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Jessica Ferguson

๐Ÿ‘ค Person
243 total appearances

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Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

So in May, the police ended up picking him up and taking him to the hospital on their own. I don't know exactly what happened, but there was some incident. We were like, oh, thank God. And it was kind of near Memorial Day weekend or so. He was there a little bit longer than just the three days. I think it had to do with like weekends don't count. And then you had a holiday in there.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I think something to that effect. And again, I'm not exactly sure. So I ended up being there a little bit longer. I didn't have any direct conversations with anyone at that hospital. stay. Again, at that point, I was kind of like, I don't know what to do. Like, he's bothered by me. His friend and my sister were probably a little bit more involved with that hospital stay.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I think something to that effect. And again, I'm not exactly sure. So I ended up being there a little bit longer. I didn't have any direct conversations with anyone at that hospital. stay. Again, at that point, I was kind of like, I don't know what to do. Like, he's bothered by me. His friend and my sister were probably a little bit more involved with that hospital stay.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I think something to that effect. And again, I'm not exactly sure. So I ended up being there a little bit longer. I didn't have any direct conversations with anyone at that hospital. stay. Again, at that point, I was kind of like, I don't know what to do. Like, he's bothered by me. His friend and my sister were probably a little bit more involved with that hospital stay.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

And by a little bit more, I mean, maybe there was like a phone call. But again, they released him, sent him home in an Uber. My sister had talked to them, but they didn't tell her like, oh, this is the care plan. Oh, do you want to come pick him up? There was nothing. It was just like, here's your, you know, voucher for an Uber ride to wherever you want. Bye.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

And by a little bit more, I mean, maybe there was like a phone call. But again, they released him, sent him home in an Uber. My sister had talked to them, but they didn't tell her like, oh, this is the care plan. Oh, do you want to come pick him up? There was nothing. It was just like, here's your, you know, voucher for an Uber ride to wherever you want. Bye.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

And by a little bit more, I mean, maybe there was like a phone call. But again, they released him, sent him home in an Uber. My sister had talked to them, but they didn't tell her like, oh, this is the care plan. Oh, do you want to come pick him up? There was nothing. It was just like, here's your, you know, voucher for an Uber ride to wherever you want. Bye.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Again, he comes home and we're all like, yeah, he's not okay. Like, no. And at this point, he's quit his job. He had a full-time job and then had also worked part-time. After his first hospitalization, he quit his full-time job. Sometime in the end of May, so probably after the second hospitalization, he quit his part-time job. So he's not working. He has no money.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Again, he comes home and we're all like, yeah, he's not okay. Like, no. And at this point, he's quit his job. He had a full-time job and then had also worked part-time. After his first hospitalization, he quit his full-time job. Sometime in the end of May, so probably after the second hospitalization, he quit his part-time job. So he's not working. He has no money.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Again, he comes home and we're all like, yeah, he's not okay. Like, no. And at this point, he's quit his job. He had a full-time job and then had also worked part-time. After his first hospitalization, he quit his full-time job. Sometime in the end of May, so probably after the second hospitalization, he quit his part-time job. So he's not working. He has no money.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Because at this point, like any money he could get his hands on, it was spent within before it even hit his pocket. And so by June 11th, I was driving by his house, and his stuff is outside again. He brought everything outside of his room. After the first time, I went and, like, retrieved everything, you know, out from the garage he'd put it in, wherever he'd put it around the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Because at this point, like any money he could get his hands on, it was spent within before it even hit his pocket. And so by June 11th, I was driving by his house, and his stuff is outside again. He brought everything outside of his room. After the first time, I went and, like, retrieved everything, you know, out from the garage he'd put it in, wherever he'd put it around the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

Because at this point, like any money he could get his hands on, it was spent within before it even hit his pocket. And so by June 11th, I was driving by his house, and his stuff is outside again. He brought everything outside of his room. After the first time, I went and, like, retrieved everything, you know, out from the garage he'd put it in, wherever he'd put it around the house.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I had retrieved it all. He had taken his mattress back outside. Some of my belongings are outside, and I'm, like, one, irritated that my stuff's outside, and, like, what is he doing? And I was like, that's it. I'm calling, like, this is ridiculous. I called 911 and told them, like, listen, please come. Because again, that's what I thought you did. I didn't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I had retrieved it all. He had taken his mattress back outside. Some of my belongings are outside, and I'm, like, one, irritated that my stuff's outside, and, like, what is he doing? And I was like, that's it. I'm calling, like, this is ridiculous. I called 911 and told them, like, listen, please come. Because again, that's what I thought you did. I didn't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

I had retrieved it all. He had taken his mattress back outside. Some of my belongings are outside, and I'm, like, one, irritated that my stuff's outside, and, like, what is he doing? And I was like, that's it. I'm calling, like, this is ridiculous. I called 911 and told them, like, listen, please come. Because again, that's what I thought you did. I didn't know.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

It was either mobile crisis or the police. I don't know. So they came. He disappeared. They looked for him. And they got him again. And they brought him back to the same hospital he went to the second time. Again, there was very little communication with the family. And then we hadn't heard anything. And so I called. Like, hey, I'm just calling to see what's going on. I haven't heard anything.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

It was either mobile crisis or the police. I don't know. So they came. He disappeared. They looked for him. And they got him again. And they brought him back to the same hospital he went to the second time. Again, there was very little communication with the family. And then we hadn't heard anything. And so I called. Like, hey, I'm just calling to see what's going on. I haven't heard anything.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

It was either mobile crisis or the police. I don't know. So they came. He disappeared. They looked for him. And they got him again. And they brought him back to the same hospital he went to the second time. Again, there was very little communication with the family. And then we hadn't heard anything. And so I called. Like, hey, I'm just calling to see what's going on. I haven't heard anything.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Jessica Ferguson : Brother in Crisis: A Family's Desperate Fight for Mental Health Support

And they're like, yeah, we're releasing him today. I'm like, I'm sorry, what? Like, yeah, we're releasing him. I was like, um, no, no, this is, and I go into this whole spiel about this is the third time, you know, whatever months we've already done this 72 hour whole thing. He needs to stay longer, like blah, blah, blah, blah.