Thanksgiving with Bil will be the last Thanksgiving of the status quo. I know that now.
My mother in law's days are numbered before she suffers another fall. She increasingly is losing energy. She has the will, and has a very positive attitude, but her constant pain and other problems are wearing her down. She would have had to be superhuman not to become more and more wore down.
During our visit down to Bil, we spent a couple of hours filling out Bil's Medicaid renewal paperwork. We still don't have a clear indication of how he latest budget cuts will impact Bil, but his Medicaid Service Coordinator has such a heavy caseload that she can barely keep track of Bil any more.
We will see my mother in law next at Christmastime.
Showing posts with label discipline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discipline. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Sunday, November 6, 2011
A Disturbing Video
Everyone who has raised a teen knows that they try your patience and sometimes your sanity.
In the now famous "teen being beaten by father who is a judge in Texas" video, sometimes that can take an ugly turn. The then-teen, now in her 20's, has Celebral Palsy, but that really doesn't enter into this situation. This, from a interview on the Today Show, seems to be a lot more than a "special needs teen" type case as the mother claims to have been abused by this same man, her ex-husband.
I frankly hope this judge ends up in jail for what he did. This is way beyond discipline. If he had done this to a stranger out on the street, he would have had to answer to the law.
Children with disabilities...any child, really...deserves better than this now famous video seen over 1,000,000. times on You Tube. I have not and will not watch the entire video and will not post the link to the entire 7 minute video on You Tube.
Bil was never treated like this growing up. And if he had, it would have been Just Plain Wrong.
In the now famous "teen being beaten by father who is a judge in Texas" video, sometimes that can take an ugly turn. The then-teen, now in her 20's, has Celebral Palsy, but that really doesn't enter into this situation. This, from a interview on the Today Show, seems to be a lot more than a "special needs teen" type case as the mother claims to have been abused by this same man, her ex-husband.
I frankly hope this judge ends up in jail for what he did. This is way beyond discipline. If he had done this to a stranger out on the street, he would have had to answer to the law.
Children with disabilities...any child, really...deserves better than this now famous video seen over 1,000,000. times on You Tube. I have not and will not watch the entire video and will not post the link to the entire 7 minute video on You Tube.
Bil was never treated like this growing up. And if he had, it would have been Just Plain Wrong.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The Carey Settlement
Although I am the sister in law of an adult man with autism living in New York State, I do know several parents of minor children with autism. As such, I am pleased to announce a settlement in the Carey case.
No amount of money will ever bring back this 13 year old boy, murdered by those his parents entrusted his care into. Can we say justice was done? Perhaps it is more a matter of this underside of caring for children with autism being exposed.
How I pray that Bil will have good care on the day he must enter the system for residential care.
No amount of money will ever bring back this 13 year old boy, murdered by those his parents entrusted his care into. Can we say justice was done? Perhaps it is more a matter of this underside of caring for children with autism being exposed.
How I pray that Bil will have good care on the day he must enter the system for residential care.
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