Date: 2002-10-20 11:28
Subject: what a fucking day


I got up this morning and the house looked like a bloodbath. I'm not kidding- there was blood everywhere. Boy Unit had slit his wrist and thumb, then crashed around before going to bed about 3AM. When I went into his room, there was a puddle of blood next to his bed, but he woke up. The ER put stitches in, about 15 in all, and then promptly put him on a 72 hour hold, and called the psychiatrist.

He really really doesn't want to stay, but I don't think it's going to come down to a 5-point restraint.. I think I've convinced him that it's best that he does stay and things will go quicker if he cooperates. He's in a 6x8 padded room with a bed chair and washbasin, and security guards hovering ouside the door.

I don't care how often you see this, or hear about it, it's more scary than you can possibly imagine.

- posted by dossier @ 6:51:00 PM