Hello - new to this forum - have a friend who has possible schizophrenia

I have joined this group to help me understand schizophrenia and how I can support my friend.

A dear friend was admitted to hospital last Thursday evening, she fainted. But what has come out is that she had psychotic episode and fainted.

i went to see her on Sunday - she looked so tired but seemed to hold it together, she asked me if we could go dancing when she gets out!! Funny and sweet ... but she isn’t well.

she has been moved to the mental health unit where doctors are assessing her.

They are suspecting schizophrenia.

she has said and done some very confronting things as a result.

its still so early and I am only getting second hand information from L & S

M doesn’t want me to come and see her ... it makes me feel sad, I understand but I don’t understand, it’s a strange feeling ...

her family live overseas and so there is only a small handful of friends - 2 of our friends (L &S) who are in the thick of it.

our friend M, asked L &S to be point of contacts/next of kin instead of her husband - M has seperated from him and is afraid he’ll hold it against her when they divorce. She is a wonderful mother of a 9 and 11 yr old. They are now with the father full time - they had been sharing custody...

What i hope to get out of this group is some guidance, advice, a space to share feelings and so on.

This is new territory for me and I am anxious about what M’a situation will be when she Ian discharged ...

no husband (in the formal sense) no blood relatives, no job

M has us but we also have our own families and everything that comes with that...

this Reads like a novel!! So apologies but thank you for reading - listening