CIL will not lose your benefits. in fact, they will helkp you gain access
to your own ssi checks again. Everybody messes up their finances once in a
while.  tell your cil person to keep your confidentiality.

Tamar Mag Raine
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

IM: tamarmag48
Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities


> [Original Message]
> From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/6/2004 5:42:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Your summer
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> Mag,
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> my parents want to know everything that is going on.  They say they will
> call CIL to see what's going on.  They are afraid I will lose all of my
> benefits that I am currently receiving and that I will screw up again.
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> Kathy Jo Pink
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> AOL IM ScreenName:  kjptde
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Tamar Raine
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 9:51 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Your summer
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> Kathy Jo,
>
> if you do a web search on Olmstead you will find out about it. the CIL
will
> / should tell you and your parents about it.
> as to your parents wanting to cancel YOUR meeting, do not let them. you
> need to grow and learn from your mistakes just like the rest of us. Good
> luck!
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> > Well as I said, you'll have to work for it.  If you really, really want
> this,
> > go ahead and do the meeting.  You're of age, and your parents can't stop
> you
> > - I believe the county (or state, or whatever level of agency you're
> working
> > with) has to come to your home or help you get to the meeting.
> >
> > There are group homes that provide the level of care you need and the
> > assistance to live independently of your parents.  The Independent
Living
> > Agency should help you with that.
> >
> > I myself don't need assistance in day-to-day living and I do drive my
own
> car,
> > so I don't have problems getting around town.  But I do have to pay
> someone
> > to come in and clean up the place - although to be truthful, I'd
probably
> do
> > that even if I weren't disabled as I'm the worst Messer!
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> > As for your mistake, if you can show Social Services you have matured
and
> can
> > handle frustration in a mature way, perhaps they will take you off the
> > 'blacklist'.
> >
> > Kat
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> > On Sunday 05 September 2004 3:11 pm, Kathy Pink wrote:
> > > Okay, Here I go, (getting on my soapbox) (ha ha ha!'
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> > > The reason I say that is because I felt like nobody was supporting me
> > > around this until last week (besides you guys.)
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> > > I need 24-Hour Care says my state that I live in.  I have a good
friend
> > > that took to be a social worker (is now retired) (she wasn't my social
> > > worker) she said I worked and worked  on another case trying to find
> > > 24-hour Care. She couldn't do it and I don't know what happened.
> > >
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> > > About four years ago, I made a HUGE & BIG mistake, I wasn't feeling
good
> > > that day.  My person who was working that day wanted and took me for a
> > > ride. I grabbed the steering wheel and tried to cause an accident .
> Now,
> > > the people can't transport me who work here just because of that and
> its on
> > > my records .  The only reason I mention this is what am I going to do
> about
> > > transportation?  I'm a Catholic and I like to go to church every
> weekend .
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> > > When I am away from home, I have problems going to the bathroom.
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> > > I have a big meeting set up for this Thursday with my social worker
and
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> > > independent living specialist .  This morning, my parents wanted to
> call it
> > > off. my Independent Living Specialist wants to open a file on me.  I
> agreed
> > > to that on Friday.
> > >
> > > Kathy Jo Pink
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> > > AOL IM ScreenName:  kjptde
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kat
> > > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 1:29 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Your summer
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> > > Why do you say that, Kathy Jo?  You shouldn't give up.  True
> independence
> > > is never gotten easily, not even for A-B people.  It's arrived at by
> hard
> > > work and maturity.  You can't get there in one day or even one summer.
> > >
> > > Kat
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Sep 3, 2004 1:59 PM
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Subject: Re: Your summer
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> > > Thanks Gary--I feel I am going to lose this battle.  KJ