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I checked myself into that in-patient psych hospital the next day. Called Hester Lynne. I didn’t know who else might help. I was too distraught to give her any details, just told her I was struggling with the depression a lot more than normal and wanted to put Gracie in that program.
That nonprofit Hester helped to start.
She drove out to meet me that very morning. Brought the permission forms, the legal documents, everything. Told me now that she was done with her book tour, she’d take Gracie into her own home if that was all right with me.
She even drove me all the way out to Spokane on the completely opposite side of the state from Seattle to take me to the in-patient program.
I’d love to tell you about my time there. You’d think after that I could probably work with som
