Just as you think everything is going well a shoe is thrown into the soup. We were talking about the trip tomorrow and the Christmas Presents MAC was hoping for this morning. This afternoon after sitting in a two hour meeting I was beginning work on a Christmas center piece when I got a phone call from the school Psychologist. My heart dropped to my feet.
MAC had tried to hurt herself in science class with the dry ice. Apparently the teacher hadn't seen anything but one of her friends had mentioned to the guidance counselor what had happened and the counselor sent her to the psychologist.
The psychologist would only release her to Hubby or I (even though MAC had said she was fine and just wanted to go back to class). Hubby went to pick her up and I was supposed to meet them at Anne Arundel Medical Center. I was glad that Hubby was able to get her because what should have taken me 20 minutes took me almost an hour to get to due to an accident on the South River bridge.
We sat in the Emergency room through a shift change and saw a medical doctor and the hospital psychologist and MAC even got to eat some of the hospitals great turkey. It was the same one we saw about 6 months ago. Once again we were told that we needed to bond better with MAC and that she needed to see her talk therapist on a weekly basis not a bi-weekly. We were also told that we should attend family therapy and that I should call several groups in the area. I tried to explain that we are trying but that MAC needs to help in her own treatment.
At least this time we were released. Around 9pm we left the hospital. If you are ever in the emergency room ask the nurse for some food if you are hungry! MAC had a cup of mac and cheese as a snack and I got a sausage, egg, and cheese bagel. Considering that I hadn't had anything else to eat today it tasted like a steak! If she hadn't said she was hungry we probably would have sat waiting for her dinner of cold turkey, 1/8 c of stuffing and green beans, YUCK!
We are looking forward to Christmas even if we aren't looking forward to the drive.
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