[blparent] need urgent help

Wed May 26 15:05:13 UTC 2010

Me neither. It still doesn't sound right to me. 
And did you see Elizabeth's post saying her obgyn called CPS in? Again,
nobody is ever going to say on this list something isn't right. And I
can barely understand anything Elizabeth Cooks is trying to convey. She
comes off as abrasive and that's only when I *do* understand her. Not
sure if her husband is blind or not.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Robert Shelton
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:36 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

OK, forget my last post about the family.  This makes the situation a
little
clearer, but I still don't understand why the family and parents would
hear
different information from CPS.

"A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm,
thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to
others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with
bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity."
--Jimmy Carter

-----Original Message-----
From: Pipi [mailto:blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 11:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

Thank you I have added Scott to the list of resources I will be giving
the 
mom in the morning.
>From what the mom has told me, she contacted the nurse because she
noticed 
the baby having problems breathing while her first time breast feeding.
This

nurse reported them. The social worker said they have concerns because
both 
parents are blind. she asked questions like what would they do if baby
is 
sick and how would they know if she had a fever. The mom answered  by
saying

take a cab or ambulance depending on urgency to doctor or hospital. and
that

there are talking thermomenters. the social worker said that she still 
didn't think they had a plan and she didn't feel comfortable releasing
baby 
to them unless they had 24/7 help for the first 2 weeks. This isn't an 
option for them, so the last I heard from the mom around noon was that
their

baby was being discharged into protective custody this afternoon.
If i had the means, I'd be there as this supposed 24/7 support that is 
needed just so they could bring their baby home from the hospital like
they 
should have been able to do.
Any help is greatly appreciated. And thank you everyone.
pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

> They of course have rights, what state is she in and contact your NFB 
> President in that state for help.  She should Scott LaBarre who is 
> president of the Lawyer Division of the NFB for help.
>
> What reason are they giving these parents for wanting to take away
there 
> children.
>
> President: Scott LaBarre
> 1660 South Albion Street, Suite 918
> Denver, Colorado 80222-4046
> Work: 303-504-5979
> Fax: 303-757-3640
> E-mail: slabarre at labarrelaw.com
> Cheryl Echevarria
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
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> <singleblindparents at googlegroups.com>; "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing
List"

> <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 2:30 PM
> Subject: [blparent] need urgent help
>
>
>> Hey y'all,
>> I have a friend who very recently gave birth. Her and her partner are

>> both
>> blind. They are having problems with cps. I don't want to go into all
of 
>> the
>> details, but she is being told one thing by the social worker and the

>> social
>> worker is telling her family other things. They are saying that
unless 
>> they
>> have 24/7 help, their child will be released into protective custody.
Do
>> they have this right? What rights do the parents have? They are first

>> time
>> parents and not sure what to do. They just want their baby home with 
>> them.
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>> pipi
>>
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