I think it says enough that I have been unusually silent.
We have been in full on work mode.
It's hard to say where to start but enough to say that laddo is supposed to be a suicide risk.
Like so much about this lad it was all news to us.
Then social worker says we have to become more vigilant which it a bit of a lot to ask as we are foster carers not a registered staffed home. If they want waking nights with 15 minute checks then they needed to get him somewhere where that was on offer.
This was enough to give the SW a touch of the vapours and set her off to asking us to get the doctor to assess him. The GP decided after a few minutes that this was serious so yesterday I got to spend 2 hours with a psychiatrist, for him not me I hasten to add.
The day before he was more normal than normal, the first time in 25 days.
Then yesterday he was off again and today he is wandering round the house screaming. It really is something to see, this man's behaviour.
The looked after childrens nurse was quite quite bemused by him and some of his behaviours.
We are struggling along, a couple of days of calm and now the mayhem is off again.
Where on earth are we going next.
Phew, whatever they are paying us, it isn't enough.
Talking of which the fostering team were asking us today indirectly if we would hold on to him. In truth I think we would, the student set out her financial stall. Allowances, education, regular weekends free. Would come in at half what they are likely to have to shell our for specialist residential. Would they go for it?
Of course not, it was too much to pay, yet again, they would rather save themselves a few quid by spending a fortune.
R
We have been in full on work mode.
It's hard to say where to start but enough to say that laddo is supposed to be a suicide risk.
Like so much about this lad it was all news to us.
Then social worker says we have to become more vigilant which it a bit of a lot to ask as we are foster carers not a registered staffed home. If they want waking nights with 15 minute checks then they needed to get him somewhere where that was on offer.
This was enough to give the SW a touch of the vapours and set her off to asking us to get the doctor to assess him. The GP decided after a few minutes that this was serious so yesterday I got to spend 2 hours with a psychiatrist, for him not me I hasten to add.
The day before he was more normal than normal, the first time in 25 days.
Then yesterday he was off again and today he is wandering round the house screaming. It really is something to see, this man's behaviour.
The looked after childrens nurse was quite quite bemused by him and some of his behaviours.
We are struggling along, a couple of days of calm and now the mayhem is off again.
Where on earth are we going next.
Phew, whatever they are paying us, it isn't enough.
Talking of which the fostering team were asking us today indirectly if we would hold on to him. In truth I think we would, the student set out her financial stall. Allowances, education, regular weekends free. Would come in at half what they are likely to have to shell our for specialist residential. Would they go for it?
Of course not, it was too much to pay, yet again, they would rather save themselves a few quid by spending a fortune.
R
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