Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 , Make sure to tell them what a tremendous opportunity it would be for the children to learn first hand how to care about their elders. Is this how they would feel if it were their own parent's. Just put them somewhere far away where no one would have to look at them. Out of sight out of mind. I'm sure if some of these people were violent they would have to fence off the facility anyway. Maybe they would like a prison instead. My mom's NH in back to back to juvinile hall. Go for it, tell them how ignorant people are to these illnesses, tell them how ignorant people are about LBD, even medical personal. Tell them how better off people would be if more of them would get involved instead of passing judgement. People are idiots. Good luck with the letter, Shirley > >Reply-To: LBDcaregivers >To: LBDcaregivers >Subject: News paper article >Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 14:22:37 -0000 > >Sandie & Debbie C., I don't know if you get the Des Moines Register, >but there was an article in this mornings newspaper about a >neighborhood in W. Des Moines that did not want Grub to build an >Alzheimer facility in their neighborhood because it would be right by >a school and they feared for their children. A lady who of all >things is a nurse stated that they couldn't wait for something to >happen to one of their children, by then it would be to late, like >our loved ones with deminta hurt children. I am so mad, I've decided >to write a letter to the editor of the paper and this may be our >first chance at starting to educate people. I couldn't believe it. >The ignorance of people is unbelievable!!! When I get done with my >letter to the editor, I will share it with all of you. > > C. >Adel, IA > _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Here's my favorite quote from that ignorant " nurse " : " I think it's inappropriate to put a facility where the patients have mental disorders next to an elementary school when some of these disorders are sexual, some are violent. " Here's the link to that article: http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c5903220/20651301.html , be sure to mention that most Alzheimer's facilities are locked 24/7. Hopefully they will publish your letter. My guess is there will be lots of letters like yours. ---- in Madison, WI (USA) > Sandie & Debbie C., I don't know if you get the Des Moines Register, > but there was an article in this mornings newspaper about a > neighborhood in W. Des Moines that did not want Grub to build an > Alzheimer facility in their neighborhood because it would be right by > a school and they feared for their children. A lady who of all > things is a nurse stated that they couldn't wait for something to > happen to one of their children, by then it would be to late, like > our loved ones with deminta hurt children. I am so mad, I've decided > to write a letter to the editor of the paper and this may be our > first chance at starting to educate people. I couldn't believe it. > The ignorance of people is unbelievable!!! When I get done with my > letter to the editor, I will share it with all of you. > > C. > Adel, IA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 No, I don't get the Des Moines Register, but will stop and buy one today. Thanks for the heads up! Stay warm, and keep your feet out of the snow. Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Sandie, The Des Moines paper is available online. No need to spend $ on it if you don't have to! I just read it a little while ago. I think it's DesMoinesRegister.com. Martha / NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Martha (NC) I bought the paper anyway. Gives me something to do while waiting in line for my youngest son at the school. I have to get there 30 minutes just to get a parking spot. Now there is something else that could be re-thought and changed...also, I talked to my contact, Jim, in LaCrosse, this morning, just went to the mailbox, and WOW, information from LaCrosse. He must have driven it to me;-) Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Sandi, Check with your La Cross Facility and see if they have a web-cam that we could use, then all who cannot make it can see us on the web. Debbie C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Yes, I saw it both in the paper and on the news yesterday. I have not had time to get my dander up yet so much going on here. Do you know if there is an e mail address for letters to the editor? Debbie C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Debbie, Here's where you go to submit the letter: http://desmoinesregister.com/help/letter.html ---- in Madison, WI (USA) > Yes, I saw it both in the paper and on the news yesterday. I have not > had time to get my dander up yet so much going on here. Do you know if there > is an e mail address for letters to the editor? > > Debbie C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Can someone post a url to the original news article? diegs42 wrote: > Debbie, > > Here's where you go to submit the letter: > > http://desmoinesregister.com/help/letter.html > > ---- in Madison, WI (USA) > > > > >>Yes, I saw it both in the paper and on the news yesterday. I > > have not > >>had time to get my dander up yet so much going on here. Do you know > > if there > >>is an e mail address for letters to the editor? >> >>Debbie C. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 , Here is the original article again: http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c5903220/20651301.html > > > >>Yes, I saw it both in the paper and on the news yesterday. I > > > > have not > > > >>had time to get my dander up yet so much going on here. Do you know > > > > if there > > > >>is an e mail address for letters to the editor? > >> > >>Debbie C. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Thanks for the link to the article. There is a link to Letters to the Editor so I jotted something down. I doubt they will print it but it made me feel better. Here's what I wrote. In a recent article " a group of West Des Moines neighbors fearing for children's safety has mobilized to block construction of an Alzheimer's care facility across the street from an elementary school. " At first the attitude of these protestors angered me, but after thinking about it, now I just feel sorry for them. How sad to think their own children are watching their actions. Actions based on fears stemming from misinformation. Putting aside the injustice to those wanting a peaceful place to care for dementia patients, what about the protestors teaching their children that people with dementia diseases are people to fear, people to hide away from children. How absurd! How sad. If any of those protestors, or their loved ones, are diagnosed with Alzheimer's (AD), Lewy Body Disease (LBD), or any of the other forty or so dementia diseases, how will those children treat them if they have been exposed to such prejudice as children. YOUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING YOU. What goes around, comes around. I am assuming this will be a locked facility for the protection of the patients. If this facility is managed similar to others I have visited, a patient is NEVER outside the facility without a caregiver. There is nothing to fear! Jan Childress Sacramento, CA (Caregiving in our home for my 84 year old father with LBD.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Jan Thank you for the support across the miles. I appreciate your letter, and 's letter. I don't even know where to begin with my words, to put them in letter form. If any of these " fearful " people had any knowledge of an Alzheimer's Unit in Des Moines (or West Des Moines) they would know it is required by state law to have a privacy fence (with specific dimensions) surrounding the perimeters of the unit. The front of the facility will be open, but locked, and any other doors, including patios are surrounded with a privacy fence. Ignorance baffles me...appears to me that these people should do a little more research before they open their mouths. Sandie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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