FW: [txpacs]Rethinking Guardianship

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-----Original Message-----From: txpacs [mailto:txpacs ] On Behalf Of IonaTX@...Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 11:14 AMTo: txpacs Subject: Re: [txpacs]Rethinking Guardianship

Learn about this subject to protect yourself, your loved ones - elderly and disabled . However, it can happen to anyone simply by being in a car accident and becoming disabled as a result. See the story of Luke Humphrey below - who suffered terribly and died under a guardianship. His mother tried every way possible to get help and no one would listen- including DADS and many, many politicians.

Fort Worth Weekly article

http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content & view=article & id=3402:rethinking-guardianship & catid=30:cover-story & Itemid=375

Senate testimony - interim hearing re guardianship. How families are torn apart and "wards" are isolated from anyone who might advocate for them. The judges and guardians often show much more interest in the well being of providers - than that of the "ward".

http://www.senate.state.tx.us/avarchive/

Scroll down to HHS May 12 . Family testimony starts at 2:28.

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Luke

http://salon.glenrose.net/default.asp?view=plink & id=11141

Katia

http://archive.fwweekly.com/content.asp?article=7022

Kidd Couple

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/investigative/Elderly_Couple_Forced_into_St