What should/can I do in this situation?
My mom recently came from the hospital. She was in ICU for a week unconcious, essentially a coma it was explained to me. I did not find out till 8 days later as I was in JRTC for training ( I did not receive a message even though my brother called staff duty). Nurse told me she is lucky to be alive, and explained to me that she overdosed. Supposedly heroin was involved. I hope this is not true, but my mom was a drug addict. I haven’t been around much since I left home, but from what I know and been told she has been clean for nearly 3 years. I do not know what to believe.
However, they did 2 brain scan/test, I forget the exact name of the tests. After she wakes up, eventually they take the feeding tube out and she slowly comes around. I am not sure what happened but after 3rd day – Doctor and nurse said she still needed tests and physical therpay. My mom on her own will ( I believe she is not mentally there) In her hopsital gown and socks. At this point the nurse says there is nothing they can do. She can not legally be held there.
I talked to the nurse and a docotor there some more, they said she should have been backer acted at some point. I also have been unable to get reports from the paramedics when she was found in the bathroom at my moms friends house, who is know in jail for reasons unknown. I was able to least get my moms belongings back.
Another issue she can barely get around right now, and mentally just doesn’t seem to be with it. Today for example she kept thinking tomorrow was halloween even after explaining it was the 19th of Oct.
All that being said I am stationed in another state and extremely worried about my family. My dad is no longer in the picture for many years now. It is just my mom, younger sister, and younger brother. These drug and mental issues that she has had are not “new” per se, its been on going issue since I can remember being a kid myself.
Will the military consider compassionate reassignment for my situation? I am currently on emergency leave, but I fear these problems won’t go away overnight. My younger sister is taking all this extremely hard.
I simply do not know what to anymore. Trying my best to support and be there for my family, but I feel unable to do so. Especially once I go back to my duty station.
There is more to be said, I suppose I am trying to keep it as brief and to the point as possible. Like I said this has been ongoing issue within the family drugs, addiction, abuse and such. Before this about 1½ year ago there was another huge issue.
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