[blparent] need urgent help

Wed May 26 17:23:10 UTC 2010

It's not rude, it's being prepared.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help


> Sorry guys.
> Elizabeth, I do have trouble understanding your posts, and was referring
> to the putting the crib on lay away as being a bit rude, it doesn't help
> them now. Plus lay away has its risks too, mainly that if the store goes
> out of business, you loose the money.
> I'm sorry too about your involvement with CPS which does bring up a
> question of what if anything NFB is dong. Seems to me like this is
> similar to the thing in the 1980's where blind people couldn't fly
> alone. That problem got licked, the CPS one from what you guys are
> saying hasn't. So, why not? Anybody ina leadership role care to explain?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:05 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help
>
> 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
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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
>>
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>>
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>>
>> ----- 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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