I'm Biggie: avid cook, speedy lunch packer, mom in San Francisco, & former expat fluent in Japanese. 
Missing relative found!
In a follow-up to my earlier post asking for help locating my mentally disabled, epileptic relative, I wanted to let everyone know that he was located on Monday morning in a San Francisco hospital and should be fine.
His brother Jim Lamascus stated, “Bobby Joe Lamascus is safe in the hospital, in serious but stable condition. He’s been in the hospital since Friday afternoon, when he was brought in following an epileptic seizure in a fast food restaurant. One of the hospital workers recognized Bobby Joe after seeing his picture in the news and alerted the authorities. On behalf of the whole family, we’d like to thank the media and the public for all of their help in our search. We’re truly touched by the outpouring of concern and support from the community during this difficult time.”
I spent the day with the reunited family in the hospital; his mother Barbara was tremendously relieved. Hopefully her next Mother’s Day will be a lot less stressful!
Thank you all so much for your kind wishes and help in locating him. The SF Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News both have updated articles.
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May 13th, 2008 at 12:49 am
What wonderful news!
May 13th, 2008 at 1:08 am
I am so glad he was found, I can’t even imagine how awful you felt while he was missing.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:40 am
Very good news
May 13th, 2008 at 3:44 am
That is fantastic news!!! So happy for you all!
May 13th, 2008 at 4:19 am
Biggie - what a relief - I’m so glad to hear the good news!
Mary
May 13th, 2008 at 4:22 am
I’m glad that the community was so supportive. it gives me faith in mankind… *sniff*
May 13th, 2008 at 5:03 am
I’m a long time reader of your blog, though not much of a commenter. Just wanted to say that I’m glad your relative was located and is in a safe place!
May 13th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Oh, I’m glad! I hope he’s OK. He must have been so scared, and your family, not knowing. There are some good people out there.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:56 am
Wonderful news! Continued good thoughts for your relative, your family & you!
Thank you for updating!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Oh, thank goodness. I am so glad to hear that he was found.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:09 am
That is wonderful news.
May 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Thank goodness he was found. I hope for a speedy recovery.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
So glad he’s safe!
May 13th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
So glad to hear he was found and cared for. I haven’t been keeping up so I missed the initial post, but my thoughts are with you and your/his family.
May 13th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Thank gosh he was found!
My stomach got all nasty feeling when I read your other post, I just felt awful for you and your family, I hope he gets to feeling like his old self and returns home safe.
So happy to hear the good news he is back!
May 13th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
So glad to hear he has been found and is safe. My husband and I were worried about him. Hope he is feeling better soon.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I am so happy to hear that he’s alright. It must have been frightening to not know where he went missing. Glad he’s found safe and sound at the hospital
May 13th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
wonderful!
did it take from fri to mon for his family to be notified? if it did, y’all might need to think that one through, so you’d be contacted in a more timely fashion if it ever happens again…
May 13th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
I am so thrilled for you all! It’s a sobering thing when you read something like that, and I was truly worried for you. My mother is an epileptic, and I can only imagine something similar happening to her, so I sympathize.
Best wishes!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I’m thrilled that your relative was found. I read his story in the Chronicle and I was so frightened for his mom. I hope everything works out and that his life returns to normal again soon.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Glad it all worked out *hugs*
May 14th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
Oh, I’m so glad! I’ve been offline for awhile and had missed the whole story. Hope everyone is okay and breathing easily.
May 15th, 2008 at 6:12 am
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May 15th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I’m so glad he’s okay. One of my siblings has severe epilepsy and mental disabilities so I think about this happening a lot:( Does he have a medic alert bracelet? That can be tremendously helpful to strangers/emergency personnel in case of an emergency…
May 16th, 2008 at 6:50 am
Had to be scary!
I’m happy he’s back, and hope he recovers very quickly!
Will~
May 17th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Hope he is recovering well. I understand the worry your family went thru!
My uncle was at a large hospital in the city years ago and they “lost him” after he’d been moved to a ward that didn’t have the doors locked 24/7 (he had Alzheimer’s Disease). We spent an entire night searching for him and they found him in a staircase the next morning–he’d gotten locked out. He was fine but he was immediately moved back to 24 hr care with nurses constantly keeping an eye on his movements.
May 17th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I’m so glad he was found and is now safe. I know how it feels to have a relative with a mental condition go missing - my grandpa had dementia, and one night he got away while my grandma was asleep. She woke up around 3 or 4 AM and couldn’t find him, so she called my mom. They had to search for him in the dark. He had wandered onto the road and tripped and hit his head and got some pretty serious injuries. Thank God he didn’t get hit by a car or anything! He spent the next several week in the hospital because he had deep wounds, brain damage, and all sorts of stuff.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
@24 from eva: You know, the family has given him a medic alert bracelet, but he won’t keep it on. They’re now considering alternatives — this is evidently the first time he’s gone missing like this (he does know how to call his mom from outside).
May 17th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
@18 from marci: Yes, the family and the police weren’t able to locate him until Monday, despite having contacted the hospital where he it turned out he was all weekend. VERY frustrating.
May 17th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
@26 from multiculturalmama: It’s nervewracking, isn’t it? Once people with dementia are in a good facility, though, it’s amazing how well the staff are able to track them with the latest technology. (You know, alarms that go off when they get too near the exit doors, etc.)
May 17th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
@27 from nicole: Something similar happened with my Philly grandfather many years ago when it was just becoming apparent that he had a problem. Thankfully the staff found him quickly, unharmed. I’m so sorry to hear about your grandfather’s injuries!
May 17th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
BTW, thanks to everyone for the kind thoughts and prayers. I’m so relieved that there was a happy ending!
May 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
What a relief that he’s made it home safely!