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To all you super and supportive people out there THank you for your show of support, and for your calls to Tom Davis etc. The court hearing went much as I expected - My lawyer is court appointed i.e. legal aid - or at least his firm was - he is the third one from the firm to represent me since this whole thing started,and they all three have shown great concern for my cause - anyway, my lawyer spoke to the county (foster care dept.) lawyer, and they agreed that the two girls would continue as they are right now, each in a group home. BUT, my lawyer is very unhappy about the wording as regards my future competency as a fit parent for them to return to me at the end of the year (which would be around JUne to Sept next year) and he indicated this, and also made sure that the intention was that they return to MY HOME and not some foster family, as had been suggested earlier. So I guess things are slightly better. So then all that was left to do was to go into the court, and get the judge to sign off on the agreement and set a date for the next hearing - May 9th. I had rather more success in the evening, at the Virginia Legislature Reception hosted by the Jewish Community Center. THere were several members of the Va State Legislature present who each gave a rundown of what they were hoping to achieve during their term of office. One of them, Senator Jane Woods, gave an impassioned speech about the need for more investment in care for the elderly - nursing homes, assisted living and in particularly in home care. I tackled her on the need for the same care for the not so old, e.g. Young Onset Parkinson - she loved the term YOPPER - she conceded the need, and in fact insisted that it was already part of her plan, under the heading of assistance to the disabled. ANd she also said "take this up with Tom Davis's office; he is the one who is most concerned with this, and he could help you more than anyone" So I guess it was a very good thing we - or you, I should say - contacted him yesterday, and I shall certainly follow it up. So, I extend to you all my most heartfelt gratitude, and in particular to Ivan, who set you all in motion. Thanks guys, it was the warmest show of caring and affection I have experienced inm al long time, and I really appreciated it! Hilary Blue