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butterflydreams
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Well, we had a treatment team meeting today. My daughter (15) wanted to go so she could share what she has observed and/or dealt with difficult child. Anyway, the doctor has said that he is getting worse, not better and is also regressing in age activities. He is "holding it together" this week during the day while there, but the doctor is not surprised that he is putting on a show for them. Anyway, he said he needs intensive help. He is having the nurse that works in the program (and handles all insurance and paperwork) to contact the insurance company about Residential Treatment Center (RTC) benefits. They are pretty sure there isn't, in which case I will have to go apply for Medicaid for him. We don't qualify as a family, but they said I can apply on his behalf for just him. I am not sure how this will work, or what will be involved. He receives social security survivor benefits from when his father died. I don't know whether or not this will affect anything, or if they will take this money or what. I guess I will find out. I don't even have a clue as to how long to expect him to stay in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) (or where it would be located). I asked about the only one I had heard of here and the doctor assured me it wouldn't be that one, which I am glad because I haven't heard nice things about it. We may have to even go out of state, but he said one thing at a time, lets check on coverage first.
I feel that this is the best situation for him. He needs more help that he is getting there. We haven't accomplished anything in the 3 weeks he has been there, except for the doctor to see really how difficult child is doing. My daughter and I are both suffering from all of this. My stress level, blood pressure, blood sugars (I am diabetic) and overall anxiety are WAY up. My daughter has had a real tough time, because he targets her so much of the time.
The doctor also talked about adding a mood stabilizer. He said he would get back to me on that.
For the time being he will stay in the outpatient program because there is no way he can go back to regular school at this point.
There is no way I can afford our current rent without the addition of his social security that we receive now, I am stretched as it is. I am going to start looking at finding a different apartment that is cheaper, but not in a worse part of town.
Hopefully I will hear tomorrow about the coverage since I haven't heard anything today. I just wonder if we have to apply for Medicaid for him, will it take awhile? or under the circumstances will it be fairly quick. I really don't know what to expect.
I am just so drained right now. I know I am doing the right thing, but that knowledge doesn't make it any easier.
Christy
I feel that this is the best situation for him. He needs more help that he is getting there. We haven't accomplished anything in the 3 weeks he has been there, except for the doctor to see really how difficult child is doing. My daughter and I are both suffering from all of this. My stress level, blood pressure, blood sugars (I am diabetic) and overall anxiety are WAY up. My daughter has had a real tough time, because he targets her so much of the time.
The doctor also talked about adding a mood stabilizer. He said he would get back to me on that.
For the time being he will stay in the outpatient program because there is no way he can go back to regular school at this point.
There is no way I can afford our current rent without the addition of his social security that we receive now, I am stretched as it is. I am going to start looking at finding a different apartment that is cheaper, but not in a worse part of town.
Hopefully I will hear tomorrow about the coverage since I haven't heard anything today. I just wonder if we have to apply for Medicaid for him, will it take awhile? or under the circumstances will it be fairly quick. I really don't know what to expect.
I am just so drained right now. I know I am doing the right thing, but that knowledge doesn't make it any easier.
Christy