Hi Bev, I do feel for him, I have worked in a psychiatric hospital in Germany many years ago so am quite familiar with these kind of illnesses. The only thing with him is that I have found him to also already come down the road hurling abuse at no one in particular, without prodding. I think us adults can all deal with it, but for children it's very traumatic and scary. I know SA has basically no proper mental health care in place, compared to European standards and that there is not much one can do. But it would be nice if one could get him off the streets immediately so that he moves on somewhere else, as cruel as it sounds. Melanie
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bev P Sent: 26 January 2011 10:34 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [obsnw] Re: Crazy Colin Colin suffers from bouts of psychosis and tends to veer off the path when he doesn't have his meds in Valkenburg Outpatients. He can become aggressive but this is usually when he is prodded first. I once saw a group of about 15 kids taunting him for a good while before I asked them to please leave him alone. He sure is stinky but I don't think his mind has any say over this..... He's the equivalent of 'Poor Tom' in King Lear.... The village madman. So there but for fortune and all that..... I understand that VS is good at handling him with the necessary (gentle) firmness.... Thanks Vetus Schola.... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
