tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post4599023477247592263..comments2023-11-02T09:34:05.941-04:00Comments on The Seated View: A Loss of TrustLene Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11223128667829847717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-32609658279419891502011-02-28T13:59:21.000-05:002011-02-28T13:59:21.000-05:00If you ever have a problem with your caretaker(s),...If you ever have a problem with your caretaker(s), just let me know and I will send large unpleasant men with muscles to "speak with them." Just kidding, but that's what I feel like doing when I see some person, disabled or not, or animal being abused.Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-64663189484114939142011-02-27T09:02:53.000-05:002011-02-27T09:02:53.000-05:00Youare so smart.Youare so smart.Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-69986845754054556342011-02-25T14:27:19.000-05:002011-02-25T14:27:19.000-05:00Oh, sorry that was me, AlisonH on that second comm...Oh, sorry that was me, AlisonH on that second comment, not sure what's up with Echo.<br /><br />--AlisonH at spindyeknit.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-37273843236627698282011-02-25T14:25:47.000-05:002011-02-25T14:25:47.000-05:00I've lived through this vicariously with my la...I've lived through this vicariously with my late friend Lynda, who had severe post-polio syndrome, so I have some small idea. I remember the sense of horror when she let spill just a little of what one caretaker had been like, and it was clearly very hard for her to rat the person out and get them out of there; she knew the agency would scramble to find anyone to replace them. But they had to. She was lucky in that she had a whole churchful of people to watch her back with a few of them appointed to particularly keep tabs on her situation.<br /><br />And then she had one caretalker who would herself eat nothing but ice cream. Ever. Ooookaaaayyyy...<br /><br />I hope you're safe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-68413618726144398082011-02-25T11:24:56.000-05:002011-02-25T11:24:56.000-05:00I am so very grateful that my disabilities do not ...I am so very grateful that my disabilities do not require outside assistance. I would struggle without the support of my OH, but when he is on holiday the only bad thing that happens is I suffer more pain, get more tired and the laundry mounts up.<br /><br />There is so little help in the UK for people who are disabled, but not quite disabled enough to need attendant care. One of the criteria for getting financial aid to support independent living is "are you able to cook yourself a meal". The answer to that according to their criteria is "yes I can". However their criteria is can you cook yourself a meal if you have all the ingredients in front of you. It doesn't take into account that I can't lift a pan of boiling water in order to drain it, it doesn't take into account that I can't get the shopping, or put it all away, or get tired from getting all the ingredients together. Nor does it take into account that sitting on my perching stool for 30 mins whille I cook something will leave me flat on my back for the whole day recovering. But I am not disabled enough to get financial aid. If I didn't have my OH, I would be living in squalor, in agony, would never leave the house and would be living on microwaved meals. But I wouldn't get any help because I am not disabled enough.<br /><br />It sounds like the criteria in Canada for getting the legal support to create a nurturing and safe environment for people with physical disabilities are equally backward. It appears you just are not disabled enough to warrant special protection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com