Well, now that I have been back in Connecticut since early January, I finally have gotten to a place where I can share updates since I got home:
- I had to come back to CT when I did, or our son’s Social Security Benefits would have expired, and we would have had to go through all the work I just went through for the last several months. In addition, he would have lost his Title 19 Benefits as well.
- Also, I was told by Corner House in Meriden, that James would have his interview and most likely be into the supportive housing environment within 2 weeks of him coming home.
- My husband and I had to re-adjust to our son and me being back in the home. It was a little awkward for my husband and I, but nothing I would not have expected after such a long separation. My husband and son were a little different, however. After being home almost 2 months now, they are civil to each other, but that is about it. We had some “hairy” days, but because our son is out of the house much of the time, the tension has begun to ease somewhat.
- Working from my home office is certainly much easier than working from somewhere else! I have all my files and work-related items at hand, so I am not floundering around looking everywhere for stuff I need at a moment’s notice.
- I found out that I now have an $1100.00 cell bill from all the calling back and forth to different people in CT while I was in NC. However, I must say that AT&T has been very good about me paying it off. I wasn’t about to run up my mother’s phone bill, so I used my cell for everything. Also, that created a record of every phone call made and received to and from the different agencies/individuals I dealt with regularly on behalf of our son.
- Our son had to completely re-enroll in the program at Rushford Behavioral Center, where he had been a client all along. Because he was out of the state for 4 and a half months, they made him go through the entire intake process again. Because of this, he was put on a waiting list with KUHN, Inc., for employment services. He has tried to get work on his own, but so far no luck. He really needs the assistance of KUHN, or some agency to assess him and help him get employment.
- Now our son has a psychiatrist that he sees at Rushford. When I suggested to our son to take him the neuropsych assessment that was done on him in August, he agreed. However, there have been no med changes or anything. Anyone looking at that assessment would have looked at his meds. I just don’t think anyone gives a damn about anything anymore!
- We have now been informed by our son’s case worker that Corner House is having construction issues with the State of CT, so we have no ETA on when he can move into Corner House! It would have been nice if someone at Corner House would have let us know that! I am always having to ask all the questions of everyone — no one is forthcoming about any of these critically important issues.
- I reconnected with NAMI and have done some testifying in Hartford which I will talk about in another post
- I am SO GLAD TO BE HOME! I really missed EVERYTHING while I was gone — most of all my husband, dogs, neighborhood, climate, etc., etc.!
