Jeremy, glad to hear you're taking control of your life.

Mag

Tamar Magenta Raine
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Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities


> [Original Message]
> From: Jeremy Persen <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/29/2004 7:11:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Dealing with personal care attendants (long)
>
> Hi Mag,
>
> Thank you for that advice.  I told the carer that her extra offers were
stepping over the
> boundaries of what I felt comfortable with and she seemed okay with that.
I emailed the agency
> that provides my carers and said that I wanted this particular carer
replaced.  I will just have to
> play nicely until they find someone new.
> Cheers,
>
> Jeremy
>
> On 26 Feb 2004 at 11:12, Tamar Raine wrote about Re: Dealing with
personal care atte:
>
> > Jeremy,
> > First of all, don't let her in your house to do the extra bits. Tell her
> > you will let her go next time she calls you love or dear. Sometimes when
> > one of my helpers is being motherly, I'll say something like "YES
MOTHER"
> > to drive home the point.  I think you'd do best to hire somebody else,
> > closer to your own age.
> >
> > Mag
> >
> > Tamar Magenta Raine
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> >
> > Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with disabilities
>
>
>
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> Jeremy Persen, Nelson, New Zealand
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