of the Indiana Dept. of Corrections, as well as threats of lawsuits to get him a single shot (and that was only after going to the psyche ward of the prison he was in and waving a power of attorney form in the face of the prison psychiatrists and handing him our lawyer's card).
While Joe was in for drunk driving, within four months, two men died in the Indiana prison system (one was in the same facility as Joe). A 19 year old kid died of a ruptured appendix because a nurse refused to call the doctor (saying he was faking his symptoms) and a mentally retarded man died of renal failure because the doctor said he wanted to wait until the man passed out before transferring him to the emergency room because the prison had a history of being a problem (hello! he was mentally a five year old!).
Not the place you want your family to be if they have a serious medical condition--even if they have committed a crime.
I don't get that. I mean, I do, because it's a bureaucracy, and exists more to perpetuate itself, than for its stated mission. But common sense ought to state that any prisoner who isn't either on death row, or in for life needs serious care in all areas, so that when he comes out, he's going to be better than when he went in. And for lifers of both varieties, giving good care is the only humane option. It's one of those problems though, that seems so big, it's not clear how to work it.
vw, backflung--twice.
