And so we wait. 

Yesterday, our loved one received a copy of their new official State ID. They legally changed their first name and last name to something that us neuro-normative people wouldn't understand and wouldn't spell correctly. They also had their passport, which was under their previous name, but was the only official ID we had. We wanted to swap the passport for the state ID, so we had at least one official ID in case it got lost. 

They did not like that, and said they were going to call the police, because we were withholding their documents. They were angry, angry, angry. 

They left before dinner, with a full armful of papers, including their civil suit against us, as well as paperwork for restraining orders, stalking orders, and divorce proceedings. They had their pink helmet on, which they wear because they're afraid we're going to hit them in the head. 

After dinner, they called and asked if we could leave their bus pass on the dining room table. They explained they were going to go fill out paperwork.. at 8:00 at night?  So we left the pass, and heard them come in, and leave again. 

They were out overnight, and have not returned. Their phone is turned off, and they have no money, and didn't take any clothes. 

We've called the crisis workers and the non-emergency police, just so folks are aware of the circumstances in case they encounter her. 

It is likely our loved one will continue to decompensate and become increasingly symptomatic.  It is likely they will end up in the custody of either the crisis workers or police, and it is likely they will be transported to an emergency department, or directly to a psychiatric hospital. 

And so we wait. 

We will wait to see if they return. We will wait to see if the police or crisis workers contact us. We will wait to see if the hospitals contact us. While we have legal guardianship, I'm certain our loved one will not share that information, and since they're coming in with a different name and ID, I'm not sure whether the hospitals would connect us to them.  

We are scheduled to have an open house for our home this weekend. This could be interesting, depending on who shows up when.