Thanks , Anthony.  That's good to know.  Kathy





--- Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Actually, I have been on a lot of waiting lists
> for different stuff, and I
> haven't ever stopped searching for other
> opportunities while being on that
> one waiting list.  If a better opportunity
> comes up while I'm waiting for
> that one thing, I can simply take my name off
> of that one list, businesses
> don't care if you do that, it actually tells
> them that there are other
> businesses out there who also offer that
> similar product or service.
> However if your name comes up before other
> opportunities come up, I would
> accept the appointment because chances are
> there are no other better
> opportunities out there because nothing has
> came up while you were waiting.
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Salkin Kathleen
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:43 PM
>   Subject: Re: More Woes
>
>
>   OK I think Anthony's point about getting on
> the waiting list and trying it
>   for a few months is a better one than what I
> was saying (or trying to).
>
>   I quote: " I don't know if I would like it
> permanently.  If I moved there
>   permanently , there is no turning back , then
> I will be forced in to an
>   institution."  So that's why I said
> Cornerstone might not be the best
>   option.  However, if you do it as a trial
> basis and not a permanent one,
>   you're not stuck there.  Unless they make you
> sign a contract to the
>   contrary?  In that case, no, don't go there.
> However, I cannot imagine
> you
>   would be so tied down you couldn't leave.
>
>   I said, "OK Cornerstone may not be the best
> way to go, but surely there
> are
>   other options, maybe not in your town but in
> your state."
>
>   You need to be talking to your case worker
> about all of this.  I certainly
>   would hope she'd be doing her best to work
> with you and your preferences.
>   If not ask for another case worker to be
> assigned to you.  A good case
>   worker would be working with you, not against
> you, and she would be
> helping
>   you do research on this stuff.
>
>   And as Mag and I have said, if your area or
> town is so poor in resources
> for
>   the disabled, maybe you should be considering
> moving elsewhere in the
> state,
>   nearer a larger city.
>
>           Kat


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