Long-time lerker replies to politician

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Long time, no write.

I am Bev, mom to Danny, 18, DS. We went through a couple of very rough years

of puberty--sort of the opposite of Di's Nic. We had knocked-down doors, holes

in walls, knocked-down parents, refusals to go to school, etc. We even got

referrals to adult protective services! We finally got our county's only MR

Medicaid Waiver year in 2008, and with that came miracle-working professionals,

especially the psychiatrist and psychologist. Things got a lot better, but it

dawned on us that maybe part of Danny's problem was the boring isolation of

living with his two " older " parents (60's & 70's.) So, again the stars aligned

for Danny, and was able very quickly to get into one of the top groups homes in

our area. He is close by, so he gets visits from one family member or another at

least once a week. He seems to be sooooooooo happy, having friends, going to

activities, being " independent " while knowing we are still there for him.

So much for the update. I am finally out of lurk mode because of Delegate Bob

Marshall, who represented us in the VA legislature for many years--not my fault!

I voted for the other guy! Redistricting relieved us of him, although his

replacement seems to be somewhat his clone.

Bob Marshall is IMHO somewhat of an extremist. (My comments below are not

intended to elicit discussions of pro-life vs. pro-choice or school vouchers.)

Not only does Bob Marshall want vouchers for religious schools, he wants

vouchers paid to parents who home school. (Yes, I do understand why some parents

think they can do a better job than local sp ed programs.) He thinks public

schools should be bare-bones. I saw a copy of one of the very first bills

Marshall introduced when he was first elected in the early 1990's, thanks to

another local politician. It called for nearly everything but the three R's to

be a " local option. " That included art, music, PE, guidance, libraries, and

special education! (That last part got changed very quickly--probably because of

federal regs or funding.)

VA politicians in general have a record of being pro- life, then providing

very little funding for people with disabilities. I would love to see Del

Marshall's votes for or against supporting people with disabilities. Paying for

the services is just not in keeping with his VA, Republican, pro-life profile.

The latest budget proposals in VA include cutting services, droping services to

some now receiving them, reducing pay for those who work with the disabled,

freezing waiver slots, building a new " institution, " etc.

Again, I'm not saying that I'm pro-choice, pro-life, pro-voucher,

anti-voucher, or whatever. I just strongly believe that truly being pro-life

would mean paying to support people AFTER they are born.

Bev

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> ________________________________________________________________________

> 3a. Kids with disabilities a punishment?

>     Posted by: " perenoel1127@... "

> perenoel1127@...

>

>     Date: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:26 am ((PST))

>

> Kids with disabilities are not a punishment, they are a

> blessing.? We even asked for ours, all four of them and my

> sister-inlaw asked for her two.? Angels all.

> ?

> That legislator is the punishment--a punishment to the

> voters, a punishment to society, a punishment to humankind.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There are those who call themselves " pro-life " who are merely anti-abortion.

It's as if human life loses value by simply passing through the birth canal.

If they were truly pro-life, they would value all human life from conception

to natural death.

granny, not fooled

On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 9:02 AM, woomom <woomom2@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

> Long time, no write.

> I am Bev, mom to Danny, 18, DS. We went through a couple of very rough

> years of puberty--sort of the opposite of Di's Nic. We had knocked-down

> doors, holes in walls, knocked-down parents, refusals to go to school, etc.

> We even got referrals to adult protective services! We finally got our

> county's only MR Medicaid Waiver year in 2008, and with that came

> miracle-working professionals, especially the psychiatrist and psychologist.

> Things got a lot better, but it dawned on us that maybe part of Danny's

> problem was the boring isolation of living with his two " older " parents

> (60's & 70's.) So, again the stars aligned for Danny, and was able very

> quickly to get into one of the top groups homes in our area. He is close by,

> so he gets visits from one family member or another at least once a week. He

> seems to be sooooooooo happy, having friends, going to activities, being

> " independent " while knowing we are still there for him.

> So much for the update. I am finally out of lurk mode because of Delegate

> Bob Marshall, who represented us in the VA legislature for many years--not

> my fault! I voted for the other guy! Redistricting relieved us of him,

> although his replacement seems to be somewhat his clone.

> Bob Marshall is IMHO somewhat of an extremist. (My comments below are not

> intended to elicit discussions of pro-life vs. pro-choice or school

> vouchers.) Not only does Bob Marshall want vouchers for religious schools,

> he wants vouchers paid to parents who home school. (Yes, I do understand why

> some parents think they can do a better job than local sp ed programs.) He

> thinks public schools should be bare-bones. I saw a copy of one of the very

> first bills Marshall introduced when he was first elected in the early

> 1990's, thanks to another local politician. It called for nearly everything

> but the three R's to be a " local option. " That included art, music, PE,

> guidance, libraries, and special education! (That last part got changed very

> quickly--probably because of federal regs or funding.)

> VA politicians in general have a record of being pro- life, then providing

> very little funding for people with disabilities. I would love to see Del

> Marshall's votes for or against supporting people with disabilities. Paying

> for the services is just not in keeping with his VA, Republican, pro-life

> profile. The latest budget proposals in VA include cutting services, droping

> services to some now receiving them, reducing pay for those who work with

> the disabled, freezing waiver slots, building a new " institution, " etc.

> Again, I'm not saying that I'm pro-choice, pro-life, pro-voucher,

> anti-voucher, or whatever. I just strongly believe that truly being pro-life

> would mean paying to support people AFTER they are born.

> Bev

>

> __________________________________________________________

> > __________________________________________________________

> > 3a. Kids with disabilities a punishment?

> > Posted by: " perenoel1127@...<perenoel1127%40collector.org>

> "

> > perenoel1127@... <perenoel1127%40collector.org>

> >

> > Date: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:26 am ((PST))

> >

> > Kids with disabilities are not a punishment, they are a

> > blessing.? We even asked for ours, all four of them and my

> > sister-inlaw asked for her two.? Angels all.

> > ?

> > That legislator is the punishment--a punishment to the

> > voters, a punishment to society, a punishment to humankind.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >