Depressing Times

It's been a week since I last spoke with Edmonton's Family Support Services. With a title like that, you would think it's self explainatory what they do, and it is, and it isn't. I've been struggling with my local MFRC to get some support in the form of care for my child while my husband is called off for duty for months, sometimes more than a year at a time. There's been times I've feared that I would either have a mental break down or worse, harm my child. But the local MFRC has been nothing but critical. I have even been told that "it's a budget issue" and that I am not entitled to emergency respite. This after losing our first born child.... I can't imagine what else emergency respite care would be for! It clearly states in the policy emergency respite care is to help support the mental well being of the care provider.... well, what else would have to happen besides the death of one's child to cause someone to go bonkers and need respite care??! Our MFRC sucks big time. I can't wait to get posted out. I've been praying for a posting message for months now, and at this point I wouldn't really care where we were posted to... as long as it's not here!