Re: Went to see my mate again at the hospital


"kez" <kelseylewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My mate wanted to abscond today and I had to persuade him not too. I felt
> bad afterwards, and he looked a bit disappointed because he wanted to go
> out down the pub. I don't like him being in trouble with the staff though,
> and he would be if he did a runner. Also I would be worried if I was out
> with him and he was meant to be home on the ward and I wouldn't have a
> good time.

Its nice that your a good friend and cared enough to keep his welfare in
mind.


> Also it is the rules, and I should be being responsible and follow them
> myself and encourage him to do the same. In the end I said he had to
> pretend to believe the staff and that they think he's well if he's
> following the rules, and that if he does they'll think he's well more and
> he'll get to go out more and won't be in hospital as long. It's not that
> simple and I feel like I lied to him, but it was the best I could do, as I
> definately wasn't keen for him to run away from hospital again and then
> all the worry and then he'd get grounded again when he came home.

Don't feel guilty for trying to support and encourage your friend in his
road to recovery. Coaxing and encouraging is very tactful and diplomatic in
the way you put it.

> Otherwise it was nice, he had some day leave so we could go down the pub,
> and we sat around in the ward and listened to some Nirvana and stuff and
> it was good to see him
>
> -- kez

Excellent! Hope you both had a gr8 day. Do the staff have the power to
legally restrain him? So when you say doing a runner
do they have the legal power to find him again and forceably return him?
>
>


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