[blparent] need urgent help

Wed May 26 22:23:37 UTC 2010

I was too far away from any assistance in California.  And, really, it was 
just luck.  The person who came in was in the leadership of the ward of the 
church I attend.  He was in the Bishopric of the singles Ward i used to 
attend.  I didn't know he worked for CPS.
----- 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 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] need urgent help


> 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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