Wasting the Day in Bedlam/19

Please note: These entries were transcribed from illegible handwriting and the bracketed words may or may not be correct.

Fourth month, [illegible] day, 28 ABY

Another sleepless night. There has been a mix-up with his medication. Somehow, Dr. Karastee was taken off of his case while she was on holiday, and Dr. Waltrap put on. But Dr. Waltrap, despite his title, is not a doctor (he is a psychologist) and cannot [prescribe] medicine. Karastee is back and she [illegible] had word with the warden, but due to some mishap with flimsiwork, Zuckuss can't get his medicine until next week!

In the meantime, Zuckuss has been exercising at night to try and exhaust himself. Push-ups, sit-ups, stretches, crunches, [short] of [illegible] running laps in his cell. It hasn't helped. He had grown accustomed to a human sleep schedule, and now when he can't sleep, it bothers him. Also, the withdrawl [sic] [illegible] [symptoms] from being off of his medication [illegible] are bothersome. Worse than the side-effects. He hates these dizzy spells! He hates the [illegible] blurred vision! He wants his medicine!

How could [illegible] this happen? Why did it happen? Blasted [illegible] insurance! Dammit, if the warden knew the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist, this wouldn't have happened!

''Doctor's note: I cannot apologize enough, but this matter is out of my hands. I had a planned holiday set, and I had put in an order to refill Zuckuss's medication before I left. Somehow, while I was away, the acting warden had taken it upon himself to assign my duties to Dr. Melmit Waltrap, including prescribing medication. Dr. Waltrap is licensed only to counsel; he is not a medical doctor. He cannot prescribe medication and he certainly cannot schedule and administer maintenance ECT treatments!''

''Zuckuss will not be able to receive his medication until about five to six days, due to this error. He has been off of his medication for about four days now. This is troublesome as it only takes five days for him to metabolize and flush any remaining medication from his system. After this, once he starts on his medicine again, it will take another six to eight weeks for the drugs to reach therapeutic levels in his bloodstream. It is also unsafe for Zuckuss to be stopping and starting his medication like this.''

''This has become a source of contention between the warden and I, and with Dr. Waltrap's involvement, it has started to affect our relationship as well. I cannot blame Dr. Waltrap for this, as he himself had informed the warden that he can't prescribe medication. Dr. Waltrap can help in Zuckuss's cognitive and behavioral therapy, but he cannot administer any medical treatments. As the acting psychiatrist, I am the only one on Zuckuss's case who is qualified. And thus, I am livid that the warden felt that with Dr. Waltrap's involvement, I was no longer needed. &mdash;Dr. Gawynn Karastee''