[Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home

[Gary Wunder]

Hi Pete.  We will look at these and see how they square with 
Missouri law already.  We have to learn more about how this 
really happened - not what happened, but who approved it.  The 
records to which we have been given access are clear.  The 
problems had at the hospital were unfortunate but routine.  The 
mother reported them.  The nurse helped reposition Baby Mikaela 
and said many new mothers have this trouble.  So the facts have 
been stipulated in the documents.  Now comes the question: So why 
did it get this far? How did it get so out of control?

Short answer: yes.  Longer answer: We'll have to see where this 
fits.

Warmly,

Gary



 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue1 at sbcglobal.net
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:45:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home

Good evening everyone,

    This is wonderful news.  Are you guys going to seek passage 
of
legislation similar to that adopted in Maryland that protects 
blind parents
from having their children taken away simply due to their 
blindness? Just
thought I would put a bug in your ears in light of this case.
Congratulations to everyone in our Missouri Affiliate.  You're 
one step down
the road to preventing such incidents in the future.

Peter Donahue

----- Original Message -----
From: <christine-parsons at sbcglobal.net
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home


Oh, this is wonderful news.


Chris Parsons

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From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:46 PM
To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home

 We learned early this morning that the Missouri Division of 
Children's
 Services wanted to settle and released Mikaela to her parents 
just hours
 before the hearing.  Blake and Erika are very happy to have 
their baby at
 home where she belongs.  This is truly a victory for them but it 
cannot be
 the end of this case.



 There have been several interviews already with the media this 
afternoon.
 The NFB of Missouri will be working with the attorney and the 
parents to
 proceed with litigation.  The injustice cannot be undone; Nor 
can these
 parents regain precious time they should have had with their 
newborn.  We
 must work to be sure this does not happen to other blind couples 
when they
 enter a hospital to have their baby.



 More will be forthcoming in the days to come.

 Shelia Wright



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