Current mood:

exhausted

Da Big Meeting
We had a big meeting about Tom's immediate future today.  It was long, with a bunch of rehashing what had happened, why nobody saw where it was going till it was too late, and why it wasn't anybody's fault, but the nub is this:

Tom is now able to coexist with other people.  It is important now to get him *out* of the hospital as quickly as possible, because the longer he stays, the harder the next transition will be.  There will be a bed open in a crisis house (think half-way house) in West St. Paul on Thursday, so we will move him there then.

By we I mean Mom and Dad.  I guess that means I should scout the location tomorrow.

I hope that West St. Paul will agree to transport Tom to his usual school in Mpls.  If they don't; I will drive him there and back to his house for as many days as it takes.  School has been wonderful for him and he needs that stability and anchor as he copes with yet another placement.  Also, they need him to get out of the house and get some stimulus or he'll go mad with boredom and they'll pay the price.

I hope this goes well . . .