When Cathy walked through the front door the phone was ringing. She picked it up.
"Mrs. Hansen?"
"Yes."
"This is County General Hospital. Your son is here and we want you to come down right away."
"O my god! Has he been in an accident?"
"We think the doctor should discuss that with you."
"Okay, bye."
She threw down her brief case, scribbled a quick note to her girls and shot out the door. All the way to the hospital, wild thoughts scampered across her mind. She had no idea about what to think. She almost ran through the doors to the emergency room.
"I'm Cathy Hansen," she announced to the nurse at the desk.
"Please follow me," the nurse said.
The nurse led her to a doctor's office. Inside she met Dr. Philips. "Please have a seat Mrs. Hansen," he said, indicating a chair next to his desk.
"Where is my boy? Is he going to be alright? What happened?"
"Your son tried to commit suicide," the doctor replied. "We can't figure out why and he won't tell us. He was passed out on the floor of the washroom at work and he had an empty bottle of sleeping pills in his hand. Do you have any idea why he would do such a thing?"
"No, this is all a shock to me. I know he has been feeling a little down lately, but I have no clue as to why he would do such a thing."
"We are going to release him to you, but we strongly suggest that you seek psychiatric help for him."
"Can I see him now?"
"Yes, but be careful, he is not ion the best shape. We had to pump his stomach and we've got him on some anti depressant drugs. I'll give you a prescription. Don't let him miss a dose."
The doctor wrote the prescription and led her to Greg's room. Greg smiled shyly when he saw her. "Hi mom. I'm sorry about this."
"Greg, how could you? Have I done something wrong? Did your sisters? Why did you do it?"
"I have my reasons. I will not tell anyone."
"I have to get a prescription filled for you. I'll be back."
Seeing that he was okay was a big relief to her. She really loved her son and would do anything for him. When she got back to his room, her two daughters were there. They were both sobbing softly and hugging their brother. "Mama, what are we going to do?" asked Katrina, the twenty year old. Chelsea, two years older than Katrina and four years older than her brother said, "Yeah, what are we going to do?"
"First we're gonna get him home. We'll decide what to do then."
A nurse appeared with a release form. Cathy signed it; they gathered Greg's stuff up and went home.
Greg shuffled despondently into the living room and plopped down on the couch. The girls surrounded him. "So, what caused you to gulp down a bottle of sleeping pills?" asked Cathy.
"I have my reasons and they are good ones. I won't tell you or anyone else. It's none of your business."
"If that's your attitude, I'm going to go ahead and get a psychiatrist for you. I'll bet he can pry it out of you!"