Hi Everyone,



Sorry, Joy, I don't know what to tell you, but, I have someattendant
woes of my own right now.  All my attendants are leaving.  (I have an
agency that hires, pays, and fires all of my attendants for me.)
Yesterday I e-mailed thesupervisor of all my attendants and asks what
was going on in my case.  She counseled me she has a mom of a previous
attendant of mine.  This attendant I fired because she refused to give
me drinks when I asked.  I e-mailed the supervisor back today and said
I really have STRONG feelings about Diane Hanke if she is Heather's
Mom.  I know I haven't met Diane Hanke and I know you said that they are
two different people.  But...      I suppose I could meet Diane (without
signing any papers) and see how that goes.  If that goes okay, I will
try her only once a week to start out with. . .











Joy Welan wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>Even though my situation is different than Kathy Jo's, the recent
>discussion has reminded me what a great resource for information this
>list can be.  Just as a reminder, I have spastic diplegia CP that
>almost exclusively affects my legs, and use a power wheelchair for
>mobility.  I just finished up my undergrad degree, and am about to
>start law school.  I live in Washington, DC.
>
>My needs are very minimal (a little over an hour a day of assistance),
>but what I do need is critical.  It breaks down to about half an hour
>in the morning for transferring and dressing, about fifteen minutes in
>the afternoon for some other personal care tasks or household chores,
>and about half an hour at night for undressing, showering, and
>transferring.
>
>Until this point, I have been successful at finding assistants through
>school and community newspapers.  My parents take care of my needs
>when I'm home for weekends or vacations.  I've lived in my own
>apartment throughout college, and planned to do the same in law
>school.  However, I still haven't been able to hire anyone for the
>fall semester, and I'm getting nervous.  I don't want to live at home,
>since I feel like that would be a huge step backward in terms of
>independence, and would also be really inconvenient in terms of
>commuting.  Also, as my parents get older, I'm realizing that I need a
>better solution.
>
>Does anyone have ideas about ways that I may be able to find
>assistants?  I've never worked with agencies or government
>organizations before, but I'm not too proud to start if necessary.  I
>just don't know where to begin.
>
>Thanks for your help!
>
>~Joy~
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