Moved EVEN farther away!

Well, they moved my son four hours away from me now...so the visits are now once a month. I hate this, I really do! I mean, don't they know that having regular visits with family helps their mental state? I think, they are doing this on purpose because we don't let CRAP happen!!! Someone sticks up for them, listens to them, takes care of their needs-- Four hours away, means a ten hour day-- four hours up, four hours back, and two hour visit-- Oh, did i mention it is near San Fernando Valley??? I'm trying everything I can to get them to move him back closer. The last place he was at was wonderful-- the staff actually cares for their residents!!! Now, he's in a facility with over 200 residents-- So sick of this...sick of how the mentally ill are being treated, sick of our system, of lying conservators, of case managers...and of the psychiatrist in charge too!!!

Just me...asking why?

While my son was home, going through his episodes, I didn't sleep, couldn't pray, worried all the time and was frustrated at him for not showering or changing clothes. He was doing so well for so long in a facility and then the med change-- now, he has memory issues and seems so frantic when he can't talk to me on the phone. I too hate that he's far away and I can't visit him more than once a week but on the otherhand, I know he's relitively safe--and for that I'm grateful. WE, as mothers feel as if WE have the powers or should have the powers to make our babies well--kiss those booboos away! Why can't this work like scrapes and bruises? Why can't we simply kiss them, hold then tight and make everything better? WE are doing the very best we can for our babies...we are there for them, love them, fight for them, and never give up on them. I have talked to some mothers that tell me I am a stronger person than they are--some parents walk away from their babies because it's just too painful to watch over and over--we do not walk away we walk into the flames, face the fire head on and strive to make our children's lives better no matter the sacrifice! They are our babies no matter how old they get. My biggest worry is when I die who will my son have then? Who will carry on after I'm gone, who will make those weekend visits and take that extra step to ensure he's well taken care of?

More information on Mike Baker's saga

More information on Mike Baker's saga: I called the facility Mike was in prior to Miller's Progressive Care. What I was told is this: The Conservator is the one who can sign a release for Medical records to be sent from one facility to the next. I then called Longina Shaw, she was very abrupt and stated that the HOSPITAL should be conatacting her for these things not letting me know. WTF? If they can't get his medical records then how can they give Mike the correct medical treatment? I decided to call the hospital back and give them Longina Shaw's number, letting them know she can get a release of his records-- not, the proof will be in the pooding I guess...let's see is SHE actually does her job for once. I have put in a calll to an ombudsman and left a message. I guess the bigger question is this: What about ALL those other clients who have no family to see that their needs are met? If, as I suspect, and his Conservator is embessling funds from the state in Mike's name...how many other clients is she stealing from? Does she get kick-backs from the agency when she refers them about burial funds? It was implied that Longina Shaw has about 100 clients-- that's a lot of money being filtered isn't it?