[blindkid] made my day
melissa R green
graduate56 at juno.com
Thu Dec 13 20:58:40 UTC 2012
Cynthia.
I am a blind adult and I take lots of meds. I could understand how it
happened. If I don't pay attention I could take the wrong med as well.
I agree with ariel and second her advice for you to call the colorado
center.
Many blessings,
melissa and Pj
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and
you know what you want.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Davis" <cdfiets at gmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 10:01 PM
Subject: [blindkid] made my day
Hi there, NFB friends,
Today I learned that my son's therapist had reported me to Social Services
because I "allowed by legally blind son (a 9th-grader) to take his
medication by himself. " Yes, you heard me. The incident occurred
yesterday morning.
My son took his medications out of the pillbox by himself. The pillbox is
well-labeled; each of the 14 compartments indicates in both large print and
Braille which day the pills are for and whether they are for the a.m. or
p.m. Usually I give them to him and he checks them, but he was really
grumpy this particular morning, so he did it himself. We have never had a
problem with this.
However, at school he became very sleepy and announced to the assistant
principal, on whose floor he fell asleep, that he thought he had given
himself his nighttime meds instead of the morning ones. This meant he had
some medications that made him very groggy. I was called and immediately
called his doctor and left a message while I drove to the school to pick him
up. When I arrived, the vice-principal kindly suggested that "I know you
want him to be independent, but maybe he shouldn't be taking his own
medications." I added that we usually check them together, but....we didn't
this time. Anyway, the school seemed okay with our error, as he was able to
walk downstairs and out of the school unassisted. We then went to his
scheduled therapy appointment. The therapist called Social Services later
that day, at the suggestion of her supervisor. She made it clear that the
report was necessary because "he is legally blind."
My son is furious. Ready to sue. Mad as hell. "Mom, you are the best mom
a kid could have in this world ( Did my kid really say that?!). It is MY
FAULT (Did my kid really say that?!) I took the wrong pills 'cause I was
angry at you and didn't pay attention! They are discriminating against me
because I am blind! They are against the law! I can read a pillbox as well
as any other kid!"
Clearly I don't deserve Mother of the Year for somehow allowing this to
happen, but I do agree with him that the issue here is whether he
should-or-should-not be getting his own medications out of the pillbox
compartment by himself regardless of the fact that he is legally blind. His
doctor has volunteered to talk with the authorities if necessary, although
she did make sure I understood "how to safely administer medication." She
didn't mention the blind part.
Thanks for listening,
Cynthia Davis
Littleton, CO
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