FMLA advice please

[tryingRbest]

Good morning,

I have been dealing with my Son and his out of control emotions for about 7 years now, and just recently been told by his psychiatrist that he believes has BPD. My job has recently had a change in our attendance policy and is being VERY strict so I can no longer keep taking PN or ILL without being put under a microscope! Even though I have PLENTY of hours in ILL. I got advice from HR and printed out the FMLA forms, called my son's DR and he told me he couldn't sign my FLMA papers because I wasn't his patient my son was. CRAZY! I told his nurse there was a section for him to fill out as my family members DR whom I needed to take off to be with at times, but he said MY DR has it fill them out. My DR says that he's wrong, my sons DR needs to sign them. I think this is true, I'm going in person today to show the papers to him... .I'm just curious if this is a typical issue? So stressed, and can't believe his DR seems to make it worse. He already told us, if this past meds adjustment doesn't work that he's not the DR for my son since he is mostly a chronic pain management DR not solely a psychiatrist   I've been calling around to DR in our plan but I think they don't want to treat my son either because he has BPD?  :'(

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[lbjnltx]

Jump through this hoop, run in circles 5 times, jump back through that hoop, jump through 2 more hoops, run in circles 3 times... .etc... .etc... .etc... .

Frustrating!

Sadly there are doctors who don't want to treat patients with BPD... .the old school stigma still persists.  Keep looking, you will prevail.  There is no stronger force of nature than a mom who wants to help her child/adult child.



lbj

[tryingRbest]

Thanks for the encouragement, it is a marathon!