Thanks to everyone for the good wishes and support.  I would appreciate many prayers in the coming month.  The saddest thing is that it is not just our agency but the entire Department of Public Health -<br />homeless programs, HIV services, programs for the elderly, vital clinics for the poor, etc, that are<br />being totally slashed, hospital units that are losing skilled nursing positions and being replaced with<br />nurses aides, etc, who aren&#39;t adequately trained for what they will be expected to do.  I&#39;ve been an<br />RN for forty years now and I have never seen anything like it.  <br /><br />My own forensic nurse colleagues from around the world have been wonderful in writing to the mayor <br />in support of us which has been very heartwarming and I know they are going to try to patch something together with adult rape treatment services covering some of the care for the children but<br />what we do in terms of the specialized interviewing, etc, will take eons to develop from scratch.  It&#39;s like plummeting us back in the dark ages.  And it is going to get worse.  There are at least another<br />&#036;25 million more cuts expected in the next few months, in addition to this &#036;27 million.  <br /><br />We must really cherish each other and make the most of each and every day - unexpected things <br />can and do happen when we least expect them.