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Date: 30 January 2007 12:16:55

Dad and I decided this weekend that something more needed doing to help Guy
out of the anxious and depressed state into which he's fallen. After calls
from about 5 different people including me we got the appointment with social
worker brought forward from in 2 weeks time to yesterday afternoon and Guy
and I walked up met with her and the new CPN. They saw how obvious it was
that he needed more help than I can give and admitted him to Dorothy Pattison's.
I can't say I wanted to take him there or leave him when I finally really
had to go to work. It was quite heartbreaking but I've spoken to him this
morning and he's said it's not too bad.
I'll visit him this afternoon.
The visiting hours are a bit constraining because of my shifts but I've got
today off and i think even on days when I work I can catch up with him at
some point.
Do pray please, that the doctors will be very wise in finding treatment for
him. He's more unique than most and the asthma and eczema weigh heavily in
his balance, specially since the asthma meds help regulate how much oxygen
his brain gets... Pray he'll settle in on the ward and find nurses and patients
who are calm and friendly and with whom he gets on.
Pray I'd have peace and that the whole family will stick together and not
get too discouraged.
Pray that Danny, who's still in Exeter hospital, will carry on getting better
and won't get dragged down by this right when he seems to be reaching the
head of the valley.
Pray someone will draw alongside Guy, probably what he needs most, and that
they'll become friends. I think he feels desperately more alone than I do,
and that's saying something. Pray that we'd know God as Father, Brother and
Comforter for the duration.
Oh, and finally pray too that our nephew Tristan will not be too sad when
Guy doesn't come to France with me on 15th Feb as we'd planned. He's a bright
kid and I know he was really looking forward to Tonton Guy visiting.

The list seems endless.