And they don't have much awareness that they are losing their memory. Some of the patients are financially destitute and will leave the hospital to go to the nearest shelter. Others talk about returning to jobs or college classes. Or they worry about their pets, abandoned by their abrupt hospitalization. Some are accompanied by at least one family member, who sits in a nearby chair during testimony.
Many patients sit alone.
You see the suicides. You see those that don't have the mental ability to take care of themselves. It's unfortunate, but it can be entertaining at times. I think I've met Jesus Christ about 15 times. One woman, in her late 20s with blond hair, arrived at her hearing in hospital scrubs.