Jessica Ferguson

He is, let me do some math here, 42 right now. Okay, 42. So when did this all start? This happened in 2023, so he was 41.

He is, let me do some math here, 42 right now. Okay, 42. So when did this all start? This happened in 2023, so he was 41.

The words my sister and I would use to another, he's just off. And the final catalyst for us to call our mobile crisis unit was she called me at like 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It was like he's taken everything out of his room. Many years ago, he's had other episodes, you know, again, this point had been about a decade ago.

The words my sister and I would use to another, he's just off. And the final catalyst for us to call our mobile crisis unit was she called me at like 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It was like he's taken everything out of his room. Many years ago, he's had other episodes, you know, again, this point had been about a decade ago.

The words my sister and I would use to another, he's just off. And the final catalyst for us to call our mobile crisis unit was she called me at like 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning. It was like he's taken everything out of his room. Many years ago, he's had other episodes, you know, again, this point had been about a decade ago.

He'd kind of gone through this like purging of all of his things, perfectly good things. There's nothing wrong with them. And so he completely emptied out his entire bedroom and was, you know, taking mattresses outside and just desks, everything out of his room. And when we asked him what he's doing, he's on winter cleaning. That point, I said, he was still at a point where he was agreeable.

He'd kind of gone through this like purging of all of his things, perfectly good things. There's nothing wrong with them. And so he completely emptied out his entire bedroom and was, you know, taking mattresses outside and just desks, everything out of his room. And when we asked him what he's doing, he's on winter cleaning. That point, I said, he was still at a point where he was agreeable.

He'd kind of gone through this like purging of all of his things, perfectly good things. There's nothing wrong with them. And so he completely emptied out his entire bedroom and was, you know, taking mattresses outside and just desks, everything out of his room. And when we asked him what he's doing, he's on winter cleaning. That point, I said, he was still at a point where he was agreeable.

I said, you know, why don't we call your care team and see, just have someone come out and talk to you. And he was fine with that. In Massachusetts, you have the mobile crisis to come out. The patient has to agree to it. Everything in Massachusetts is very voluntary. Like they won't let you, there's not a whole lot of like involuntary. So you have to have their buy-in. So at that point-

I said, you know, why don't we call your care team and see, just have someone come out and talk to you. And he was fine with that. In Massachusetts, you have the mobile crisis to come out. The patient has to agree to it. Everything in Massachusetts is very voluntary. Like they won't let you, there's not a whole lot of like involuntary. So you have to have their buy-in. So at that point-

I said, you know, why don't we call your care team and see, just have someone come out and talk to you. And he was fine with that. In Massachusetts, you have the mobile crisis to come out. The patient has to agree to it. Everything in Massachusetts is very voluntary. Like they won't let you, there's not a whole lot of like involuntary. So you have to have their buy-in. So at that point-

Sure, they can come. Like, you know, he's very agreeable at this point. And the mobile crisis unit clinician came out. At that point, it wasn't like, take him away. Or I wasn't saying take him away. I was like, someone just evaluate him. So they were going to evaluate him. Well, when the clinician got there, he kind of was like, I'm not ready to talk to them. took his time.

Sure, they can come. Like, you know, he's very agreeable at this point. And the mobile crisis unit clinician came out. At that point, it wasn't like, take him away. Or I wasn't saying take him away. I was like, someone just evaluate him. So they were going to evaluate him. Well, when the clinician got there, he kind of was like, I'm not ready to talk to them. took his time.

Sure, they can come. Like, you know, he's very agreeable at this point. And the mobile crisis unit clinician came out. At that point, it wasn't like, take him away. Or I wasn't saying take him away. I was like, someone just evaluate him. So they were going to evaluate him. Well, when the clinician got there, he kind of was like, I'm not ready to talk to them. took his time.

And then we kind of left him out, gave him some space, left him outside for about five minutes. And once we went outside to go get him, he was gone. And so then it turned into this like, well, where is he? Where is he? When the clinician saw that behavior, the clinician made the determination that he needs to go to, based on what I'm seeing, the little I've seen, he needs to go and be hospitalized.

And then we kind of left him out, gave him some space, left him outside for about five minutes. And once we went outside to go get him, he was gone. And so then it turned into this like, well, where is he? Where is he? When the clinician saw that behavior, the clinician made the determination that he needs to go to, based on what I'm seeing, the little I've seen, he needs to go and be hospitalized.

And then we kind of left him out, gave him some space, left him outside for about five minutes. And once we went outside to go get him, he was gone. And so then it turned into this like, well, where is he? Where is he? When the clinician saw that behavior, the clinician made the determination that he needs to go to, based on what I'm seeing, the little I've seen, he needs to go and be hospitalized.

So the clinician is the person that pink slipped him. That's what started it. And then even after that first hospitalization, he was still at a point mentally where he was agreeable or at least playing the game. And, you know, he allowed us to be part of the conversations with his clinician and his prescriber.

So the clinician is the person that pink slipped him. That's what started it. And then even after that first hospitalization, he was still at a point mentally where he was agreeable or at least playing the game. And, you know, he allowed us to be part of the conversations with his clinician and his prescriber.

So the clinician is the person that pink slipped him. That's what started it. And then even after that first hospitalization, he was still at a point mentally where he was agreeable or at least playing the game. And, you know, he allowed us to be part of the conversations with his clinician and his prescriber.