Thanks, Wendy.
The split lip had us all concerned. She thinks she bit it, but would the wound be triangular? We don't know, so we're trying to calm down about it.
I'm looking into why he was released after being deemed mentally unable to make his own treatment decisions, but my mother was told that it's because it happened here in Toronto. Not enough beds, you see, since the last government made such horrendous cuts to funding and the current government hasn't bothered to fix it. Mum was told that had the tribunal occurred at any hospital outside the Toronto area, he would have been held until the appeal because the patient load is smaller so more beds are available. I spoke to a woman at the ministry office that handles these things and she told me it's entirely up to the hospital. There is no set rule.
It's beyond me, frankly. I mean, if you're deemed mentally unable to make your own treatment decisions, that doesn't change just because you're appealing it. Given the potential danger to the patient, not to mention (in extreme cases) the general public, you'd think they'd want to keep the patient in until the appeal is won at least. You know?
My sister has improved over the last day or so, and that's really all that matters right now.
Warm hugs,
