Prayers, vibes, love, and hugs needed...

Hi, all.

Some of you may have read through the thread about my houseguest who is being treated for major depressive disorder, suicidal tendancies and compulsions.

We are at the point of no return. Thankfully, she is communicative about her state of mind, wanting to kill herself and determined to do so; and she is not going to do that here at my house. I have the keys to the house, to her car, and to her strongbox (where I've locked the medicines in the house up.). I've tucked away all the other stuff she could hurt herself with, and she can't really leave without me, so she's safe. For the moment.

We were at her Dr.s yesterday, and he asked me how close I thought she was...and I told him she's already there in her mind. My friend agreed, and he's decided we don't have time to try another medication.

On monday, she starts Electro-convulsive Therapy. On her Dr's orders, she will be staying with me while this is going on, and I will be her primary caregiver for the next month (4 weeks).

She is terrified. I am terrified. I've been in prayer and asking for His help, and I can feel it. But now I'm asking for yours. If you could spare a prayer, I'd really appreciate it. I need some loving and support, because she can't see how scared I am; it only scares her more.

This is going to be a long, hard month. We will get through it, of that I have no doubt...but just how, I'm not so certain. And with my sanity intact, I don't know.

Thanks....
Michele

Michele....loads of prayers from here hon......and if you need to talk...just yell, ok?

Count with my best wishes Michele..
Sending (((((((((((((Good Vibes)))))))))))))
Animo chica!

Michele -- many many vibes and prayers for this next piece of time for both of you. Scary, indeed, and my hat's off to you for all you have done/are doing for this person. Please remember to take care of you, too.

Michele, lots of vibes and prayers coming to you and your friend. What a scary time for you both. I'll keep both of you in my thoughts as you and her go through this.

My heart and prayers are with you both. She is blessed to have you by her side.

Hugs your way I wil be praying for you and your friend during these hard times.

wow michelle,you have alot in ur life to deal with right now....from my family to your we are going to pray.....pray really hard and send all the vibes you need and more,,I don't know what it is really like but I could imagine...I guess she can take it one day at a time....Bless you both

You are a true friend! My thoughts and prayers are with both of you.

Oddly enough, I was the nurse who went with patients for their Electroconvulive Therapy (ECT) at my last job. When you first hear of it, it sounds barbaric. We had one patient who was so depressed that he only agreed to ECT because he thought maybe it would kill him! (It didn't kill him, in fact he was greatly improved.)

I have seen it go both ways, but when it does work it is very dramatic. Usually you need a course of about 6-10 treatments. If you only have 2-3, you may get the side effects (memory loss) without the benefit.

It is like a medically induced seizure, to kind of reset the brain to function correctly. When the treatment is actually done, the person is sedated so they are asleep. They also have all their muscles relaxed by medication. They are observed closely throughout the procedure. The people I saw have the treatment were all inpatient, but at my current clinic they refer people for outpatient ECT.

Hopefully, this will provide a quick change for your friend, and she will be feeling better real soon!

Prayers, Hugs & Vibes coming your way!! Bless you for being so thoughtful & caring for your friend!! May your good deeds bless you a thousand times over & more!

Vibes, love and hugs come your way and your friends

My grandfather used to have ECT and it helped him immensely. It doesn't necessarily work for everyone but I sure hope it works for your friend as well as it worked for him.

You have my thoughts, love, hugs and bestest wishes for good luck and strength to see you both through this.

Here are good vibes for strength for both of you.

Wow, what a wonderful friend you are. Thoughts and hugs to you both

What a true friend you are, Michele. You and your friend are in my prayers.

Michele, I'm sending all the love hugs and strength I can to you I hope the treatment works for you and you both maintain your amazing strength through it all!

Oh, Michelle - I pray that God provides whatever your friend and you need to help her get better.

My sister had to have ECU multiple times when she was in the mental institution. She lost some of her personality but is able to take life one day at a time these days I am told.

What a strong person you are to help her through all of this. Bless you.