tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28781231710282475162024-02-20T17:05:06.376-08:00Kel&MigsProud mother of a fantastic boy, who happens to be blind and Autistic.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-25977212579360844762012-10-26T09:32:00.001-07:002012-10-26T09:32:09.916-07:00Running for a cause!!!This year I did my first marathon and I ran for OAR, the Organization for Autism Research, and I will be running the half marathon this January for OAR again!!!<br />
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There have been 4 genetic tests that have been beneficial in identifying Autism and there is a new DNA sequencing test that has not been approved by insurance companies, yet due to cost. However, it maps 80,000 genes to better identify genetic issues and possibly open up more study about Autism. Miguel has been tested for the 4 Autism identifiers and he has come up negative. My boy is still a mystery....no surprise there. Nonetheless, he growing tall and he is healthy, so I won't complain.<br />
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Please feel free to support this ongoing cause and donate as you feel fit. Thanks a bunch!<br />
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Kel and MigsKel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-57063935494054380712011-10-21T21:09:00.000-07:002011-10-21T21:14:27.190-07:00Walk for Autism in Houston!!!<a href="http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=465563&lis=0&kntae465563=DA78BFEEFF4E48178D3400E1C72FA33D&supId=328344002">http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=465563&lis=0&kntae465563=DA78BFEEFF4E48178D3400E1C72FA33D&supId=328344002</a><br /><br />I'm always trying to find ways to continue to fight the good fight, despite our circumstances. Please feel free to support!! Thanks!!Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-54039685351243915042009-11-03T09:39:00.000-08:002009-11-03T10:03:01.015-08:00I Pledge Allegiance<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzT7YZLkdDZI1V5-oGqp_lz3kMFVwAJtDoygxD-ihU001ShQx5RiGMuBYQoFPU-DFq7oZFWTDfmbvwM1ezipw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-61936955480369088042009-03-12T21:02:00.000-07:002009-03-12T21:08:34.400-07:00Disgusting. Abuse in Corpus Christi State School<a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/031209dnmetstateschoolabuse.4ab86d9.html">http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/031209dnmetstateschoolabuse.4ab86d9.html</a>
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<br />Arrests under way in 'fight club' scandal at Corpus Christi State School
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<br />04:43 PM CDT on Thursday, March 12, 2009
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<br />By EMILY RAMSHAW / The Dallas Morning News <a href="mailto:eramshaw@dallasnews.com">eramshaw@dallasnews.com</a>
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<br />AUSTIN – Six employees of the Corpus Christi State School have been charged in connection with the facility’s “fight club” scandal, and warrants have been issued for their arrest, authorities say.
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<br />One has been arrested; three others have notified police they will surrender today.
<br />Five of the suspects – Timothy Dixon, 30; Jesse Salazar, 25; Guadalupe Delarosa, 21; Vince Johnson, 21; and Dangelo Riley, 22 – are charged with injury to a disabled person, a third-degree felony. Their bail has been set at $30,000. A sixth suspect, 21-year-old Stephanie Garza, is charged with a state jail felony for allegedly failing to intervene in the fight clubs. Her bail is set at $15,000.
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<br />Arrest warrants obtained by The Dallas Morning News allege that the employees charged with injury to a disabled person participated in encouraging, filming or narrating the fights – which were documented in dozens of still images and 20 movies taken over six months in 2008. Riley is allegedly seen kicking a resident during a fight, while Delarosa and Dixon are accused of doing much of the filming and narration. Four of the videos show residents sustaining injuries.
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<br />All are Corpus Christi natives, but one is out of state, Lt. Isaac Valencia said.
<br />The news comes the day after Texas’ federally mandated abuse watchdog group reported similar cases of provoked fights at two other institutions.
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<br />Beth Mitchell, senior managing attorney with Advocacy Inc., said employees at both the Mexia and San Angelo state schools have provoked physical altercations between residents in the last six months — “creating a climate where abuse is acceptable, and in these cases encouraged.”
<br />While the cases are serious, Mitchell said, they do not appear to be as orchestrated as the late-night "fight club" ring uncovered at the Corpus Christi facility.
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<br />Also, a Dallas Morning News review of employee misconduct at Texas' 13 state institutions for people with disabilities shows that at least five state school employees have been fired, suspended or demoted for instigating or allowing fights between residents since 2006.
<br />Officials with the Department of Aging and Disability Services, who on Tuesday made surprise overnight visits to every dorm in every state school, say they have no evidence of highly organized fighting rings at other facilities. Since news of the Corpus Christi fights surfaced, they have suspended admissions to that state school and have begun installing video cameras, hiring security guards and adding overnight supervisors at all facilities.
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<br />"We have a 24-7 duty to protect some of the most vulnerable citizens of this state, and I want staff to know that the expectations at 2 a.m. are no different from the expectations at 2 p.m.," said agency commissioner Addie Horn. "If a worker sees something happen, knows something happened or hears a rumor that something happened, they are expected to report that immediately."
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<br />Corpus Christi police, who uncovered the fight club by pulling nearly 20 video clips off of a discarded cellphone, said that the abuse appears to have happened repeatedly during 2008 and once as recently as January. Of the 11 current and former employees they've identified in the images, Lt. Isaac Valencia said, roughly five will probably be arrested late this week or early next week.
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<br />"When you can attack the weakest link in your community – it's just disturbing," he said. "Rest assured, we're very effective in our efforts to apprehend people."
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<br />In the Corpus Christi case, employees are thought to have orchestrated the fights, bringing residents into the common areas of dorms, provoking them physically and verbally, then raising the hands of the "winner" in victory. All residents have been evaluated by caseworkers, and none were seriously injured.
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<br />In the cases uncovered by Advocacy Inc., the independent organization that the federal government pays to monitor abuse and neglect in state facilities, staff generally encouraged one resident to beat another up, or refused to intervene when several residents ganged up on another.
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<br />"This is not an isolated problem," Mitchell said. "This type of scenario – with staff egging on client-to-client abuse – is occurring at other state schools."
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<br />The Corpus Christi news, first reported by The News, comes as lawmakers debate how to reform the state schools, which have been criticized by the U.S. Department of Justice for systemic abuse, neglect and other civil rights violations.
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<br />"The state schools have been systematically starved of resources," said Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso. "What we have now is so little supervision that staff are pitting residents against one another like human cockfights."
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<br />The House Human Services Committee will tackle a bill today to protect state school residents from mistreatment. It calls an ombudsman to oversee abuse and neglect investigations and would require surveillance cameras, employee fingerprinting and random drug tests. The Senate approved a version of the bill Monday.
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<br />Advocates for the disabled, who support separate legislation to start closing some state schools, will be at the Capitol today and say they won't endorse the safety bill unless it includes a minimum six-month moratorium on admissions to all Texas state schools. The groups want the schools to prove they can go that long without an abuse or neglect case before they can add new residents.
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<br />Meanwhile, the Corpus Christi allegations prompted Gov. Rick Perry's office to implement elements of the safety bill before its passage.
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<br />Perry chief of staff Jay Kimbrough, who traveled to Corpus Christi immediately after the news broke, said that he was sickened by the fight club video and that there was no time to waste securing the state schools. He said the big hole appears to be "in the wee hours of the night," where devious employees can organize fights in dimly lighted common areas.
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<br />Conditions "are not yet to the level the people of Texas demand," Kimbrough said. "It's been disgusting, aggravating, sad. ... We're going to get cameras in. And we're going to throw the book at these people."
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<br />Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-9086853427702754402009-02-17T11:20:00.001-08:002009-02-17T11:30:58.762-08:00Houston Chronicle, 2/10/09Miguel made the front page of the Houston Chronicle. Apparently, this newspaper is disseminated to a more educated population than that of the San Antonio Express....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/moms/6255177.html">http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/moms/6255177.html</a><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />A young boy’s brush with death<br />Ordeal at state school may resonate with lawmakers' debate<br />By JANET ELLIOTT Austin Bureau<br />Feb. 9, 2009, 10:38PM<br /><br />CLOSER LOOK AT STATE SCHOOLS<br />• 4,700: Number of state school residents<br />• 159: Number of children under age 18<br />• 574: Confirmed abuse/neglect cases in a one-year period<br />• 800: Employees fired or suspended since 2004<br />• $125,507: State cost per resident</div><div align="left"><br />AUSTIN — Less than a week after entering the Lufkin State School for the mentally disabled, 10-year-old Miguel Favela was in an ambulance speeding toward Houston, near death from an overdose of insulin given to him by the medical staff.</div><div align="left"><br />Miguel survived. But his life-threatening ordeal — like others — will resonate in the Legislature as lawmakers contend with fixing, or even closing state schools, home to thousands of developmentally disabled adults and children.</div><div align="left"><br />Most critical is putting a stop to the abuse and neglect pervasive in some schools. The Department of Family and Protective Services, which investigates complaints, confirmed 574 instances of abuse and neglect in just one 12-month period between September 2007 and August of last year, records show.</div><div align="left"><br />Gov. Rick Perry has declared improving the schools a state emergency. The possibilities range from shutting schools to improving employee pay to installing more surveillance cameras.<br />In Miguel’s case, an internal investigation in June by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, which runs the Lufkin school, found neglect on the part of the medical staff that ordered and administered the insulin.</div><div align="left"><br />A doctor was cited for ordering insulin without reviewing Miguel’s admission records or checking with his mother. And a nurse misunderstood the doctor’s verbal order and gave Miguel an insulin dose that was more than three times what had been intended.</div><div align="left"><br />Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, whose office also investigated Miguel’s case, said he found a disturbing lack of oversight by DADS officials over the facilities they run in far-flung corners of the state. The doctor, he noted, was cleared to come back to work after his peers concluded the physician had made an honest mistake. “That’s insane,” said Hochberg. “To the extent that the state operates facilities, I think the state absolutely has an obligation to make sure that the care is up to standard.”</div><div align="left"><br />In December, a U.S. Justice Department investigation found deadly lapses in health care and systemic civil rights abuses of the roughly 4,700 residents who lived in the state-school system. That, combined with the fact that 800 state school employees have been suspended or fired for abusing residents in Texas state schools since 2004, has forced state officials and lawmakers to make improvements a priority.</div><div align="left"><br />Care is also expensive: The state pays for each resident at a cost of $125,507 a year<br />Other legislation under consideration includes conducting random drug testing on staff members, moving many residents to community homes and creating an ombudsman to deal with family members worried about care.</div><div align="left"><br />Miguel’s case also will revive the discussion over whether children should be housed in large facilities. Advocates say state schools are not appropriate settings for children, but a rising number have been placed there due to lack of community programs for behavior therapy.<br />More than 300 state school residents are age 21 or under, and 159 are younger than 18.<br />Now 11, Miguel lives at the Brenham State School.</div><div align="left"><br />For his mother, Kelly Favela, her son’s ordeal at Lufkin was consuming — it was tough enough to decide to place her son in one of 13 large state-run residential facilities that mainly serve adults.<br />Favela, a 31-year-old Houston resident and divorced mom, had fought, with the help of Hochberg, to get Miguel into the school because his violent outbursts became too much to handle.</div><div align="left"><br />A hospital social worker, she faults the doctor for not attending a treatment meeting when Miguel was admitted. </div><div align="left"><br />DADS declined to comment on the case.<br /><a href="mailto:janet.elliott@chron.com" s_oc="null">janet.elliott@chron.com</a> </div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-37982037982541202692009-02-09T14:09:00.000-08:002009-02-09T14:12:01.339-08:00Miguel on the front page of the San Antonio Express<a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/Boys_story_puts_focus_on_state_school_woes.html">http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/Boys_story_puts_focus_on_state_school_woes.html</a><br /><br /><br />Web Posted: 02/09/2009 12:00 CST<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Boy's story puts focus on school woes</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/email_us?contentID=39295747" target="_blank">By Janet Elliot</a>- Houston Chronicle<br />AUSTIN — Less than a week after entering the Lufkin State School for those having mental disabilities, 10-year-old Miguel Favela was in an ambulance speeding toward Houston, near death from an overdose of insulin given to him by the medical staff.<br />Miguel survived. But the boy's harrowing story — like many others — will resonate in the Legislature as lawmakers try to decide what to do about Texas' state schools, including whether to keep them open at all.<br />An internal investigation by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, which runs the Lufkin school, found neglect on the part of the medical staff that ordered and administered the insulin. A doctor was cited for ordering insulin without reviewing Miguel's admission records or checking with his mother.<br />And a nurse misunderstood the doctor's oral order and gave Miguel an insulin dose that was more than three times what had been intended.<br />Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, whose office has investigated Miguel's case, said he found a disturbing lack of oversight by DADS officials in Austin over the facilities they run in far-flung corners of the state. For example, he said, the doctor was cleared to come back to work after his peers at the state school concluded he had made an honest mistake.<br />“That's insane,” Hochberg said. “To the extent that the state operates facilities, I think the state absolutely has an obligation to make sure that the care is up to standard.”<br />A Justice Department investigation in December found deadly lapses in health care and systemic civil rights abuses of the nearly 5,000 residents who live in the state-school system.<br />Eight hundred state school employees have been suspended or fired for abusing residents in Texas state schools since 2004, and there were 450 confirmed incidents of abuse or neglect in one 12-month period.<br />Gov. Rick Perry last week declared improving the state schools an emergency; options range from closing one or more of the facilities to improving employee pay and hiring an independent ombudsman for residents and their families.<br />After a week in the hospital, Miguel recovered. Now 11, he lives at the Brenham State School.<br />For his mother, Kelly Favela, the ordeal was consuming: Like thousands of other parents faced with having to work and to care for their mentally disabled children, Favela, a divorced mom, made the difficult decision to place her son in one of the 13 large state-run residential facilities that mainly serve adults.<br />Favela, a 31-year-old Houston resident, had fought, with the help of her state representative, to get Miguel into a residential facility after his violent outbursts became too much, even for a former Marine such as herself, to handle.<br />“It became so intense at home. No one could understand how bad it was,” she said.<br />But the place where she hoped her visually impaired and autistic son would get the intensive supervision and behavior therapy he needed almost killed him.<br />The doctor who ordered the insulin injections mistakenly believed that Miguel had diabetes mellitus, or “sugar” diabetes. But he suffers from diabetes insipidus, an inability to process fluids that is unrelated to the more common type of diabetes that involves a person's inability to process food.<br />Favela, a hospital social worker, faults the doctor for not attending a treatment meeting when Miguel was admitted. She said she described in detail the health issues and medication needs for her son, who was born with a genetically deficient pituitary.<br />Miguel also wears a bracelet that gives information about his diabetes insipidus.<br />DADS declined to comment on the case.<br />Miguel's case will revive the discussion over whether children should be housed in large facilities. Advocates say state schools are not appropriate settings for children, but a rising number have been placed there because of a lack of community programs for behavior therapy.<br />Favela says Miguel can go from being happy and playful to screaming and throwing chairs.<br />“It's a tragedy to see him so good and happy at times and not be able to bring him home,” she said. “I'm in such a torn position.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Find this article at: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/Boys_story_puts_focus_on_state_school_woes.htmlKel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-89695256768262127582009-02-04T12:08:00.001-08:002009-02-04T12:09:26.358-08:00Handsome guy....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciVPtdBtzeYiVukL6ddL12OtP2pibj6vEGw3BXs9NqzBfHGt-dn5S2f9r6NiTtYG4Z9_L4tQnATYVTpMIjMda8AEo_8GpqdU2JN_Qyu0jl1tniV-SH1LK0arTBRqVCVkqSEYEPCMZ2sM/s1600-h/IMG_0004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299036776919085410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciVPtdBtzeYiVukL6ddL12OtP2pibj6vEGw3BXs9NqzBfHGt-dn5S2f9r6NiTtYG4Z9_L4tQnATYVTpMIjMda8AEo_8GpqdU2JN_Qyu0jl1tniV-SH1LK0arTBRqVCVkqSEYEPCMZ2sM/s400/IMG_0004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU9dDDJESc145suQVduiNzkdgsZi0BMM1q-fvL-Of6IqhmbqmnheVZdFuGDlyp8lRnJkmlhCxO7nm6HRLLn0fGe2rGr2T2klBbNhlMs2LWZp0Yj2MECQPxu7TGKIf0iCf1HaOf7ExN6w/s1600-h/IMG_0005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299036772788079410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU9dDDJESc145suQVduiNzkdgsZi0BMM1q-fvL-Of6IqhmbqmnheVZdFuGDlyp8lRnJkmlhCxO7nm6HRLLn0fGe2rGr2T2klBbNhlMs2LWZp0Yj2MECQPxu7TGKIf0iCf1HaOf7ExN6w/s400/IMG_0005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-88583232015856567212009-01-28T15:54:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:12:58.106-08:00I got nothin.I don't have too much to say, even though a lot has been going on. I just thought I'd post some pics from the last year.....<br /><br /><br />February 2008, waiting for the bus<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtriEwdcnbsuFslkTULPkZNTXCq6KrYy244t-s3_gMZugz2ls0m5o6En2ttvj1vmr6rE-drG0CMniBrRjZVzG1Yv8hfbSuUR4FePCXoqJ1Yk2X7G_gC_gt81WzS7NVRI1_StuUu_XRd8/s1600-h/IMG_0970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296519637305747442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtriEwdcnbsuFslkTULPkZNTXCq6KrYy244t-s3_gMZugz2ls0m5o6En2ttvj1vmr6rE-drG0CMniBrRjZVzG1Yv8hfbSuUR4FePCXoqJ1Yk2X7G_gC_gt81WzS7NVRI1_StuUu_XRd8/s400/IMG_0970.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnxS7iPpLvaCITZbDJW-P0SA3mjAspajnoMaJZjZRYCQ_mhfF6jiGy1c5wW-pls73fIYi8iHodd88yh1zn41DvPOfgoIKZqD89sGq3JJTTKyF0AyqKvLr8LF6IwYmfYzLbkV-sl_n5Tg/s1600-h/IMG_0969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296518247429766946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnxS7iPpLvaCITZbDJW-P0SA3mjAspajnoMaJZjZRYCQ_mhfF6jiGy1c5wW-pls73fIYi8iHodd88yh1zn41DvPOfgoIKZqD89sGq3JJTTKyF0AyqKvLr8LF6IwYmfYzLbkV-sl_n5Tg/s400/IMG_0969.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1_HT76ek4jAznjlw_v-7FBr-GlsJ-_0sdePnA5DMUC2xNq3zm_1eApimu4yRgxYvjhIf7FW4mdvo1ymUBg9wABUMyNohr1cRRbb5x9Tb8mT-Krpbfx56Jam594312qe_ZhW7EnuBvHc/s1600-h/IMG_0669.JPG"></a>January 2008, Cyclocross race<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8MJ8FShC80QjW8_hyphenhyphen3A2wTmOSP3WWCxVhr9sUYOnlRx_VF765WbpfZInUMI7xUGjetxG_jmEPiHyiFgpevZyIEVP8hBESlnxdParGfini3G3uHUrWw6KrUWsUpr784PykwG7DXfa1Gg/s1600-h/IMG_0668.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296517285725200466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8MJ8FShC80QjW8_hyphenhyphen3A2wTmOSP3WWCxVhr9sUYOnlRx_VF765WbpfZInUMI7xUGjetxG_jmEPiHyiFgpevZyIEVP8hBESlnxdParGfini3G3uHUrWw6KrUWsUpr784PykwG7DXfa1Gg/s400/IMG_0668.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />February 2008, New Braunfels<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPv4yAEc8CPVUtmL5AK6qkay7KEGwknekUmvKDjvMCmU2aIE9YCqmLhEzsvy8Jjl5cA3tW_bEzLjMlh3-jy1Bi3d9jsUEmzyY1DtfxACOoMQbtu1rq_1w-cAverl1iifx9u0zEuPTTEA/s1600-h/IMG_0810.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296517276889561602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPv4yAEc8CPVUtmL5AK6qkay7KEGwknekUmvKDjvMCmU2aIE9YCqmLhEzsvy8Jjl5cA3tW_bEzLjMlh3-jy1Bi3d9jsUEmzyY1DtfxACOoMQbtu1rq_1w-cAverl1iifx9u0zEuPTTEA/s400/IMG_0810.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />April 2008, Miguel put himself to bed...in Uncle Jason's bed.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZwqo8Y0A1tTB4UiWc8rZC4IhcZs5QWlPP4oArdd3XpSLF9XqEd_3yGC7kWpaOp2eO-HGbwESQIrGE_47WhkFRvClAYaPe0BxXK_NiMGTuSYFZDetLp71bhtaMz-bBg7c7ntP8pfQXLk/s1600-h/IMG_1060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296517267939260562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZwqo8Y0A1tTB4UiWc8rZC4IhcZs5QWlPP4oArdd3XpSLF9XqEd_3yGC7kWpaOp2eO-HGbwESQIrGE_47WhkFRvClAYaPe0BxXK_NiMGTuSYFZDetLp71bhtaMz-bBg7c7ntP8pfQXLk/s400/IMG_1060.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />May 2008, Houston Grand Crit<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4M-s-8DW4Nl93-NTbYT7etxoiio4EtW0Jf99IzNnMhaDhtLhUGoWnAdprqG5b7ulLa-nBXrd95cXeHO3Gh3NTjYljUUG2a_5eBbX4qZu2rLaF5vmEbt0a8M9xxv3g5BhlzvZXvQdUhI/s1600-h/IMG_1320.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296517261206954706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4M-s-8DW4Nl93-NTbYT7etxoiio4EtW0Jf99IzNnMhaDhtLhUGoWnAdprqG5b7ulLa-nBXrd95cXeHO3Gh3NTjYljUUG2a_5eBbX4qZu2rLaF5vmEbt0a8M9xxv3g5BhlzvZXvQdUhI/s400/IMG_1320.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />July 2008, Brenham State School<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJUPGksLHBsroWxzsBxKK08EKdFjj8dT9siXmAmBjI-4Z1KiPPTRBWHGLGnZXKL64oK4ZAQznEeEcp5Mc_U-D4fLnfhwanVu7Wn8RkiwhkrnHeJ6BQatnqOV4Xxh3jZw2o81KcsZJ7_s/s1600-h/IMG_1581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296513795703756546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJUPGksLHBsroWxzsBxKK08EKdFjj8dT9siXmAmBjI-4Z1KiPPTRBWHGLGnZXKL64oK4ZAQznEeEcp5Mc_U-D4fLnfhwanVu7Wn8RkiwhkrnHeJ6BQatnqOV4Xxh3jZw2o81KcsZJ7_s/s400/IMG_1581.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPSxsNBM5S4bfUJ4XP8Iw3iV2Wr6ybFw1qHeNsIurJey0Fvm8IIUerDAiEk9O7PUO3mzL6WU9nGmYYQrS6dGBghw54yeqjFm6bzfoOvuh7LAyvpKP0tckZgQwX7B3IgcG5zoosPVn-fM/s1600-h/IMG_1752.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296513787287072354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPSxsNBM5S4bfUJ4XP8Iw3iV2Wr6ybFw1qHeNsIurJey0Fvm8IIUerDAiEk9O7PUO3mzL6WU9nGmYYQrS6dGBghw54yeqjFm6bzfoOvuh7LAyvpKP0tckZgQwX7B3IgcG5zoosPVn-fM/s400/IMG_1752.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51Zeb9Xy60NhQs-PqgA0xeetpX0CgYUOCKHI5FU_SHWedLqeQyliTgFpAVhj4m6g5-NptHIkuais3XhHPaPYMRVL1ZD5FqYRkFMikwdyc1Bl56_Kx7ajL0sLJcZrqblyBuO6WvHyaQyk/s1600-h/IMG_1753.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296513790380087618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51Zeb9Xy60NhQs-PqgA0xeetpX0CgYUOCKHI5FU_SHWedLqeQyliTgFpAVhj4m6g5-NptHIkuais3XhHPaPYMRVL1ZD5FqYRkFMikwdyc1Bl56_Kx7ajL0sLJcZrqblyBuO6WvHyaQyk/s400/IMG_1753.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPATmiTbuS7b_9f7cjEcNTgmCqDVY_8tGxzpIJGB3qQmOTftVcW6xg-8G4gtJ56xRMbPVe5kZMGqoUeCixYaZGxkCNYwQo6i2AdKCycC6yNJNwaW2HP7cgIMvBa4GaHjVpHudoujhX78/s1600-h/IMG_1757.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296513781895612594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPATmiTbuS7b_9f7cjEcNTgmCqDVY_8tGxzpIJGB3qQmOTftVcW6xg-8G4gtJ56xRMbPVe5kZMGqoUeCixYaZGxkCNYwQo6i2AdKCycC6yNJNwaW2HP7cgIMvBa4GaHjVpHudoujhX78/s400/IMG_1757.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cEGqWEsS1lv4tYM0X68eHT_2i_i2h-HBlEygBEQ18UbHchqwG_pJokZiPJJc3-A5qtOKToCgFCQmFg7wytHIS3Mdvc0MyQrVe27yd83ufzUSa-_XBYV9ZdUeTHcs3ya3jqDghRTMgvE/s1600-h/IMG_1760.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296513772765769106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7cEGqWEsS1lv4tYM0X68eHT_2i_i2h-HBlEygBEQ18UbHchqwG_pJokZiPJJc3-A5qtOKToCgFCQmFg7wytHIS3Mdvc0MyQrVe27yd83ufzUSa-_XBYV9ZdUeTHcs3ya3jqDghRTMgvE/s400/IMG_1760.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>August 2008, Brenham State School</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3xte3jmV8eMQDcs1mSVpObgEu13HaudxS4y8gb9pJ2UjHntv-AhXCF2KRAt1FKc8JbZWtyfE2GF4tPe4g-WfX-ZcQbD1zT7njNpZXtrHYygEApx5XTnVnEPw3la5WP8u-uQXrPIkdgQ/s1600-h/IMG_1842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296511231251837010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3xte3jmV8eMQDcs1mSVpObgEu13HaudxS4y8gb9pJ2UjHntv-AhXCF2KRAt1FKc8JbZWtyfE2GF4tPe4g-WfX-ZcQbD1zT7njNpZXtrHYygEApx5XTnVnEPw3la5WP8u-uQXrPIkdgQ/s400/IMG_1842.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6H-TIv-iKa1CabUADcGz2ng2R9KRYGfAAiAvg1LMx6_Qm5wwVHkl2ULURgVsI1LoK_kpschJWaPsMORwqiJJV_CjdaFIRqcvk6tIRT2000NkHh9p2xG9zdoafs00M4JhMcnNo4TxCIw/s1600-h/IMG_1845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296511226427369730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6H-TIv-iKa1CabUADcGz2ng2R9KRYGfAAiAvg1LMx6_Qm5wwVHkl2ULURgVsI1LoK_kpschJWaPsMORwqiJJV_CjdaFIRqcvk6tIRT2000NkHh9p2xG9zdoafs00M4JhMcnNo4TxCIw/s400/IMG_1845.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwRdAkqnF2t5vxEGbuC_iwWJEcajBJjarNRzJlhfelmLXgPccYrwGV7D1rm31l2fQm4TnTjr3Gf_dOP3ZS1BDwC3SMTZmuP_bfzkO8_Z5rZEzrjaFxcJmHIaiAjKLEd5zbPFOJonSr9o/s1600-h/IMG_1851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296511213572170242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwRdAkqnF2t5vxEGbuC_iwWJEcajBJjarNRzJlhfelmLXgPccYrwGV7D1rm31l2fQm4TnTjr3Gf_dOP3ZS1BDwC3SMTZmuP_bfzkO8_Z5rZEzrjaFxcJmHIaiAjKLEd5zbPFOJonSr9o/s400/IMG_1851.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />September 2008, home visit a week after Hurricane Ike. Miguel's father came to town.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAcXfwzNhEfiNVWAs2ZEl3bhlCmjAd7Tf0jraHkZE9gdx66WXpRPxRaXGR1YiqQXECZYKxRj0hsv00uXblwdonq4VyE8JP6P1To6IL7T8-axUnXFbviuBlosHO0GySrf9n86myoUMLzQ/s1600-h/IMG_1953.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296511206320613906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAcXfwzNhEfiNVWAs2ZEl3bhlCmjAd7Tf0jraHkZE9gdx66WXpRPxRaXGR1YiqQXECZYKxRj0hsv00uXblwdonq4VyE8JP6P1To6IL7T8-axUnXFbviuBlosHO0GySrf9n86myoUMLzQ/s400/IMG_1953.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoGJlGq2CM_s2J2Yl_MPYgQKc5bRAlPnJ7CHmPoB5YCJ_mrfOBUnZCJaEfHLz4wIUfy8RDPrYTTweJVhhNX2BFquGbeJw0KVn1USxQsSUe01gJMC_HZmfqnMVQwteT-ZYdG4FWNvf4QQ/s1600-h/IMG_1958.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296511202697480002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHoGJlGq2CM_s2J2Yl_MPYgQKc5bRAlPnJ7CHmPoB5YCJ_mrfOBUnZCJaEfHLz4wIUfy8RDPrYTTweJVhhNX2BFquGbeJw0KVn1USxQsSUe01gJMC_HZmfqnMVQwteT-ZYdG4FWNvf4QQ/s400/IMG_1958.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m8Vq3tsVkmHYkfLqZhEdZtL_AcLCE586HaoXQesOAKKCr9ZSCUpKld5IPz7hyphenhyphengqtpp74MPrGup5qTGGS-yETyMWaNg1A3ZBOm_NNiBtlZKLE5mGAaKCJZO25EqE4Bph9V4rUpWBxiY4/s1600-h/IMG_1960.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296509235524076290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0m8Vq3tsVkmHYkfLqZhEdZtL_AcLCE586HaoXQesOAKKCr9ZSCUpKld5IPz7hyphenhyphengqtpp74MPrGup5qTGGS-yETyMWaNg1A3ZBOm_NNiBtlZKLE5mGAaKCJZO25EqE4Bph9V4rUpWBxiY4/s400/IMG_1960.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bgTyTQ8Ohd2HbH3UfFY5oQhU5qDOYNxa__oWBVMNtH6LaDhQs4gf7enX73DBBPx0PrwAfuvuGxn7rCPMspwKMaeFPdNjmdIaF4CvSNjzTewiFnOZpQ2DXSn_FHoKpiha6i2ft2Svwyk/s1600-h/IMG_1968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296509232623067122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bgTyTQ8Ohd2HbH3UfFY5oQhU5qDOYNxa__oWBVMNtH6LaDhQs4gf7enX73DBBPx0PrwAfuvuGxn7rCPMspwKMaeFPdNjmdIaF4CvSNjzTewiFnOZpQ2DXSn_FHoKpiha6i2ft2Svwyk/s400/IMG_1968.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5bTKhc_R6Hzg2fFc63Ge7rGUISrs345seCgWA-R6ri0imPmLbe9aW_na-GipLVMwF0pYbCs54JmgH9ZC42wJoiYL32UxJNWmjoErs5X-dXqkS-ugPT7DTGh3fvc26Yzw32d6lr9D50/s1600-h/IMG_1969.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296509221928904274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr5bTKhc_R6Hzg2fFc63Ge7rGUISrs345seCgWA-R6ri0imPmLbe9aW_na-GipLVMwF0pYbCs54JmgH9ZC42wJoiYL32UxJNWmjoErs5X-dXqkS-ugPT7DTGh3fvc26Yzw32d6lr9D50/s400/IMG_1969.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>October 2008, Brenham State School</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bgwd1YVGQqgbudRJb-4yQieIkP6wyGjASnZ_RLd33g1hwnHuYv7QM-voMzm7gp58rXcnYUgDUpXxQ37rJrc0N8oKDZA6ge8sj5Nqdj8drECY93z11Mh4bt1jI5wk6FAPfNBp7fEL6XY/s1600-h/IMG_2104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296509216880277346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Bgwd1YVGQqgbudRJb-4yQieIkP6wyGjASnZ_RLd33g1hwnHuYv7QM-voMzm7gp58rXcnYUgDUpXxQ37rJrc0N8oKDZA6ge8sj5Nqdj8drECY93z11Mh4bt1jI5wk6FAPfNBp7fEL6XY/s400/IMG_2104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZCv8LkBCsaB3swgFE8iOJL8h3__Z5pXY0pXfe3GegsU76BEJJ_gyH2k-qmIoc7DPtKYPspPJrydW9NS77rCh4UZoBnPln30-fvLmVi_4WeNEtu_onQUXkJCcJtbkVUqjCAGazn12GSo/s1600-h/IMG_2114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296509214655396402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZCv8LkBCsaB3swgFE8iOJL8h3__Z5pXY0pXfe3GegsU76BEJJ_gyH2k-qmIoc7DPtKYPspPJrydW9NS77rCh4UZoBnPln30-fvLmVi_4WeNEtu_onQUXkJCcJtbkVUqjCAGazn12GSo/s400/IMG_2114.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrZErO0MM6jH8gGGmtk89nbyOsjQYeUgCAHZYhV2V9hOFO_zb1W9OrNbMkVbsQlctnTYojtbDCYsyGeHlU1oAA2VmV8skVCR72zR-sUXEPr6UbYS20KFlXk0OaJFDK7-NZV6bEJqqpXU/s1600-h/IMG_2124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296507372874634002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrZErO0MM6jH8gGGmtk89nbyOsjQYeUgCAHZYhV2V9hOFO_zb1W9OrNbMkVbsQlctnTYojtbDCYsyGeHlU1oAA2VmV8skVCR72zR-sUXEPr6UbYS20KFlXk0OaJFDK7-NZV6bEJqqpXU/s400/IMG_2124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK6sMQaGnbpJZOkHM8MbCgeQl69dSQFh9t2NIBT0uGJ8xaJBoa4kN_xKEnVHGGLHBkPdeTSIoI6RmB7ihMBCTT40NFcEoaPFXpPe7lC-q-5nDiFCkDhGgXVRuQ7K7ILH0m2x9_XYLJvQ/s1600-h/IMG_2140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296507358464548722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUK6sMQaGnbpJZOkHM8MbCgeQl69dSQFh9t2NIBT0uGJ8xaJBoa4kN_xKEnVHGGLHBkPdeTSIoI6RmB7ihMBCTT40NFcEoaPFXpPe7lC-q-5nDiFCkDhGgXVRuQ7K7ILH0m2x9_XYLJvQ/s400/IMG_2140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyuT6B1oqgFmuTubTWqQURRUBRPS2sj1kqf_DaKw6cjyWuX1BPmzibDCXpWaAtP24RqJht39bhQIKgw4cKiHNDyiIK1fruXkHrMQvObGCX4G-VcKIkxbWD-9b-WwTF8VYISWkQ2GklXk/s1600-h/IMG_2145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296507354677117746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyuT6B1oqgFmuTubTWqQURRUBRPS2sj1kqf_DaKw6cjyWuX1BPmzibDCXpWaAtP24RqJht39bhQIKgw4cKiHNDyiIK1fruXkHrMQvObGCX4G-VcKIkxbWD-9b-WwTF8VYISWkQ2GklXk/s400/IMG_2145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_xTmOnPSNc_HYN7RGa5ucNSd_pXHTIxOSdWN_4PHacGfsRTpT8sMFPwW-G97Ok1FQkMWwjjjFGVl3vkV1qUZUp-T3zT68vwI9jb2n0JXEULfrgme_qh9AAi_6PVM0FknWnzPpFl2l0E/s1600-h/IMG_2148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296507351373985346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_xTmOnPSNc_HYN7RGa5ucNSd_pXHTIxOSdWN_4PHacGfsRTpT8sMFPwW-G97Ok1FQkMWwjjjFGVl3vkV1qUZUp-T3zT68vwI9jb2n0JXEULfrgme_qh9AAi_6PVM0FknWnzPpFl2l0E/s400/IMG_2148.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>November 2008, Brenham State School</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhepwEQaaUGjOFlribFiyAvdU0iaj28hn-QYEdr7hl0jW1xZzXQPUrQ6NplPHP7LSWXOggnPTeZ3FQNpd1Y8wQcH08iYEL7A374mHuI7yj8LYJodqDhdVsSqZzMzHgedTOQR6Y1_Y6oE/s1600-h/IMG_2160.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296507347975728514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhepwEQaaUGjOFlribFiyAvdU0iaj28hn-QYEdr7hl0jW1xZzXQPUrQ6NplPHP7LSWXOggnPTeZ3FQNpd1Y8wQcH08iYEL7A374mHuI7yj8LYJodqDhdVsSqZzMzHgedTOQR6Y1_Y6oE/s400/IMG_2160.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2JZ6elZXiAxcXYxpq91Td2f9kSTq0RrIZtjtoZG0PFFUb8DFVyrhOVk7u22MZs9vk31KIv-obpWPMkswOt2qpb94nNJsmtRQTi8h7mpBMyyFGQ1dEKukyuSFhBGK_dBd3mnVprLvfTE/s1600-h/IMG_2163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296503943107011394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2JZ6elZXiAxcXYxpq91Td2f9kSTq0RrIZtjtoZG0PFFUb8DFVyrhOVk7u22MZs9vk31KIv-obpWPMkswOt2qpb94nNJsmtRQTi8h7mpBMyyFGQ1dEKukyuSFhBGK_dBd3mnVprLvfTE/s400/IMG_2163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWsJjBSO9KfQWIML8aDtMZ1HicObPOVqJK7aqrnWnGT1uO3R6WLzO1MudtjSdMAbTKYmCTFQuVSRgorINl9QpwVj0_biy1tAozUjvGOuIfsN56n3jNJXF3N477IjDWszWpA3PgjRIc1A/s1600-h/IMG_2164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296503936361160434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWsJjBSO9KfQWIML8aDtMZ1HicObPOVqJK7aqrnWnGT1uO3R6WLzO1MudtjSdMAbTKYmCTFQuVSRgorINl9QpwVj0_biy1tAozUjvGOuIfsN56n3jNJXF3N477IjDWszWpA3PgjRIc1A/s400/IMG_2164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiE7C2atYJUNlHPLVyBnMbb_ytJ2xYeVIYzMjkvS02Ldmx5ZyO_ndxfEezrL4ZsNerlNcHXIthde0G98YLGb3HITmVUIF6d5Gkm50l7B6_OeLfevVd0RxDP3VoJi-qdGC9lCgGmovNgo/s1600-h/IMG_2169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296503932143583362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiE7C2atYJUNlHPLVyBnMbb_ytJ2xYeVIYzMjkvS02Ldmx5ZyO_ndxfEezrL4ZsNerlNcHXIthde0G98YLGb3HITmVUIF6d5Gkm50l7B6_OeLfevVd0RxDP3VoJi-qdGC9lCgGmovNgo/s400/IMG_2169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfKPqOgnbXH4kqIHm6SrniLgoGnFaEZXjM2v_vDFrYScrMGfy42b5FgwIi2zFCcSeaf_DB0VcCP_f19REY2KMQaGvYw4YEhrxkNi2v2k1gayt1j5-ntM8AyKnoL8_a6W5K8aLXirNG_w/s1600-h/IMG_2180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296503926519057058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfKPqOgnbXH4kqIHm6SrniLgoGnFaEZXjM2v_vDFrYScrMGfy42b5FgwIi2zFCcSeaf_DB0VcCP_f19REY2KMQaGvYw4YEhrxkNi2v2k1gayt1j5-ntM8AyKnoL8_a6W5K8aLXirNG_w/s400/IMG_2180.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>December 2008, Brenham State School</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBwrLIAxpkl4n2LtWtc30iAg3qFc-PJYNiM9HPZ3gZTJqbhv0alGg8JA1v8fCOjm18NgdVaumF6RIpID5ziMrBvpqz3IiejrVVQjRpJisaeffVF4i0VYxa7t1VnkeowPS4ME0Kh4FNa0/s1600-h/IMG_2225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296503918335640994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBwrLIAxpkl4n2LtWtc30iAg3qFc-PJYNiM9HPZ3gZTJqbhv0alGg8JA1v8fCOjm18NgdVaumF6RIpID5ziMrBvpqz3IiejrVVQjRpJisaeffVF4i0VYxa7t1VnkeowPS4ME0Kh4FNa0/s400/IMG_2225.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyzP1xKNgMU17OvpLu2yZnD0PkyN8iuHda31MpTB7axUoP-eM3p-TtYz0AF0JQP7W9CEJbR2KMdrmM9-_lNCPlRfxHw4aOq9A1fFT13_mvl8ehZoeVyyg6bpwrvCXmlGNkYTRlFgio2w/s1600-h/IMG_2231.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501968358695810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyzP1xKNgMU17OvpLu2yZnD0PkyN8iuHda31MpTB7axUoP-eM3p-TtYz0AF0JQP7W9CEJbR2KMdrmM9-_lNCPlRfxHw4aOq9A1fFT13_mvl8ehZoeVyyg6bpwrvCXmlGNkYTRlFgio2w/s400/IMG_2231.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9PP42kqmVwxzKSKmXQSbvouImCs3rVd2Njfahdy9bb2L2utNDLZSTqTz-ojqzLYqz2Qd6pdUbVIT8tbSd8gZ5HA_9zy0e9TI4GPouyfn-oprMUIJ3ayrQL8RiPht_tOWfI8UzsTnP1M/s1600-h/IMG_2244.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501965846318706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9PP42kqmVwxzKSKmXQSbvouImCs3rVd2Njfahdy9bb2L2utNDLZSTqTz-ojqzLYqz2Qd6pdUbVIT8tbSd8gZ5HA_9zy0e9TI4GPouyfn-oprMUIJ3ayrQL8RiPht_tOWfI8UzsTnP1M/s400/IMG_2244.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDd3s5LXzhQU813bZFf9KgscIK2DhZhki2N2NKaClXWvIJw3L8EtNQ0VLGbEtDexWfYSHwPT00qZsjE3R-rnM8anSfYonPnzUzjam5epq7n9q7-exB4RQbrljEae7CasbjdLCsl6FN1A/s1600-h/IMG_2245.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501960733625474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDd3s5LXzhQU813bZFf9KgscIK2DhZhki2N2NKaClXWvIJw3L8EtNQ0VLGbEtDexWfYSHwPT00qZsjE3R-rnM8anSfYonPnzUzjam5epq7n9q7-exB4RQbrljEae7CasbjdLCsl6FN1A/s400/IMG_2245.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtISe-YIltBPV1PCtVWkv3wTAZWCoVoMaP546D_IcsXnjsvp1js0ZAeW54rX5MaN6XAmK0D4SoBiDZ8EfrXU-Iv60nQ7N1AQCNzHUFyC210C9iiSJaSpn5Y-V5di1kIAm3rw3MBk0ETo/s1600-h/IMG_2251.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501953877589186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtISe-YIltBPV1PCtVWkv3wTAZWCoVoMaP546D_IcsXnjsvp1js0ZAeW54rX5MaN6XAmK0D4SoBiDZ8EfrXU-Iv60nQ7N1AQCNzHUFyC210C9iiSJaSpn5Y-V5di1kIAm3rw3MBk0ETo/s400/IMG_2251.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDpXAOs0U6zT2x7XFD5BRBGB26VFxhLxy2BUyFzoY9ftqx0LbiwlscMqGD0tHGeSk4onQrmDFP5Mp37VnAxstkOpX_6fVQZRXfHoaCAoaVdlllxnJR6FXXZm1kjKWcGngbhpS-HK7sec/s1600-h/IMG_2252.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501937774307954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDpXAOs0U6zT2x7XFD5BRBGB26VFxhLxy2BUyFzoY9ftqx0LbiwlscMqGD0tHGeSk4onQrmDFP5Mp37VnAxstkOpX_6fVQZRXfHoaCAoaVdlllxnJR6FXXZm1kjKWcGngbhpS-HK7sec/s400/IMG_2252.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Oh, Lordy."</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">~Miguel Favela</span></strong></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-14806150948880346562008-12-03T10:06:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:10:25.142-08:00Houston Chronicle, 12/2/08AUSTIN — Texas is failing to protect developmentally disabled residents living in large state facilities, where at least 53 died in the past year from possible lapses in health care, a federal investigation has found.<br /><br />Deficiencies in staffing put residents in 13 facilities at risk of abuse and neglect, the U.S. Justice Department said in a report to Gov. Rick Perry released Tuesday.<br />The probe concluded that serious problems and deficiencies in care documented two years ago at Lubbock State School currently exist throughout the facilities where nearly 5,000 vulnerable Texans live.<br /><br />"We have concluded that numerous conditions and practices at the facilities violate the constitutional and federal statutory rights of their residents," said Grace Chung Becker, an acting assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.<br />The mortality rate for some of the facilities "raises serious concerns regarding the quality of care that facility residents receive," Becker said.<br /><br />She noted that 114 residents died in the past year, including at least 53 deaths from aspiration, pneumonia, sepsis, bowel obstruction and other "preventable conditions that are often the result of lapses in care or failure to put medical interventions in place in a timely manner."<br />More than 800 employees have been suspended or fired for abusing residents since 2004, the report said.<br /><br />State records show 450 confirmed incidents of abuse or neglect in fiscal year 2007.<br />Many of the facilities' difficulties stem from high attrition rates and vacancies, especially for direct care staff and clinicians, said Becker.<br /><br />Lawmakers in 2007 appropriated money to hire 1,600 additional workers.<br />The report will add to the debate at the state Capitol over whether some state schools should be closed and resources shifted to community-based living settings.<br /><br />Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, chairman of the House Human Services Committee, said the report "underscores the need here in Texas to move swiftly to consolidating and closing several state schools." He said he will introduce legislation next year to shutter several state schools, though he hasn't yet determined how many.<br /><br />Allison Castle, a spokeswoman for Perry, said the governor does not necessarily advocate reducing the number of institutional beds. "The focus should be on fixing the problems (documented) in the report," she said.<br /><br />The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, which operates the state schools, is working with the Justice Department to address the violations and avoid litigation, a spokeswoman said.<br /><br />Although called state schools, the facilities served individuals of all ages who have been diagnosed with mental retardation. Many have other health issues and require frequent monitoring.<br /><br />Some of the facilities house juveniles who have been placed there by courts following criminal charges, including sexual offenses.<br /><br />janet.elliott@<a href="mailto:chron.comlsandberg@express-news.net" s_oc="null">chron.com<a href="mailto:lsandberg@express-news.net" s_oc="null">lsandberg@express-news.net</a></a><br /><br /><br />Wouldn't you know it? I just filed a complaint to Dept. of Aging and Disability Services yesterday for suspicion of abuse. This is such a tragedy that such a vulnerable population would be treated so horribly. Those guilty are monsters and will be judged.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-70541695211167974092008-11-30T10:44:00.000-08:002008-11-30T10:57:51.943-08:00Is this the turning point, when I become a bitter hag?No joke. I see a lot of patients in the midst of their crisis and the crisis hadn't developed in the past 24 hours but rather a long period of decompensation through maladaptive coping mechanisms to not deal with real issues due to their inability to recognize the painful reality or not knowing how to deal with it....thinking it will "just go away", "time heals everything"--type scenarios. Which never work out, instead it slowly changes us over the years to the person we grow up to be, even if we didn't necessarily choose to be that person.<br /><br />In hindsight, my beginning point probably happened in 6/08, nonetheless, in 10, 20, 30 years from now, when I have hit the bottom of my personal hell, I will re-count the events from which it all began and 2008 may be "my beginning point." I really hope not, but it sure feels that way lately. <br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">"Buh-hum-bug."</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">-Scrooge</span></strong></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-27049475098667580972008-11-16T09:08:00.001-08:002008-11-16T09:08:52.165-08:00I miss him....Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-87065498440775509072008-11-07T09:30:00.000-08:002008-11-07T09:53:54.803-08:00I STAND CORRECTED!!!!The "dr" and "rn" are back at work after their "peer review board" BUT! the Texas Medical Board has decided to investigate because of the complaint. <br /><br />WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!<br /><br />Faith in humanity and laws......RESTORED!!!!!<br /><br />The best part of it is, the "peer review board" was confidential and I was not allowed to participate or give my timeline of events, whereas, the Texas Medical Board has called me for my timeline, perception and a notarized statement.<br /><br />TMB is good!!! ;) Poor investigator that called.....she got an earful and an 8-page, single space recollection of the events detailed with names, times, contact info.......This mother doesn't mess around when it comes to the welfare of her boy!!!<br /><br />I am only able to do this because of my fantastic State Representative and his staff, who have continued to follow this case from day one. I have received updates from his staff, informing me of what is happening and what is going on. They connected me into the Texas Medical Board and provided them with my contact info, otherwise, the investigation may have been one-sided and incomplete.<br /><br />VOTE EARLY, VOTE OFTEN!!!!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">the better they'll sleep at night."</span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">-Otto von Bismarck</span></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-2901329058362758982008-10-28T14:37:00.000-07:002008-10-29T07:20:05.221-07:00DO NO HARM. What is that?!?!<span style="font-size:130%;">A bunch of crap, if you ask a peer review board of "MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN TEXAS".</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YBN59SRtFdwnLGdYzLQJ4zNmPaGqza5RmY7xbev0cLj-Y23AgPri4AvjOBqhvqMWx2C6Ovx3GAbzNNvIs4DBWjR9TVD08tBaIshgTIxeNS3Kr4GIWX6AIWCurCdoNyyapF9deo-Okm0/s1600-h/IMG_1500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262325852261616834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YBN59SRtFdwnLGdYzLQJ4zNmPaGqza5RmY7xbev0cLj-Y23AgPri4AvjOBqhvqMWx2C6Ovx3GAbzNNvIs4DBWjR9TVD08tBaIshgTIxeNS3Kr4GIWX6AIWCurCdoNyyapF9deo-Okm0/s400/IMG_1500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcaX-iEc2voApqz1w6BVS9wMLc2kJr07rlMBaxzP51sSbtC3MLrF7mMP_wbocmCXVhYeSmGvXIvUNn3Fn4DRsvUqgsXYUq-meEKITMyvlUuI6H4J07uPWcvf1_gSGow7GpRVeuYFI0BU/s1600-h/IMG_1494.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262325275797597186" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8joKasixxTKC9NkCZa0wUuICRBnSHgxvH-cdw7mNPQYyugusGW1_iCGw3CPwyAG0HoTqwsOPbfog2peoMQucO-v9J4g0ryV69iHuRrCvoLo_JtgbPwUfxoZ0YdJoK_5xZmMMJMdA2p_Y/s400/IMG_1503.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Courtesy of "medical professionals" that the All Republican Texas State Supreme Court wants to keep from fleeing Texas. Thanks again, All Republican Texas State Supreme Court!!! Smashing good job!!! Kudos.<br /><br />I think the BEST part of it, is that Miguel was CRITICAL when he showed up to the hospital with a blood glucose of 14...had the "ambulance" got lost or made an extra trip around the block, they may have delivered a 10 year old's dead body.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Ahhhh...that just makes it so easy to sleep at night. Awesome. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">"Do no harm" is alive and well in Texas!!!<br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-35511234551299376412008-10-28T14:00:00.000-07:002008-10-29T07:22:26.835-07:00The castration of Texas...not a bull, but a cow. A big, fat, lazy cow.Election year is here and I casted my votes this morning. State Representative Scott <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hochberg</span> got my vote!!! So did a Democratic Texas Supreme Court because the Republican Supreme court is on my shit list!!! It's tough when you vote just to vote against people...<br /><br />Fuel to my fire....<br /><br />I received information that the "Dr." and "RN" of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Lufkin</span> State School went before a peer review board for their grossly negligent actions and they are....BACK AT WORK at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LUFKIN</span> STATE SCHOOL!!!!<br /><br />What does this say about the medical profession, their peers agreeing with the low standard of practice or just being a cult that will support their peer no matter what?<br /><br />Does anyone have a backbone anymore?<br /><br />Where has the character of an individual gone when everything looks so damn blurry?<br /><br />Who stands out in a crowd to voice their opinion, back it up with substantial evidence and stick to it no matter what people may say?<br /><br />Has Texas been castrated?!?! Where the fuck is the justice?!?!?!? I'll tell you where...wait for it.<br /><br />To add insult to injury, I received the news a couple weeks ago about the "doctor" and "registered nurse" going back to work to "practice medicine" at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Lufkin</span> State School, which brought up so much anger...I couldn't even respond appropriately (as if this is appropriate, but it is as good as it gets at this point). Miguel is literally functioning on the level of a 12 month old baby, a helpless, blind and Autistic kid that relies on caregivers to treat him with respect and dignity, so when a parent puts their child's welfare in the hands of "capable and responsible" PROFESSIONAL adults....you could only expect to have these standards upheld to a minimum of DO NO HARM. DO NO HARM, you know, "ethics" of such "professionals".<br /><br />To further my anger (which will probably never resolve), it's election year and I heard this fantastic promotion on the radio for the ALL Republican Texas State Supreme Court, stating that we should THANK the ALL Republican Texas State Supreme Court for bringing doctors back to Texas because they were FLEEING the state due to FRIVOLOUS lawsuits.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Ummmmm</span>....fuck you. That's the best "thanks" I can drudge up at this point. Where is the justice? Please refer to my earlier blog about the same ALL Republican Texas State Supreme Courts ruling encouraging INCOMPETENT, INCAPABLE, IGNORANT, UNPROFESSIONAL "doctors" to FLOCK to Texas because Texans don't care about their medical treatment and will NOT demand appropriate treatment for accurate diagnosis.<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Thank you, all Republican Texas Supreme Court for allowing piss poor medical treatment to your constituents. You are AWESOME!!! Keep up the good Republican work!!!"</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">-Kelly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Favela</span></span></strong></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-84192672627794619882008-06-28T14:32:00.000-07:002008-10-08T20:36:57.698-07:00Lawsuit against Lufkin State School...I have sought out legal representation and per my attorney's request, I have edited this blog.<br /><br />I recently started persuing a medical malpractice lawsuit against Lufkin State School and found out how crappy the State of Texas is with this issue.<br /><br />Here is an intresting tidbit. Read below the response from a law firm........<br /><br /><em>Thank you for contacting us. Unfortunately, we will be unable to pursue a medical malpractice claim on your behalf. As a result of legislation passed during the 2003 session, many cases of true medical negligence cannot be prosecuted economically. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The legislation, which was <strong>the result of a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign by insurance companies, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">HMOs</span> and corporate interests, immunized negligent conduct in many instances and put harsh caps on the amount of recoverable damages</strong>. It was supported by <strong>Gov. Perry, House Speaker Tom <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Craddick</span> and Lt. Gov. David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Dewhurst</span>.</strong> Because of this legislation, we will not be able to represent you. You may also want to contact Texas Watch, a citizen group that fights for Texas families. By lending your name, your story and your support to this effort, you may make a difference. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Texas Watch can be reached at 1-888-738-4226 or at www.TexasWatch.org. We encourage you to seek another opinion, if you wish to do so. It is possible that another law firm may have a different opinion. Bear in mind, however, that there is a strict two-year statute of limitations in Texas. That means that you have two years from the date of the negligent act within which to bring suit. Again, thank you for giving us the opportunity to review your case. We wish you the best.</em><br /><em></em><br />I say, we just put a big, fat, huge sign over Texas to all incompetent doctors who received their license from the same Cracker Jack box I got my lick on tattoo out of and say,<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>"Come practice your bullshit here!!! As long as don't kill anyone, you are <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">OoooooKaaaaaayyyyy</span>!!!!"</strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="left">I think I am going to medical school. I can get a fat paycheck and peddle any drug I want for whatever reason. I don't even have to give a good diagnosis.</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-42621631468935458562008-06-22T14:03:00.000-07:002008-06-22T14:07:13.271-07:00I'm gonna be in a dissociative fugue state for a while.......so don't come looking for me.<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Just know that Miguel discharged from a fantastic hospital to Brenham State School last Wednesday. He started to be more like himself yesterday...he was spinning. :) I've never been so happy to have him spin.<br /><br />Anyhoo, it appears he may be on the up-and-up. Keep your fingers crossed!<br /><br />Thanks for all your support!!!!<br /><br />Kel&MigsKel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-60054797708388508152008-06-15T15:03:00.000-07:002008-06-15T16:35:18.006-07:00Don't call it a comeback....I've been here for years. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />I woke Miguel up for lunch and dinner yesterday and the big guy woke up spontaneously for about an hour after dinner yesterday. I managed to get some good pictures of his smiling face.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGr2g5krUfw1TdGwwZeBpaq5xKLfNdsfkuSawZXZnMDsm1_G6DFLmUOgganDnu1TEuPIiLO33PnFs9G6SqaIFyZP2vvV1AwN6flog0Pe8_W2FQ45ezJdZx8EfNhsd8o2i2s1dw45g51Q/s1600-h/a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212248352011565298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGr2g5krUfw1TdGwwZeBpaq5xKLfNdsfkuSawZXZnMDsm1_G6DFLmUOgganDnu1TEuPIiLO33PnFs9G6SqaIFyZP2vvV1AwN6flog0Pe8_W2FQ45ezJdZx8EfNhsd8o2i2s1dw45g51Q/s400/a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He slept until 4 p.m. yesterday. He had approx a 4 hour window of being "awake". Like, eyes open, semi-vegatative. His personality came out for about 30 minutes-1 hour. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT671ydq6TtJ5uj1se2cySDMQnNMnIGDL21hf9aAq9SAYe43jBQ9w3u5LU8p46AWuPq72wIt1-7v5TyRhtYdtktDGGy4WyeHWWYtYSJsthKNOoWfw4ES-jZvBhdX9YGCy7iVbVwpmNos/s1600-h/b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212248154334511186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDT671ydq6TtJ5uj1se2cySDMQnNMnIGDL21hf9aAq9SAYe43jBQ9w3u5LU8p46AWuPq72wIt1-7v5TyRhtYdtktDGGy4WyeHWWYtYSJsthKNOoWfw4ES-jZvBhdX9YGCy7iVbVwpmNos/s400/b.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div>Miguel wearing a 24-hour holter monitor. </div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRCPA9EeIVCY64FxKjzeZaM9POI93l6XrcLEZNKYGJdOY2x6pCUHZJcNAwF8_IoLf9JgWaBS3Z2kMsn0BJ-lCXjaPCxOwPTDmOC0mNX8FBc0CAVBx-BV8xGWixMZSPqykXNdjs-02FNM/s1600-h/c.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212247926921090482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRCPA9EeIVCY64FxKjzeZaM9POI93l6XrcLEZNKYGJdOY2x6pCUHZJcNAwF8_IoLf9JgWaBS3Z2kMsn0BJ-lCXjaPCxOwPTDmOC0mNX8FBc0CAVBx-BV8xGWixMZSPqykXNdjs-02FNM/s400/c.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKO0WA7sR2qXoe1XbuRMdvg35PgkzprpeBqKl0q0NM-FYkliXh24Q2eRFFkh6sF-xQ-7BVKyKEk2n8kdIoLS99AE3v55dCzycD7MM6-WHo6otdQ357fsT_ZVqQb0xG3XJbR1ByyqaAGOg/s1600-h/d.jpg"></a>Wake up for feeding.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_Txziw_yHY2mIOigFZUMUq66QDI5cEectxpcqWC0MFN4gHaGFkGeRsm59jp93gWxb2-I_Wd-gSUPgXEEd2CWxZqL4y4tIhGUT-7AYYIG0q4fAB3pSZ9IqqdNpqEB0Jm3r1lF9eK4ybQ/s1600-h/d.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212247326039857826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo_Txziw_yHY2mIOigFZUMUq66QDI5cEectxpcqWC0MFN4gHaGFkGeRsm59jp93gWxb2-I_Wd-gSUPgXEEd2CWxZqL4y4tIhGUT-7AYYIG0q4fAB3pSZ9IqqdNpqEB0Jm3r1lF9eK4ybQ/s400/d.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here comes the personality.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEoI3EkpkNaCF1bDZEKOre7av8LvcoEbI8PXnvtfKaHLlraH3i58xMYb6uSYztii0I5Y57V1NCxeT9bd9s0fGbk3zl_xdkxthuAPXEW5_nu91L1X1XVDCnwTxOH3znnvPi9deVeSACME/s1600-h/e.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212247098223230946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEoI3EkpkNaCF1bDZEKOre7av8LvcoEbI8PXnvtfKaHLlraH3i58xMYb6uSYztii0I5Y57V1NCxeT9bd9s0fGbk3zl_xdkxthuAPXEW5_nu91L1X1XVDCnwTxOH3znnvPi9deVeSACME/s400/e.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jdCyrq0aLYuSJqJyFuOXI7RAHKqoh-6-AvJ_oplC8BrT9sPnLg6MzyHbBgvha8kzpgM9h-cmNJdWPqv_QI0jpSvLE65fJzr_woVV4Ee_wPyXF6E8MK1QatQwCQ-lv9FR3oG_yJMym3E/s1600-h/f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212246865577532738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7jdCyrq0aLYuSJqJyFuOXI7RAHKqoh-6-AvJ_oplC8BrT9sPnLg6MzyHbBgvha8kzpgM9h-cmNJdWPqv_QI0jpSvLE65fJzr_woVV4Ee_wPyXF6E8MK1QatQwCQ-lv9FR3oG_yJMym3E/s400/f.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBQaCKJo_LoPZZHTs-zFFUXDmQ4wz6o7rwZXe8gqS2_mf4MW-G5q5m0Xb-fU483IsdxL4DQAHCsk9UWLyoDe8hnkHM54rLsNS7gUZrt2mJ_8GVZ3CgIKYIHgOCVqS9vR2tQQyBeMkFII/s1600-h/g.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212246648983466978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBQaCKJo_LoPZZHTs-zFFUXDmQ4wz6o7rwZXe8gqS2_mf4MW-G5q5m0Xb-fU483IsdxL4DQAHCsk9UWLyoDe8hnkHM54rLsNS7gUZrt2mJ_8GVZ3CgIKYIHgOCVqS9vR2tQQyBeMkFII/s400/g.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiZeU99CDtCaP83Qn2k6uXmpVbdLMmOV4HwOg6fG0izYQDEkyIk92RVZtLtFuFlDp9yiBdLJYlK7CGOPx0614CGngZUY0YsmTq4SeY9yCmlwaHRoLoVhDjRf7CpTpCHBlfxSdm0Afn10/s1600-h/h.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212246496534035650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiZeU99CDtCaP83Qn2k6uXmpVbdLMmOV4HwOg6fG0izYQDEkyIk92RVZtLtFuFlDp9yiBdLJYlK7CGOPx0614CGngZUY0YsmTq4SeY9yCmlwaHRoLoVhDjRf7CpTpCHBlfxSdm0Afn10/s400/h.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMiV4gU6iRg732qesDEmF7sDLDMlBmkgRooFJxauhcQm6G40s5wDH2sEz9xu9NqNdgIrcx1bOBSM2d3RRLUAa-NOnXdCjZkMFEudJ-KhRZN2VJiCFh-n68NgyU-nTkpPl-CRkzUzo7VY/s1600-h/i.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212246272534089714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMiV4gU6iRg732qesDEmF7sDLDMlBmkgRooFJxauhcQm6G40s5wDH2sEz9xu9NqNdgIrcx1bOBSM2d3RRLUAa-NOnXdCjZkMFEudJ-KhRZN2VJiCFh-n68NgyU-nTkpPl-CRkzUzo7VY/s400/i.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />.....it was just a brief glimpse before he went back to sleep.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Today, Miguel woke up at 1100 and he has been up for most of the day. His lab work is leveling and we are still hopeful for positive results on his MRI tomorrow.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">"The biggest conspiracy has always been the fact that there is no conspiracy. Nobody's out to get you. Nobody gives a shit whether you live or die. There, you feel better now?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">--Dennis Miller<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-29171277280029673252008-06-14T07:45:00.001-07:002008-06-14T08:03:27.014-07:00Sweet baby....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjPSUVvGirINrHii8xly5eslHY4ruQMx4aNj-SBKLbQmSlY2xiIvaTrS6HO3d2ns3wZcdqpF-ehXIfBTj4JS0ppG1gzlZ2cef5YYX0ZuP-XcmogMX0Tu-JjGzxHLoq3vMREn4tQCMyKw/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211750014293766194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjPSUVvGirINrHii8xly5eslHY4ruQMx4aNj-SBKLbQmSlY2xiIvaTrS6HO3d2ns3wZcdqpF-ehXIfBTj4JS0ppG1gzlZ2cef5YYX0ZuP-XcmogMX0Tu-JjGzxHLoq3vMREn4tQCMyKw/s400/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dOLvwzlIeGpiqL568_WWJtAjXVHrW8BZJYixpkJasFSOGMPcOu-DeJiHTlRqLUZqwSyyTyQIOtwIystKZt6ghHxks4TLVguOUhYswl-YqTqt35KaPUfYISHvsHCmYGIZxgDxzqx9Wls/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211749754616619602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dOLvwzlIeGpiqL568_WWJtAjXVHrW8BZJYixpkJasFSOGMPcOu-DeJiHTlRqLUZqwSyyTyQIOtwIystKZt6ghHxks4TLVguOUhYswl-YqTqt35KaPUfYISHvsHCmYGIZxgDxzqx9Wls/s400/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGb4D9zVYc5lhzbs5Q5Ml_X1_mxYD-6YvzcnQIjHoYGMwCYvWOmTA2HZlsUACU0kFRb1oiVu09hAZcyu0YtOdaPiZ6qo-iP5sPKwPgkSYhc9ecMU62rzWxMWOiU7g0dVIc00qsexXy2o/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211749398022857634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGb4D9zVYc5lhzbs5Q5Ml_X1_mxYD-6YvzcnQIjHoYGMwCYvWOmTA2HZlsUACU0kFRb1oiVu09hAZcyu0YtOdaPiZ6qo-iP5sPKwPgkSYhc9ecMU62rzWxMWOiU7g0dVIc00qsexXy2o/s400/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC8yY7v4ibBlcdF_SFI5GLjs936bx95pDoqRie0Y0rYl3yRLK0lAWN4e0mP_HMh4SkJH1UdzDhvN-MTUF4AH18i0TfzsNcnaQcPqafo8Ao6lNnxMMr-gD3VLmqwJ0VB290TD0X9MPPVo/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211749144976021138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaC8yY7v4ibBlcdF_SFI5GLjs936bx95pDoqRie0Y0rYl3yRLK0lAWN4e0mP_HMh4SkJH1UdzDhvN-MTUF4AH18i0TfzsNcnaQcPqafo8Ao6lNnxMMr-gD3VLmqwJ0VB290TD0X9MPPVo/s400/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXv-1-xvdq06pWDb2M40jYyeP4wx9Tbe_yIwH1bQDayeYI1bDLQszJKvZD_z2_EF4u4XyFwMQ8qph-ngu5-723FjU75YApSG7lvV8H8VT5wfz-zPkVFa3cZb7mNJVcEReYdKEqxTAGKw/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211748917012457906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXv-1-xvdq06pWDb2M40jYyeP4wx9Tbe_yIwH1bQDayeYI1bDLQszJKvZD_z2_EF4u4XyFwMQ8qph-ngu5-723FjU75YApSG7lvV8H8VT5wfz-zPkVFa3cZb7mNJVcEReYdKEqxTAGKw/s400/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bv1ARjQq5QlZnQwaRslAG8pSas4M6zfQ7-Hb_AtfTKrPZvNW3Ow_CwKZ0rJkEI98SvY8iOz42LwptnBNi1K6knOtdSAeIV5q134iETLNkWt23rTmHEH369C_dloEqRaMBmCUXa5ML5o/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211748666045376178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bv1ARjQq5QlZnQwaRslAG8pSas4M6zfQ7-Hb_AtfTKrPZvNW3Ow_CwKZ0rJkEI98SvY8iOz42LwptnBNi1K6knOtdSAeIV5q134iETLNkWt23rTmHEH369C_dloEqRaMBmCUXa5ML5o/s400/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />How can a 20 year old, woman with a high school education care for this child for 10 years without incident, yet, a medical staff nearly kills him in less than a week?</div><div> </div><div>Chew on that.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-61010535387327239822008-06-14T07:18:00.000-07:002008-06-14T07:33:09.712-07:00Hate is a strong wordI said "hate". Not "hate" as an action word, moreso, a very strong negative feeling. The feeling doesn't stay long. It evolves into a life lesson for me, creating better judgement. I do not carry it with me too long, however, that is my initial feeling when seriously bad things happen, that shouldn't have. Preventable things.<br /><br />Mistakes happen. That's okay, to a degree. I understand mistakes. I don't understand negligence and stupidity....which causes the initial feeling of "hate".Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-13424600541820776972008-06-13T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-13T20:01:05.584-07:00Why people suck so damn bad...Miguel was admitted to Lufkin State School on 6/5. I didn't want to blog about it. It was the run of the mill "sad" and didn't feel like blogging about it. I was thinking that I would casually throw it into a blog someday, saaaaay, next year and we'd all be over it.<br /><br />Anyhoo....something happened, which wasn't good, and Miguel ended up in a Lufkin ER on 6/11. He was transported back to a hospital in Houston and I am actually in his hospital room with him while he sleeps. I'll post a pic of the sweet guy later.<br /><br />I will not give details on the matter, since it is under investigation by multiple agencies, etc. I will say that I hope this will resolve in a timely manner. <br /><br />I hope justice is served to those few individuals. <br /><br />The immediate and appropriate response by outside governing agencies, investigative agencies, my personal support network, my awesome state representative, Miguel's medical professionals here in Houston, Lufkin EMS and Lufkin State School social workers....their response has restored my faith in humanity, yet, again.<br /><br />Having Miguel as my child has brought me to such lengths of hating people...individuals, groups, whatever...I have hated many people over the years for their shortcomings, incompetencies, etc. and there always comes a point of faith being restored. I have experienced that again this week.<br /><br />Even though Miguel got a super short end of a crappy stick, there is hope.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-15182601152035090732008-06-12T23:09:00.000-07:002008-06-12T23:12:05.652-07:00People suck...BIG TIME!!! Moreso, the incompetent fuks that I have come across in the past week. More on that later....<br /><br />Do you ever feel that punching someone in the face would be more effective than talking to them?<br /><br />Talk amongst yourselves.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-64786237144362702462008-06-02T20:38:00.000-07:002008-06-02T21:19:52.791-07:00Let's talk about God....I want to talk about God today.<br /><br />In church yesterday, the pastor spoke about how God speaks to us and how to listen to Him. I thought back to when I was a child (probably 8-10 yrs old), reading my parents Bible in the living room. I started at Matthew. I remember feeling refreshed after reading it. How bizarre? I thought.<br /><br />Then I started attending church when I went into the Corps b/c it was available and spoke about every Sunday morning. What else was I going to do anyway?<br /><br />In 2003, I met a woman through work. We worked at different agencies but I knew her work and appreciated her for it. I was later employed through her same agency in the same office. We spoke professionally.<br /><br />Shortly thereafter, she was moved into my office and we became "officemates". Her parents were both pastors and she'd invite me to their church. I usually had a great excuse to not go.<br /><br />In November 2005, I started attending church again. The following Easter I was Baptized and reborn. Of course, now I am a filthy heathen....but who isn't? I pray for me REGULARLY. I get super greedy in my prayers, too. :) It helps to have a captive audience.<br /><br />I can't say "I found God" b/c I knew He was always there but I do recognize Him more often and I feel I have strengthened my relationship with Him.<br /><br />Anyhoo, back to topic...God has put so many people in my life, for which I am thankful, and He has used so many vessels to keep my ass afloat....I'm sure He is EXHAUSTED, too!!!<br /><br />Without going into great detail, I have noticed how a path has always formed in my life before I have walked in it, even though I don't necessarily know what is at the destination. Plans form in my heart (no, not in my head where thoughts and plans should be) without any effort, kinda like they are put there, and I follow them. As I lose touch, passion or direction, I am put on track by another vessel, whatever it may be (acceptance to grad school, a job opportunity, a State Rep, my Mexican field peasant of an ex-husband, my brother (whom I live with, yet, NEVER see), you get the picture). <br /><br />I have never dreamed that I would be at this point or that I would have taken the many, many paths that I have to get here.<br /><br />I just think it is amazing how a kid can say, "I want to be a pilot" and they do! They just do it. The goal is set and they obtain it. I mean, doesn't life get in the way of everyone?!?! It blows my mind that a solid goal can be set and obtained.<br /><br />With that said, I feel more like a gypsy in life. I'm never quite sure where I am going, nor where I will be but I am sure that I will get there safely.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-2644667246582204952008-05-29T16:20:00.000-07:002008-05-31T06:38:11.179-07:00Hochberg for President!!!This blog is a little late...<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">My State Rep. KICKS ASS!!!!</span></strong><br /><br />He and his office are working very hard on Miguel's case. I knew he was kicking butt BUT it was great to hear that from my local MHMRA. They informed me of all his work and adamant advocacy within the MHMR office, Richmond State School and Dept. of Aging and Disability.<br /><br />With that said, I believe that I have never had someone work so hard for Miguel and me, with the exception of one of his teachers, Julie Rohrbach, who got Miguel into an Autistc classroom.<br /><br />I've always had resistance from every system. I know there are always a boatload of services that are never offered unless you ask for them specifically...and then beg for them....and then have to justify why you should get them....and then tell them over-and-over again that you are going to get that service. The system blows.<br /><br />I think Rep. Hochberg is going to have to get a t-shirt delivered "I heart Hochberg" and "Hochberg for President".....why didn't I go into politics? <br /><br /><br />That's where the REAL change is!!!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"> -- </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Ronald Reagan</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This past month, I have felt the rewards of politics. :) Go Hochberg!!!</span></div>Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-87032959487085390032008-05-20T19:43:00.000-07:002008-05-20T19:49:02.178-07:00I hate people.Miguel gets nothing without resistance. Here's my letter to my State Rep. today........<br /><br /><br />Scott,<br /><br />Today I rec'd a call from Janice Baines, MHMRA. She explained that the state wanted to know why Miguel needed residential placement, despite the fact they have all his evaluations, paperwork, applications and a court order. I then had to explain to her about Miguel's physical/verbal aggression towards himself, me, school staff, children at daycare, daycare staff, etc. even though that has been documented at MHMRA already.<br /><br />She called me back a little later asking about my Respite services and recommending that I find more providers, as I had explained that my Respite worker appeared to be getting tired of providing Miguel services. I explained my great difficulty finding daycare and contracting a Respite provider. <br /><br />She also asked if I would be willing to take Miguel back into my home in 6-12 months after admission, if it was warranted. I said yes. Of course, my son is always more than welcome to live at home, however, I don't feel that is what is appropriate for him based on his need for structure, consistency, 24 hour care and his behavior. My son needs a staff and not a parent. I didn't tell her that b/c they would NEVER admit him.<br /><br />Basically, the state is trying to save money by keeping Miguel in the community, so they are trying to smother us with Respite hours and justify why placement is inappropriate. <br /><br />The bottom line is that Respite does not equal appropriate behavioral treatment. It prolongs the inevitable, which is placement.<br /><br />MHMRA is offering Miguel ABA therapy (specific behavioral treatment for Autistic children) 1.5 hours a month. This would require me to take a day or half a day off to get Miguel from school, bring him in for a session and then bring him back to school. ABA therapy is only therapeutic when it is intensive, approx 8 hours a day, everyday...not 1.5 hours a month.<br /><br />Miguel has an IQ of less than 20. He is profoundly mentally retarded with a prognosis of possibly being severely mentally retarded (this is suppose to be an upgrade). His speech is inadequate, inconsistent, inappropriate and sometimes absent. 1.5 hours a month of ABA will, most likely, be completely ineffective.<br /><br />Miguel is not eligible for behavioral treatment b/c he doesn't have Medicaid and I could never afford it on my 34,9K salary.<br /><br />Scott, we have a load of Respite hours. 57 a month through MHMRA, which started this month. 200 hours a year (approx....I actually forgot how many) through United Cerebral Palsy, which I started last October. 8 hours a month through HISD. The problem with Respite is, I have one provider, who is exhausted and appears to be annoyed with me if I ask for more than 4 hours a week. She also has a full-time job working opposite shifts of me, which is not always conducive to my Respite needs. <br /><br />Ms. Baines tried to problem solve with me to find more Respite workers. Fact of the matter, if I found someone through my networking that was appropriate for Respite work, then I would've contracted them already. <br /><br />Scott, I joined the Corps when I was 17 and turned 18 one month after boot camp. I was a Sergeant of Marines by the age of 19 and a Platoon Sergeant before I was 21. <br /><br />In 2003, while taking a Research Methods in Psychology course, I diagnosed my son with Autism after 3 years of inquiring to medical and educational professionals about Miguel's strange and bizarre behaviors. <br /><br />I have a Master's in Social Work. Miguel and I moved out of my husband's home in 2005, I applied for a Master's in 2006, was divorced shortly after and put myself through a full-time Master's program with a scholarship, financial aid and 4 jobs....all while I was a single mother. Within a month of graduating, I was hired by the Red Cross in Houston and I humbled myself by asking for housing assistance from my brother, all in effort to meet my sons needs. Miguel and I have shared a room, sleeping on daybeds and we will be moving in a month to our own home.<br /><br />I am telling you this b/c I am not dumb. I'm not an idiot. I am not a sissy and I have tolerated more than anyone ever should from systems and from my son. I understand systems, funding and budgeting. I see their agenda. The few things I have gotten for Miguel, have not come without a fight and I knew this was too good to be true. It all seemed so smooth and easy and I foresee my hopes and dreams for Miguel crashing in on me.<br /><br />I asked for your assistance b/c I know how systems view clients and how tightly systems hold onto their purses. I know how much work you have done for Miguel already, which appears to me like moving mountains b/c no single mother could ever do it. <br /><br />It has been a super long road for Miguel and me to come to this point and I have not gotten here with ease. I have struggled on all decisions I made for Miguel and I evaluate them meticulously before going forward with my decisions. I am comfortably at the point where I know Miguel needs a staff, despite my crying throughout the court hearing, I know this is right. <br /><br />If there is anything else you can do at this point, I would greatly appreciate it. It feels as though they may be trying to stack the cards against us and Miguel's father and I are strongly considering signing our rights to the state so Miguel can better get his needs met.<br /><br />Thank you in advance.<br /><br />Kelly<br /><br /><br />Hey Tarabay, have your people call my people.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2878123171028247516.post-54071508686414569052008-05-18T19:41:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:05:42.494-07:00Anticipating a new startCourt was "successful", if that is what you want to call it. I testified that Miguel was not manageable in his "least restrictive environment" (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LRE</span>) and that he was in need of a more structured environment.<br /><br />Miguel's evaluations show that he needs "constant supervision" and a level of need is an "8", which indicates residential placement.<br /><br />I am part relieved that Miguel may get his needs met by a 24/7 staff, that I won't die an early death from exhaustion and emotional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">beatdown</span> and that Miguel may learn to live more independently and maybe even communicate his needs better. I have hope that this is what is right for him.<br /><br />I am part sad b/c he is only 10 and "going away". I liken it to maybe how a parent feels when their children go off to college. However, the difference is 18 yr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">olds</span> CHOOSE to go to college and I am going to court to <strong>COMMIT</strong> my child to a State School. It's such a painful process and unique, that no one would ever understand if they haven't done it.<br /><br />The other side of it all, which I have thought about briefly, is how this will change me. <br /><br />I've always worked my life around Miguel. All things in Miguel's time. I scheduled my college classes/jobs/domestic tasks around his school/daycare/bus schedule/mood. I function based on his agenda and now I will be able to do WHATEVER I WANT, WHENEVER I WANT. I have NO idea how I will respond to this sort of freedom. I never did what I <strong>wanted</strong> to do, but rather what I <strong>had</strong> to do....and now it is my time. I haven't had this in 10+ years.<br /><br />I tell my close friends that if I disappear, don't bother looking for me. I may go to Mexico for the day and return in a decade. I consider selling beaded jewelry in a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">tiki</span> hit on the beach...somewhere. Fortunately, the sky is the limit and hopefully, I figure out how to function without him.Kel and Migshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511045073344823993noreply@blogger.com1