Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 , Thanks for sharing. This brings to mind years ago when I worked in an institution and one of the co-workers was a gentleman who was placed there because he had seizures. No other reasons. Years later he was released, but by then he had no social skills to survive so he stayed on as a worker. What a wasted life. We have our company from Wisconsin visiting us. For those of you who are new, .. we used to have a group home in Wisconsin and then we moved to Arizona, 20 years ago. was placed in a nursing home when she was a child. She is now 56 years old. Her brother lives about an hour from the group home and will have nothing to do with her. is 47. He was placed in an institution when he was 6. We brought him out and into the group home when he was 22 against his parents wishes..but the state had custody. They lived in the same town but didn't have anything to do with him. They both have down syndrome. When we moved it was very difficult to leave them and we promised they could come and visit with us. This is their 20th year spending Christmas with us in Arizona! Our holidays begin when they arrive! They will go home on the 31st. They are awesome!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 , Thanks for sharing. This brings to mind years ago when I worked in an institution and one of the co-workers was a gentleman who was placed there because he had seizures. No other reasons. Years later he was released, but by then he had no social skills to survive so he stayed on as a worker. What a wasted life. We have our company from Wisconsin visiting us. For those of you who are new, .. we used to have a group home in Wisconsin and then we moved to Arizona, 20 years ago. was placed in a nursing home when she was a child. She is now 56 years old. Her brother lives about an hour from the group home and will have nothing to do with her. is 47. He was placed in an institution when he was 6. We brought him out and into the group home when he was 22 against his parents wishes..but the state had custody. They lived in the same town but didn't have anything to do with him. They both have down syndrome. When we moved it was very difficult to leave them and we promised they could come and visit with us. This is their 20th year spending Christmas with us in Arizona! Our holidays begin when they arrive! They will go home on the 31st. They are awesome!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 In a message dated 12/18/2004 7:48:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cindysue@... writes: I can't tell you how many times I hear people say " if only we all lived in their world " . And I think looking at " Their world " is what pushes and I to advocate for as much as we can for Maverick. and both have so much potential and have grown just in the time we have known them and placed higher expectations on them, but, WOW if we had been able to work with them when they were young and their minds still like sponges. As it is now, they love to be included and will remember everybody's birthday and anniversary from WAY BACK. We adopted our first son when we were at the group home and she still thinks of him as hers and won't leave me alone til we see him, not so easy since he is grown and gone now. is still asking us how to spell things and wanting to learn whatever we are teaching the little ones.. it's so sad to know what they could have been. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 In a message dated 12/18/2004 7:48:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cindysue@... writes: I can't tell you how many times I hear people say " if only we all lived in their world " . And I think looking at " Their world " is what pushes and I to advocate for as much as we can for Maverick. and both have so much potential and have grown just in the time we have known them and placed higher expectations on them, but, WOW if we had been able to work with them when they were young and their minds still like sponges. As it is now, they love to be included and will remember everybody's birthday and anniversary from WAY BACK. We adopted our first son when we were at the group home and she still thinks of him as hers and won't leave me alone til we see him, not so easy since he is grown and gone now. is still asking us how to spell things and wanting to learn whatever we are teaching the little ones.. it's so sad to know what they could have been. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Wow, you are their family!!!! There are adults with MR who work in my building and live in a group home. Many are in the same situation - no family or no family who will have anything to do with them. There is one woman with DS who is in her mid 50's - totally non-verbal, but oh so sweet! I see the good in those who work with them and others in the building. I can't tell you how many times I hear people say " if only we all lived in their world " . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.809 / Virus Database: 551 - Release Date: 12/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Wow, you are their family!!!! There are adults with MR who work in my building and live in a group home. Many are in the same situation - no family or no family who will have anything to do with them. There is one woman with DS who is in her mid 50's - totally non-verbal, but oh so sweet! I see the good in those who work with them and others in the building. I can't tell you how many times I hear people say " if only we all lived in their world " . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.809 / Virus Database: 551 - Release Date: 12/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Funny, I saw a little girl who used to be on my caseload at Target on Friday One of the only clues I had that she was the same little girl I met when she was 2 (she's 4 now) were her incredibly blue eyes!! She used to talk so fast that it was impossible to understand her. She literally bounced off the walls. She had major sensory issues, which was why I was seeing her. Her mom says that this little one is doing awesome in preschool! The girl talked to me about what she wanted for Christmas, sang Jingle Bells The most impressive thing was that she was able to maintain eye contact, maintain focus, and speak understandably!! I love my job!! Sue mom to Kate 15 and Karrie 8 w/ds and other issues P.S. Please continue to pray for baby Madison. I saw her yesterday in the PICU. She's sure a little fighter. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Funny, I saw a little girl who used to be on my caseload at Target on Friday One of the only clues I had that she was the same little girl I met when she was 2 (she's 4 now) were her incredibly blue eyes!! She used to talk so fast that it was impossible to understand her. She literally bounced off the walls. She had major sensory issues, which was why I was seeing her. Her mom says that this little one is doing awesome in preschool! The girl talked to me about what she wanted for Christmas, sang Jingle Bells The most impressive thing was that she was able to maintain eye contact, maintain focus, and speak understandably!! I love my job!! Sue mom to Kate 15 and Karrie 8 w/ds and other issues P.S. Please continue to pray for baby Madison. I saw her yesterday in the PICU. She's sure a little fighter. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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