[Faith-talk] prayers needed for a friend in Iowa group homesituation

[Debby Phillips]

Well maybe they were concerned that some of the elder folks would run over you. Maybe they weren't concerned about you.  Debby 

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> On Jan 22, 2015, at 6:48 PM, Rob Kaiser via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> When I was in the nursing home in Barstow last year, they thought that a group home would be better for me when I was to be discharged from the nursing home I flat out said no way. I have heard over the years what they do to disabled people. They have no idea what blind people are capable of doing. Perhaps for people that need 24-7 care, they might be okay, but for someone that can still be indipendent, they are no good. Even nursing homes really have no idea about the capabilities of blind people. I know this because I was in two of them last year. Yes, I needed to be there because of health reasons, but when I was well enough to walk without assistance, they both were not willing to let me do this. They said that I would run into the elderly people who were in wheelchairs and couldn't get out of the way. Even afer I told them that I could hear the wheelchairs, they still didn't want e to walk around by myself.
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> -----Original Message----- From: Beth Kats via Faith-talk
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:42 PM
> To: denverqueen1107 at comcast.net ; faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] prayers needed for a friend in Iowa group homesituation
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> I think that group homes should be abolished, in my opinion. Accept for
> people who need 24-hour care.  I think nick should have the right to
> live his own life and be independent.  I will pray for you.  I think
> you are doing the right thing.  His parents should have been more
> encouraging and supported his independence rather than treating him
> like crap because he's blind.
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