Rau taken back to hospital

The Advertiser: Rau taken back to hospital :

"She said the family had accepted it had been a trial moving Ms Rau to a community facility but hoped another trial could happen soon when she was 'more ready'. Ms Rau's lawyer, Claire O'Connor, said Ms Rau was upset at being detained in a closed ward at Glenside."

The difficulty of dealing with Cornelia Rau is becoming obvious. She is ill and she was ill when she was detained. She had been put in a prison and her recent past history is more than enough to make it very hard for all concerned now that her case has come to light. Glenside is well situated and safe, but it needs upgrading because it can be dreary and drab. Ms. Rau and her family and the people working with them will need time to work through some of the issues and it was probably too early for Ms. Rau to be in a community facility. She won't like the confinement, but no one can risk her health at the moment because she is probably more fragile and vulnerable than she is aware. The fact she survived so long without any proper care in some very demanding and distressing institutions is probably a sign she is resilient, but her personality will be very precariously balanced. While she is in Glenside she has better access to all our major facilities , but no one is going to walk an easy path to stabilise her out of the situation has been in. There's a real flexibilty and expert care in our mental health carers in this state, but the funding is inadequate and it prevents them doing their best job. I have such heartfelt compassion for her and her family, as do many people in Adelaide. Cornelia Rau has touched the hearts of so many of us.