I received 2 messages from Rita, one from Dad and one from Stewart today. Carrie is back in the hospital.
Apparently Dad and Rita made plans to visit on Sunday. Dad called Carmen on Friday to tell Carmen that Mom and Stewart would be joining them during the visit. Carmen said it wasn’t a good idea for all of them to come up. She said that it would be too much stimulation for the baby. She took Carrie to the ER shortly after that phone call.
Dad, Rita, Stewart, Mom and I all went to the hospital. I took my medical records with me. Before we left, I talked to my friend Dana, a social worker. She said that we should not leave the hospital without talking to a social worker. It is time to lay our cards on the table regarding our suspicions of Munchausen by Proxy. On the way up in the car I read a few of the highlighted comments in the medical records to everyone. We discussed our plan of action. We decided that Stewart, Dad and I would go into the baby’s room first to assess the situation. Then ask for a social worker at the nurse’s station.
Upon arrival, there was a note on the baby’s room door that said all visitors must check in at the nurse’s station. The note was handwritten. So, we checked in. A nurse went to the room to “check with the mother”. She then let us go in. Carmen didn’t look very happy to see us, however she behaved civilly. Stewart picked the baby up and sat down in the rocking chair with her. Within seconds Carmen was hovering over him giving him orders about how to handle her. She said to be careful with her head, her back, don’t bounce her because she just ate, etc. Within 2 minutes, she took Carrie from his arms. Dad then whispered to me that it was time to go ask for a social worker.
The nurses immediately went to work locating the social worker. In the meantime, Rita told Dad that she spoke with a woman that she thought was a nurse that turned out to be the resident on duty. The gist of that conversation is that Rita mentioned we were there to see the baby with cerebral palsy. The resident told her that Carrie didn’t have cerebral palsy. Then Rita told her that we were suspicious. The resident responded by saying something similar.
We talked to Heidi, social worker manager, via speakerphone in a conference room. She told us that when Carmen brought the baby back to the ER on Friday they were already suspicious of her and decided to admit Carrie until the case worker, Diane Schawe, could hold a meeting on Monday with hospital staff. Basically, Diane felt that the baby was in danger of being harmed and encouraged the hospital to admit her for protection.
We are going back to the hospital on Monday. It is quite possible that the State is prepared to remove Carrie from Carmen’s custody.
As a family, we are prepared to take custody of the baby and care for her. We don’t want her to be in the foster care system if at all possible.
Apparently Dad and Rita made plans to visit on Sunday. Dad called Carmen on Friday to tell Carmen that Mom and Stewart would be joining them during the visit. Carmen said it wasn’t a good idea for all of them to come up. She said that it would be too much stimulation for the baby. She took Carrie to the ER shortly after that phone call.
Dad, Rita, Stewart, Mom and I all went to the hospital. I took my medical records with me. Before we left, I talked to my friend Dana, a social worker. She said that we should not leave the hospital without talking to a social worker. It is time to lay our cards on the table regarding our suspicions of Munchausen by Proxy. On the way up in the car I read a few of the highlighted comments in the medical records to everyone. We discussed our plan of action. We decided that Stewart, Dad and I would go into the baby’s room first to assess the situation. Then ask for a social worker at the nurse’s station.
Upon arrival, there was a note on the baby’s room door that said all visitors must check in at the nurse’s station. The note was handwritten. So, we checked in. A nurse went to the room to “check with the mother”. She then let us go in. Carmen didn’t look very happy to see us, however she behaved civilly. Stewart picked the baby up and sat down in the rocking chair with her. Within seconds Carmen was hovering over him giving him orders about how to handle her. She said to be careful with her head, her back, don’t bounce her because she just ate, etc. Within 2 minutes, she took Carrie from his arms. Dad then whispered to me that it was time to go ask for a social worker.
The nurses immediately went to work locating the social worker. In the meantime, Rita told Dad that she spoke with a woman that she thought was a nurse that turned out to be the resident on duty. The gist of that conversation is that Rita mentioned we were there to see the baby with cerebral palsy. The resident told her that Carrie didn’t have cerebral palsy. Then Rita told her that we were suspicious. The resident responded by saying something similar.
We talked to Heidi, social worker manager, via speakerphone in a conference room. She told us that when Carmen brought the baby back to the ER on Friday they were already suspicious of her and decided to admit Carrie until the case worker, Diane Schawe, could hold a meeting on Monday with hospital staff. Basically, Diane felt that the baby was in danger of being harmed and encouraged the hospital to admit her for protection.
We are going back to the hospital on Monday. It is quite possible that the State is prepared to remove Carrie from Carmen’s custody.
As a family, we are prepared to take custody of the baby and care for her. We don’t want her to be in the foster care system if at all possible.
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