Soon after she was admitted to a mental health hospital and sectioned after being deemed a danger to herself and others. It was only after Joan attacked another resident while in respite care that others became aware of the situation. I would go to get hold of her and she would slam me against the wall but then she would calm down while I managed to clean her up and things would be alright again.' When you came to toilet her sometimes - she would fight you. Rod said: 'She got hold of me one time and got her fingernails and went down my face with them but it was just part of her illness.
