I had that dream again.
Ben is missing. No one has heard from him since yesterday - or is it a couple of days? He isn't answering his cell phone.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Emergency Room again - but different this time
9 PM. The cell phone rings on my way home from teaching a class.
"Randye? It's Desmond from Harrison House."
Ben's group home. My heart skips a beat, a conditioned response. What has Ben done? Did he stop taking meds? But he's been doing so well!
Desmond senses my approaching panic. "Don't worry, it's nothing major. It's just that we're taking Ben to the Emergency Room. He cut his hand cleaning up the kitchen and he may need stiches."
It's ridiculous but true: I am relieved that Ben needs stitches. Oh, is that all? I think.
"Randye? It's Desmond from Harrison House."
Ben's group home. My heart skips a beat, a conditioned response. What has Ben done? Did he stop taking meds? But he's been doing so well!
Desmond senses my approaching panic. "Don't worry, it's nothing major. It's just that we're taking Ben to the Emergency Room. He cut his hand cleaning up the kitchen and he may need stiches."
It's ridiculous but true: I am relieved that Ben needs stitches. Oh, is that all? I think.
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