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December 12, 2008 |Permalink |Comments (2)
Parens Patriae and Surplus Safety
Once upon a time.in a deep, dark suburb, there was a home for
Elders
called the Earhart Green House. Living among the Elders was a
woman named
Amelia, who was 100 years old, had lived at Earhart for many
years, and
had been a riveter in an airplane factory during WWI. Amelia had
long
dreamed of taking to the air. Then one day, while cruising the
web, she
came upon a YouTube video clip of a younger woman who had sky
dived for
charity. Amelia know is her heart that this was her destiny
before earning
her ultimate wings. Being under the care of the state, she
e-mailed her
Guardian, Ms. Helen No, asking her about the possibility of
skydiving.
Here is how the conversation went:
" You can't be serious - do I need to refer to Dr. Rashid for
neuron psych
referral? I am concerned about your safety, plus how would we
pay this?"
Amelia responds saying, " I feel that I can make this decision
and would
like your support. Also, I have asked John, our Activity
Director, about
this. John told me that his sister, Jess Jecan, who owns a sky
diving
school in the area, and she said she has been looking for an
opportunity
to demonstrate how safe the sport is by offering a free class in
diving to
an Elder. Plus, we could use it as a fundraiser to close the gap
in our
budget due to the recent market collapse."
So, it came to pass that Amelia took to the air with Jess, where
they flew
the friendly skies and had a safe landing. Helen, for her part,
came to
see that Amelia and Elder like her, want to grow and experience
life and
that even with the known limitation imposed by the state (Parens
Patrea),
that creative solutions are possible.
See Amelia's inspiration.
Comments ( 2)
This is a great way to look at elders as human beings. This lady is doing and being at the same time in my opinion. As discussed in class the interviewed should be a guest speaker on how to look at, talk to and treat elders.
Joe, Donna, Donna, Shelia and Lisa
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Kate