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Being sent home from hospital too early.

Being sent home from hospital too early.

My son is in hospital and there is talk of sending him home very soon. When I say 'my son', I mean the complete strager I visit every day in hospital who now speaks with a very Royal British English accent 24/7, is still wearing exactly the same suit, white shirt and tie that he was wearing when he was admitted ten days ago (he normally never even wears a suit) and won't wear his normal clothes that I have taken in to the hospital because he claims they are not his clohes - that they belong to 'Norman Percy'. When I asked who Norman Percy was, he answered 'a normal person'. Instead of showing any signs of improvement since being admitted to the hospital, he has actually become worse and the British accent even more pronounced. He was admitted May 4th. Today is May 14th. Every single day I have asked to speak to a doctor but every time been told there was no doctor available. When I eventually spoke to a nurse, he was amazed to discover that the person who used to be my son is Australian, not English. Yesterday another nurse told me my son could be releasd from hospital next week.This would be a disaster as he lives alone and I live in a small one bedroom unit in a retirement village so he wouldn't be able to live with me.His diagnosis is bi-polar disorder which he has lived with for many years but what is happening now has never happened before, He has turned into another person completely and I am very worried.
My question is this. Can anyone advise me of someone I could see re getting help in keeping my son in hospital until he is 'himself' again, before being sent home? Is there a Body or Society I can report the hospital to if he is released prematurely?

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Thanks for the wise advice Darcy. Much appreciated. I've lost my desire for marshmallows now anyway.

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Can understand that drained feeling. You could not have done any more for your son. I know that within him he knows that. Take care xx

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Holding on to hope for you @Jo we keep on keeping on.

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Thanks so much @Former-Member xx

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Thanks @Former-Member One day at a time, as we all know ! xx

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@Jo
Quick cheerio
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Hi @Jo
Hoping you are bearing up OK , has there been any further mention of the clothes swapping scoundrel Norman Percy?
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No @Former-Member I'm afraid Norman Percy is still hiding in the cupboard. But I suspect he may be venturing out of it shortly. The British accent has completely disappeared, as has the text book that has been tucked under the arm 24/7 . Even the tie has done a runner.

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Great news that the tie is gone @Jo, another step in the right direction.

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hello @Jo, have being thinking of you today , sending you hugs my friend

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