He had also received a call from the crisis response team (thank you, thank you, thank you) about a possible siting in a neighboring town. He went to that neighborhood and asked around, and someone had spotted our loved one. They reported seeing them in contact with the city police.
This sent my husband to the police station, where he confirmed that our loved one had been arrested and was currently lodged in jail, with a $75 bail, which they don't have. They've spent 4 days and nights in jail, and have not tried to contact us.
It appears that they'd again entered other people's houses (multiple), claiming that the house was theirs. Given the fact that they've told us they've purchased several homes, I suspect this is absolutely their truth. Unfortunately, the current owners of the homes don't agree. The good news is that none of the owners were trigger-happy gun owners.
There is a website where vigilante justice types take public photos from jail bookings, and repost the page, and then the comments begin. It's like a sporting event. Our loved one was in two separate strings, one about stealing a package off someone's front porch, and the other about the home invasion. The good news is that we learned more about our loved one's activity, including standing in a busy street, refusing to let a bus pass. This information will be helpful as we try to get them the help they need.
Unfortunately, the comments were also horribly mean and hurtful. The comments ranged from poor crazy lady to waste of breath, to trashy POS. It was heartbreaking to read.
I did respond to one especially nasty comment who was asking who this trashy person was, and why their parents weren't helping. I explained that we were trying, that I didn't think they were a waste of space, and I posted a photo of us all during better times.
Today, we will reach out to the prosecuting and defense attorneys, to see if there's any way to use their current lodging to our advantage. Meanwhile, we will sleep better, knowing they're safe.
So now, we wait to see how the judicial system and mental health system can hopefully work together to help get our loved one the care that's so desperately needed.
Praying so fervently for your daughter to be transferred to a helping place where she will be safe and will be effectively understood & lovingly & appropriately tended to.
ReplyDeleteI love you so much & can hardly bear the ongoing suffering in your, John’s & your daughter’s life.
God is present & ministering to us every moment, we just have to listen carefully to hear & feel God’s loving gift.
I know you are doing this and you are also carried along by the tsunami of love from your colleagues and friends as well.
Always sending you MY love,
Nancy
Nancy,
DeleteThank you so much for your continued positivity and prayers, and for being a part of the tsunami!
I stumbled across this blog because I saw the comments on lcmu. As a parent of an adult child with schizophrenia I want to say thank you. I see you, I feel your struggle. Unfortunately ppl are ignorant and cant comprehend that we have tried to help someone who doesnt think they have a problem. They dont understand the system is broken. Hoping for peace for your family and hope you can get her the help she needs.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Thank you. Thank you. My loved one is being released from the jail because they're too sick to be tried, but they won't transport to the hospital, so I fear they'll just repeat last week's drama. Thank you, and maybe we can make a difference if enough of us speak up.
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