MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME

Well I am heading to Vancouver today.  I am really looking forward to seeing April and Myles again...its been a while.  And I plan on having lunch tomorrow with a friend.  On Saturday April is hosting Jess's baby shower.  Sunday is brunch with Myles's grandmother at her beautiful senior home.  They do a beautiful brunch each holiday.

And then...Lunch with Clare and Tish!!!!!  Aryn and Bradley and possibly April will be there too.  It has been way too long since we saw them and I can't wait. Its a little bit like seeing Bill again.

Monte, bless him, is back in the hospital in Port Alberni.  I mentioned Munchausen in the title...if I suffered Munchausen (by proxy I think) I would be in heaven.  I could try to get all kinds of attention at his expense but alas!  I do not.  I just want him to be well enough to cope.  He phoned me around five this morning so distressed he could hardly function.  For the past week all his symptoms had flooded back..maybe even worse.  He can't speak properly, he can't walk properly, he has seizures (or pseudo seizures...we aren't sure) and we still have no diagnosis and really no hope of one.  

The minute he hits the emergency they jump to the conclusion he is a drug addict or just hopelessly crazy. And boy they treat him accordingly.  After impatiently getting cross with him they send him home.  They take a blood test immediately and find out he is NOT on any drugs and never has been, other than prescribed ones.  And he can't function on his own.  He has lost his driver's license, he can't work, he can't even get food into his house.  I am at a total loss as to what should happen now.  I have a feeling he needs to get into a different hospital, either Nanaimo or Victoria.  He has good history with them.  He needs to see a psychiatrist I think.  I don't know what to do.  In this country/province you can't 'just see' a psychiatrist.  Its like getting into fort knox.

I am all packed up.  Tank is right full of stuff.  I was going to leave fairly early this morning and maybe do some necessary shopping in Van.  But I am going to wait until I hear from Port Alberni.  I think it might be a good sign that its been at least two hours this time.  They haven't just booted him out right away.  My stomach is in knots.  TTYL

PS:  I just looked out the window and its F***ING SNOWING....