[blparent] need urgent help

Wed May 26 15:13:04 UTC 2010

If so, where is the leadership in this? You shouldn't have just had the
good luck to know someone who happened to work for CPS, why is this not
being resolved at the leadership level if these cases are on the
up-and-up and if they are so pervasive?

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Elizabeth Cooks
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:07 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

They still have to follow procedures.  Blind parents have had their
children 
taken away for much less.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help

> Hi,
>
> If it were against the law they wouldn't have taken the baby, and they

> obviously have, so they obviously have their reasons however
misguided. 
> This whole thing doesn't sound right to me, like somebody's not being
told 
> everything.  It doesn't make sense for a nurse to call cps just
because 
> the baby was having trouble breathing or having trouble breast
feeding. 
> Most nurses go in to super support mode if a mother's having trouble,
and 
> definitely if a baby is.  They're there to help parents, and unless
she 
> saw something wrong like the mother having trouble coping, or if the 
> parents were perceived to be aggressive toward the baby, the hospital 
> staff, or the social workers as is often the case when blind people
are 
> questioned about their abilities, she wouldn't have a reason to even
call 
> a social worker.  I know that most hospitals have a social worker on
staf 
> who talks to every new mother before they are released from the
hospital, 
> just to make sure they have proper supports in place when they go
home, 
> and they can go to cps and the hospital and recommend the child be
placed 
> in a foster home until the parents are checked out.  but something
isn't 
> right here.  The parents should seek legal advice right now!  If they
wait 
> they'll be asked why they've delayed getting legal help and the case
could 
> very well go against them because they'll be perceived not to care
whether 
> the child is with them or not.
>
> I hope they get the help they need, and are able to get their baby
back.
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 6:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help
>
>
>> Against the law, get all the information contact Gary Wunder ASAP and
the 
>> National Office.
>>
>> And babies something breathe slower when breast feeding because they
are 
>> very close to the body, maybe she was holding the baby to close,
someone 
>> should have just suggested that she has someone in the hospital come
and 
>> watch her breast feed like someone from Leche which is a group that
helps 
>> with Breast feeding.
>>
>> Not to take away the baby.
>>
>> Cheryl Echevarria
>> Independent Travel Consultant
>> C10-10646
>>
>> http://Echevarriatravel.com
>> 1-866-580-5574
>>
>> http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
>> Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel 
>> CST-1018299-10
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:45 AM
>> 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
>>> > Independent Travel Consultant
>>> > C10-10646
>>> >
>>> > http://Echevarriatravel.com
>>> > 1-866-580-5574
>>> >
>>> > http://blog.echevarriatravel.com
>>> > Reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>>> > Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Montrose Travel
>>> > CST-1018299-10
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
>>> > To: <blindparenting at googlegroups.com>;
<blv-moms at googlegroups.com>;
>>> > <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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