A Post From David

Hey everyone. This is Sammi's younger brother, David. I just wanted to share MY outlook and perspective on things.

I'll start off my stating my mental illness. I have depression. I know, it's not as bad as Sammi, but it still sucks. I've had a few panic attacks so I know what she's going through. Well, where to begin... I've never written anything on a blog before. Hmm.

Some bad stuff has happened today. First off, I hurt my back even worse than it already was. As soon as I woke up, I went freerunning (if you don't know what it is, YouTube it. It's amazing.) with my friend Richard. We got up on this roof, and the only way down is to jump. Sooo, I landed wrong. It hurt. Next, I come home to chill, and I hear a scream from Sammi's room. I rushed up there, knowing she was having a really bad panic attack. She was standing there, throwing things. I asked her to calm down, no dice. She ran and grabbed a knife from her bed. I have NO idea how it got there. She ran to the stairs and was about to cut herself, I'm guessing, when I grabbed the knife from her hand and hid it where she couldn't find it. When I got back, she was hiding in her closet, shaking and crying. I coaxed her out and called Mom. She got off work early and came home to help. I'm glad I was there.

Last thing that happened? I had a near-cops experience. After the whole panic attack thing, this didn't seem too bad. Richard and I got up on a roof (a different one) to watch a softball game. I don't know what was going through our heads. Well, some apparently not-so-random guy told us to get down and go to him or he's calling the cops. We did, and he chewed us out about how if anything was broken we'd get arrested. Then a cop actually showed, and I got a free ride. Fun.

Well, after I got home I recieved a call from Mom. Sammi's being admitted to Methodist Hospital in Peoria tonight. I'm waiting here until they get home so I can ride along.

Please keep Sammi in your thoughts and prayers. I don't know how long this hospitalization will last, but I really hope it'll be for the better. Well, I'd better get off the computer and get ready to go before they get here. Again, please keep her in your thoughts, prayers, whatever. Your support is much appreciated, everyone.

P.S. If you read this and don't know me, you can add me on facebook. http://facebook.com/daid3oyd is the URL. Just have a note added saying something as simple as "blog".