tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439212863213673377.post5382902121816948173..comments2023-09-09T07:57:21.967-07:00Comments on How to be an Inspiration: Ask And It Shall Be Given Unto YouAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01217547485242037222noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439212863213673377.post-90976899782984659272009-03-28T21:15:00.000-07:002009-03-28T21:15:00.000-07:00It took a meeting much like this one for me to go ...It took a meeting much like this one for me to go to college on my own (for the most part).Blakehttp://ihatestairs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439212863213673377.post-6971955831003133772009-03-06T14:11:00.000-08:002009-03-06T14:11:00.000-08:00Well, I still can't believe you don't have live in...Well, I still can't believe you don't have live in care. I know, you don't have the space and maybe you don't want it anyway, even though it ends up being surprisingly cost effective as well as flexible.<BR/><BR/>On the space issue - that's another care need - should have got housing in on the act too! I suggested to my social worker and OT that maybe I should rent a studio flat on the same estate I live on for my PAs. They couldn't even contemplate such a "ridiculous" idea, even though it is a model used in some places, and makes perfect sense to me.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the whole thing. With a bit of sense you can get back to being a husband and a dad, instead of a patient.ameenabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735354764036090068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439212863213673377.post-13398215936350125072009-03-06T13:52:00.000-08:002009-03-06T13:52:00.000-08:00I've read your blog from day one... coming here fr...I've read your blog from day one... coming here from Polly's blog on Realbuzz where I was a newbie runner inspired by FLM 2008<BR/><BR/>Anyway I digress... what a fantastic model of HOW care arrangments SHOULD be made... all the necessary people in the room at the same time. It makes PERFECT sense. Hope it works.<BR/><BR/>Keep writing - love the blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439212863213673377.post-19819547499064944552009-03-06T13:47:00.000-08:002009-03-06T13:47:00.000-08:00We have had similar experiences when dealing with ...We have had similar experiences when dealing with the school district et al for Autism services. You make a LOT more progress when all the relevant people are in a room, face-to-face, than if you are trying to co-ordinate them all with one phone line and a notepad. <BR/><BR/>For one thing, they can't push off on each other when all are right there. For another, it is much easier to say "no" on the phone than in person. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad it worked out well, and I hope they follow through. It might help to have a letter sent out, outlining all that had been agreed in the meeting.One Sick Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744571221745247997noreply@blogger.com