[blparent] A disturbing situation

[Elizabeth Cooks]

I completely agree.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karla Hudson" <HudsonKC at msu.edu>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 12:39 PM
Subject: [blparent] A disturbing situation


> The more I hear of this baby being removed from her parents so soon I 
> become
> more and more angry. I almost felt as though I had a similar situation 
> with
> my first child. Thank goodness for my doula and friends strength that got 
> my
> husband and I through the annoying ignorant hospital staffs hoops. You 
> know
> I have friends who are both blind who raised ten children. They are now 89
> and 90. The courts should consult with this couple to find out if it is
> possible to raise children when you are blind. We see so much on the news
> about drug and alcoholic parents and hearing that these people are being
> restricted access to their child because they are blind just makes you 
> feel
> sick. The parents have missed the important bonding stage and no doubt has
> missed the option to nurse the baby. This list should send an address 
> where
> donations can be made for the legal costs. I hope the hospital is taken 
> for
> a huge amount of money. The emotional drain on the parents has to be
> enormous. The media should be involved here as well. If these parents are
> just on the scale of everyday people who happen to be blind then the baby
> should be back with them now. Can the NFB get some media attention for 
> this
> story? There should be pressure on the CPS in their state and the person 
> who
> made this decision should lose their job.
>
>
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