e-mail from mother’s maternal aunt says that the biological father (via his brother) states that he wants custody of the baby in his home country, but father makes no contact with CPS.

Cookie is hospitalized for severe milk and soy protein allergy for 4 days. Mother is escorted to see Cookie at the hospital briefly. Cookie then enters unmedicated methadone withdrawal at our home. Her mother becomes homeless and misses the Citizen Review Board (a citizen-based court-affiliated independent review of the case) review meeting where I meet the mother's maternal aunt (who has the most contact with CPS at this point).

Baby is gaining weight well and beginning to sleep 4-6 hours/night (9/19).

Grandmother arrives and states she had no intention of taking custody. They run a background check anyway but she's unable to be cleared for custody due to prior CPS case between herself and baby's mother. Both say they have no idea what the issue was, but it was apparently a substantiated case when the mother was 17.

Mothers visits are suspended after visits are cut short for her showing up under the influence. Visits continue with grandmother. Mother self-admits herself to psych hospital on Sept. 19th.

Psychological evaluation disqualifies the mother from a treatment program. Her current drug/rehab caseworker is ready to close her case for lack of desire for help. All of this per CPS caseworker.

While in the psych hospital she tries to arrange visitation in the hospital despite CPS telling her it was inappropriate. Mother goes as far as calling upon security and hospital administration to make these arrangements anyway, but CPS remains firm that the visits will not happen in-hospital. Mother is unable to qualify for in-patient rehab due to the level of her methadone dose (very high). Father is still absent and without contact with CPS.