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In a message dated 1998/10/30 10:35:55, you write: << However, The joke didn't seem (to me) that "Ethel" considered herself being deliberately treated with cruelty. >> hi sharon i guess the grey area here for me is my belief is that "ethel" is automatically a victim due to "her" cognitive mental state and "her" institutionalised situation i'm afraid that for me at least it reminds me all too sharply of grim reality as reported recently in ontario and elsewhere i'm sure other than that aspect, and in response to your 'lighten up' call, here is a Gem from George to prove that i can enjoy "wheelie" jokes with the best of them [sorry, but, thanks, george] janet =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D to set the scene: george had been declaring the joys of parkies walking backwards and lena had responded with revelations about her mother: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Date: 20/02/97 04:47 From: Lena Holmes Subj: Re: About models, facts and strange PD phenomena - Walking Backwards =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ...George &=A0Ida, my mother is in a wheelchair. The nursing home in which she lives has a hall walking program after lunch, in which she sometimes participates. She does so by propelling her chair BACKWARDS down the hall. Is this a co-incidence? OR meaningful?.... =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Date: 20/02/97 19:56 From:=A0George Lussier Subject: LENA HOLMES AND HER CHEATING, FUN-LOVING MOM... CO-INCIDENCE? MEANINGFULL? A CLASSIC TALE OF HOW TO SURVIVE IN YOUR NURSING HOME. WATCH IT, HERE SHE COMES BACKWARDS!! WEEEEEEE! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D DEAR LENA, Let me say at the very beginning that I think your mom is a cheat and.. WATCH IT! HERE SHE COMES AGAIN. WEEEEEEEEEEEE! and should lose her license to drive her wheelchair until she has passed both the WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! GOSH, THAT WAS CLOSE!! the written and the on-the-road..er on-the-hallway test, She should be ashamed= of herself for using a wheelchair in a walking program; yes you said a walking program. IT"S TOO QUIET OUT THERE. SHE'S UP TO NO GOOD. WATCH IT!! THERE ARE TWO OF THEM THIS TIME Wheelie 1..WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! =A0wheelie #2 =A0yipeeeeeeeeeeeee! See what I mean Lena, she is terrorizing the other residents. Well, Gerrge.THATS GEORGE!! =A0ok, g e o r g e, I just wanted to say that mom is having such a wonderful time... ......DOWN THE HALL, IN THE DARKENED DAY ROOM, OUT OF SIGHT OF THE STAFF, LENA AND GEORGE; A PLAN IS BEING DEVELOPED. LENA'S MOM APPEARS TO BE THE RING-LEADER AND SHE IS DEPLOYING THE 25-30 WHEELIES TO THEIR ASSIGNED BATTLE STATIONS WITH THE PRIME SITES TO BE SECURED BEING THE KITCHEN AND THE NURSES STATION [NO PROBLEM THERE...NEVER ANY ONE IN THERE ANYWAY] Co-incidence? I don't think so. It seems to me that nursing homes are failing in their jobs and until they receive a passing grade from residents revolts like the one detailed above will continue to rock the nursing home industry...... =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D janet paterson - 51 now / 41 dx / 37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]