[Faith-talk] some updates on Nick, and my day summarized

Sun Jan 18 03:59:55 UTC 2015

Dear all,
I was told that someone on this list, I won't name who, doesn't want to 
be my friend anymore and won't associate with me and I"m dealing with 
personal threats done to me by another girl.  I'm not writing who this 
is because she is harassing and threatening me, and trying to get me 
locked up.  All because I want to help someone get his dignity back.  
It's ridiculous.  This same girl wants to trash my character.  Please, 
if anyone has any advice, write it off list.
thebluesisloose at gmail.com is personal and I'll accept any of the 
messages with that email in mind.

Beth
On 1/17/2015 7:56 PM, Maureen Pranghofer via Faith-talk wrote:
> Hello
> I know many people who live in group homes including some blind 
> people.  I do not know anything about Nick, but in general they are 
> people who, because of complicated disabilities are unable to live 
> safely on their own.  They may have medical issues that require 
> attention they can not do without help. They may have issues of mental 
> illness or autism which affect their ability to make decisions.  And, 
> depending othe staffing of the group home there are many people who 
> are not happy where they live.  However, there are many people who are 
> very happy.  Staffing is a constant issue in group homes and problems 
> such as staff not having English as a first language is common.  A 
> constant and never changing staff of people having various 
> personalities is common and there are many dynamics.  Also the 
> corporation or company who runs the group home can have input which 
> residents may not always be happy with.  And let's face it, when you 
> are living with a group of people who all have various disabilities 
> including both psychological and sometimes physical issues can make 
> life tense. And if a person, for example, lives where they do not have 
> their own bedroom but must be with someone they have no real private 
> space.  The staff who work in homes are paid very poorly. So you can 
> see that there are a number of issues.
> Before I could say anything one way or another I'd need to know many 
> variables about Nick's particular situation and knowing them on this 
> list would be a violation of his privacy and I would not want to go 
> there.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via Faith-talk
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 5:15 PM
> To: Kendra Schafer ; Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] some updates on Nick, and my day summarized
>
> Hi Kendra (or anyone else),
> I'm a bit confused about something I'm trying to understand.  It
> seems like people live in group homes but don't want to?
> Why exactly do they go to them in the first place? People don't
> seem to want to go in them, but it seems just as equally
> difficult to leave.
> Do they use them while searching for jobs or apartments?
> Or are they sent there against their will by family members?
> Before this discussion Iead never known about blind people having
> to live in them.
> Vejas
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kendra Schafer via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> To: Beth Taurasi <denverqueen1107 at comcast.net>, "Faith-talk,for
> the discussion of faith and religion" <faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:03:39 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] some updates on Nick, and my day
> summarized
>
> Hi all!
> I also like the idea where we bring the media into it.  They are
> the best at informing the public.  If that doesn't scar off that
> group home into treating Nick better, than a law suit and a
> protest in front of that group home sertainly will do the trick.
> No one, I don't care what their dissabillity deserves to be
> treated like garbage.  I know what the group home system is like
> because my long time best friend lives in one.  I personally
> dislike the group home system.  There is too much garbage and
> totally off the wall haywire leagleese attached to that system.
> There are good group homes out there but they are very hard to
> find.
> Kendra
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 16, 2015, at 2:15 PM, Beth Taurasi via Faith-talk
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Dear list,
> An update or two on Nick: he's ok, but I don't know what will
> happen next.  I've been in contact with Vallerie Yingling, and we
> were supposed to talk on this day at about 3 EST, but we
> couldn't, so I emailed her a bunch of information so she can look
> at that.  I was referred to Donna Prime, president of the Iowa
> affiliate.  I also emailed a reporter from the Des Moines
> Register last night, but I don't think we can get this in the
> paper.  Honestly, I'd like to know if there's any thing anyone
> knows about getting something in the paper, and what that could
> do to help Nick get the care he deserves, or rather, the rights
> plus care.  We spoke from my friend Haley's Skype last night, and
> Haley is his girlfriend in Illinois.  Just a side note: some
> stuff I did today included going out to Job Club at the Atlantis
> building in Denver.  I learned stuff about resumes that is really
> surprising, and I feel more secure about my employment future.
> So, just a praise report on this: I'm having fun at my
> internship, and I'm having a lot of fun with Outlook 2007, which
> I would normally hate with a passion when it comes to multiple
> email addresses, which I find useful with Thunderbird, but I find
> that my boss/instructor is really gentle and patient, and I'm
> surprised he puts up with me.  Smiles.
> Anyway, keep the prayers coming, I'm making some headway in
> making sure Nick is out of that group home and in a better state.
> Some of you might have wanted a more factual statement concerning
> this young man's disabilities.  He has little to no useful
> vision, has been blind for a while, and has the use of one hand
> at times.  HE has some oversensitivity to pain, a classic symptom
> of Autism, and Autism and blindness sometimes go hand in hand.  I
> have friends who are autistic and don't live in said
> circumstances, and they're all awesome.  So I don't see why this
> has to happen at all.  Thank you all for your continued prayers
> and support.
> Beth
>
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