Thursday, February 9, 2017

Discouraged, sad friend

I'm concerned about my friend who is living in the group home. She seems to be a "throw away" person because of her mental health issues. She needs a supportive environment where she has three meals available, dental and health appointments, encouragement to take classes at the community college and fellowship. She has been living in this home where the manager rarely interacts with her, never takes her to dental and health appointments, does not provide a lunch. She had been emotionally stable for the last 10 years. About a year ago, her case worker moved her out of the group home into a 24K. She did not live successfully in the 24K, was asked to leave. Now she is miserable and says no one cares. She needs a family, people who support, encourage and help her. So sad that her cousins won't let her live with them. However, I don't know if she can get out of the system after being in it for years. On a happy note, she and I are celebrating her birthday at a restaurant and going to the grocery store in a couple weeks.

No comments:

Post a Comment