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Thank you, Sue. We need them right now.

Warm hugs,

Thank you so much, Sherr. I wish you didn't understand, but I'm glad you do. I hope you know what I'm trying to say.

Part of me is glad my sister is at hte facility as she is hopefully starting to deal with issues that have been with her most of her life. Part of me is angry that it's her there and not her boyfriend, who truly does need to be there as a schizophrenic who won't take his meds. It's so confusing, as she was taking steps to move forward in her life, right down to just buying in the last few weeks an art gallery that she's been working at, as well as seeking counselling that we hoped would lead from this current crisis into the issues I mentioned. So, what happened during the two days between him getting out of hospital and her landing in hospital? We may never know. And that's frightening.

I'm researching the legislation right now and trying to find out why he was allowed to leave a hospital after having been deemed mentally unable to govern his own treatment. Too many people have been hurt since the mental health facilities in this Province were ransacked by the previous government, allowing people who should be in care to walk around - dangerous either to themselves or to others. The current government has a lot to answer for for not fixing the situation, as well.

I know you are and it means a lot.

Love and hugs,

Thanks, Karen. I appreciate it.

Warm hugs,

Kat, I am sorry this is happening to your family. Many warm hugs are going your way.

As I read what you were saying, a thought jumped into my head - doors not being answered - sister with marks on her face and lips - sister not a drinker or drug abuser - what if her boy friend forced her to take these drugs of his - under duress she took the drugs to protect her family. Then you have the boy friend by your sister's side - I believe because he doesn't want anyone to know the truth, that she might voice when she came around.

Your sister really need her families love, counselling to help get away from this guy who obviously has serious psychological issues. Many years back I worked in a nursing who where a senior there was schizophrenic. I was very nieve, I thought all I had to do was talk to her. After days of obviously not getting through to her, I came to realize she needed more help than, just talking. At that time shock treatment was used. She came back better, and would receive, these shock threatment 2 or 3 times a year. These days if a schizophrenic is following med treatment, they had live a productive life.

Please keep us posted as to how your sister is doing. I agree something is not right here.

Hugs - know I am here for you

Gerri

Thanks, Farinelli. I'm doing all I can to have proof for her that his paranoid delusions are not the reality of the situation.

warm hugs,

Thanks, Mig. No, she couldn't have changed the story. She was unconscious when the EMS personnel arrived from what we can tell. Part of his schizophrenia is a delusion that the police are against him, a conspiracy. I think that in her fragile state on Sunday, he convinced her that his delusional reality (which she before that recognized as delusion) was actual reality. I've called their local OPP and will be talking to one of the officers involved tomorrow so I can get proof positive of the sequence of events.

The officer who answered the phone also referred to sis's boyfriend's stay in this particular facility. He's well known to them. But since he's never threatened anyone but himself ....

Thanks for the links. I'll check them out.

Love and hugs,

Kat, my heart goes out to you all. I hope you can piece together the events that lead to this escalation, and that you can get the help and support you need to keep everyone safe.

What an awful situation for everyone involved.

All of you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Strewth, Kat - What a desperate situation. Unreal. Sounds like somehow yr sister has been forceibly drugged...could this fellow have stuffed drugged drink into her? That's the only thing that makes any sense. And now 'he' is playing the 'sorrowing b.f.'!!

Strong thoughts and prayers for an outcome, a release from these frightful times. Yes. Get the youngsters away, some place safe where that b.f. will not be able to locate them. TG for you and yours being there, being such bricks, stalwart support. Many hugs my dear.

Molly C (France)

Oh kat, honey, I'm so sorry...what a horrible thing to be going through! All you really can do is keep fighting for your sister, make sure that once you get her out of the psych hospital, make sure that she gets counseling for domestic abuse and make sure that you continue to reassure your nieces that everything is going to be fine and that they know how much they are loved.....I'm just so sorry....sounds like such a tough situation....I'll keep you and yours in my thoughts and prayers....