Hi,
My daughter first experienced mental health problems over 2 years ago but was not accepted by CAHMS till she took an overdose April 16, that was the start of many. By the September she went in for self harm but was kept in because of the start of anorexia for the rest of the month and then was admitted to a MHU till the end of December when we had her leagaly removed. We did well with her and the self harm and overdoses got less. By mid July i had her admitted to hospital as she was anorexic we live in Somerset but we have no units near us so she went to Solihull in Birmingham in August to an EDU. She became too much for them and after she had been sent to a general hospital they refused to take her back. That hospital refused to feed her as she would hit out and health and safety would not cover the staff. We begged an phychiartric intensive care unit in Stafford to take her, they had seen her a week earlier and were shocked by her state so they took her. I moved in with friends in worcester when she moved to the midlands so i could be nearer her. It’s 100 mile round trip for me and 340mile for my husband and her twin brother. Ive not claimed anything as she has been in a unit and they turn 16 December 28th. The cost in petrol alone for just me is massive let alone my husband.
I get ESA contribution based and some PIP my husband is on about 35000 wages and 10600 pension. My son is falling apart and my husbands weight has gone up, he also has weight related type 2 diabetes . I dont know what to do, where to start.
My daughter first experienced mental health problems over 2 years ago but was not accepted by CAHMS till she took an overdose April 16, that was the start of many. By the September she went in for self harm but was kept in because of the start of anorexia for the rest of the month and then was admitted to a MHU till the end of December when we had her leagaly removed. We did well with her and the self harm and overdoses got less. By mid July i had her admitted to hospital as she was anorexic we live in Somerset but we have no units near us so she went to Solihull in Birmingham in August to an EDU. She became too much for them and after she had been sent to a general hospital they refused to take her back. That hospital refused to feed her as she would hit out and health and safety would not cover the staff. We begged an phychiartric intensive care unit in Stafford to take her, they had seen her a week earlier and were shocked by her state so they took her. I moved in with friends in worcester when she moved to the midlands so i could be nearer her. It’s 100 mile round trip for me and 340mile for my husband and her twin brother. Ive not claimed anything as she has been in a unit and they turn 16 December 28th. The cost in petrol alone for just me is massive let alone my husband.
I get ESA contribution based and some PIP my husband is on about 35000 wages and 10600 pension. My son is falling apart and my husbands weight has gone up, he also has weight related type 2 diabetes . I dont know what to do, where to start.