tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post1738129664517163262..comments2024-03-16T16:44:18.220-07:00Comments on Bad Cripple: The Disability Experiencewilliam Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-59208231431866562462015-12-01T14:26:02.690-08:002015-12-01T14:26:02.690-08:00I am also a cripple and I agree with you 100%. Som...I am also a cripple and I agree with you 100%. Sometimes it's easier to Just laugh at yourself first and preempt the sympathy. Kathylapanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055854657800598332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-81511535920661642162015-11-30T10:44:21.919-08:002015-11-30T10:44:21.919-08:00You are a very able person.You are a very able person.Joanne Mitchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17884471550810543798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-62194467104650779942015-11-28T15:58:01.829-08:002015-11-28T15:58:01.829-08:00Rob, Interesting question r.e. socialized health c...Rob, Interesting question r.e. socialized health care. Years ago I would have said yes, the NHS does a significantly better job. But now the NHS support services have been cut to the bone with disregard to people who desperately need social supports. As for safe guards, I think discharge planners are powerless people who serve the interests of the institution and not the patient. This must change. Physicians and discharge planners need far more power to say no. This plan will not work. I will not sign off on the orders. Perhaps independent living centers could be consulted and get people hooked into the disability community. I have seen this work for refugees to a degree. The main issue is to undermine isolation and find like minded people who can offer support needed. <br />william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556371561007953336.post-82378422047957104582015-11-28T15:13:40.006-08:002015-11-28T15:13:40.006-08:00Interesting and provocative points. Would you thin...Interesting and provocative points. Would you think that a more socialised health care system, such as the NHS, offered better safeguards? Are there any safeguards that you would deem appropriate?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940797179783643398noreply@blogger.com