Listener Feedback on Finding Home: 'If I fall under a bus, my son will live in a great place'
We received a lot of response to the documentary we aired yesterday, Finding Home. Pam Cunliffe's daughter, Paige, is 21 and developmentally disabled. The family's had a hard time finding the right place for her, so now Paige lives in a nursing home in London, Ontario. Their story resonated with other parents....
We received a lot of response to the documentary we aired yesterday, Finding Home. Pam Cunliffe's daughter, Paige, is 21 and developmentally disabled. The family's had a hard time finding the right place for her, so now Paige lives in a nursing home in London, Ontario. Their story resonated with other parents.
"Wow....I can speak volumes on this subject having spent ten years of my life leading a group to raise money to build a home in our community for people with intellectual disabilities... including my son. We finally succeeded. And yes - if I fall under a bus my son will live in a great place and have a life that most people who are in his position can only dream about. I had nightmares thinking about his future after visiting with provincial officials years ago...and finding out the grim truth about what lay in store if we didn't do something about it. The government stonewalled us for years. In the end - we got an agreement to fund the operations as a "pilot" project. Meaning...they'd never do it again. But I can die happy."Colin Sanders of Port Hope, Ontario
If you missed our documentary, hear it on our podcast or online.
On Thursday's show, we'll check in with Helena Jaczek, Ontario's Minister of Community and Social Services, who will respond to the issue of a growing number of young people with developmental disabilities living in homes designed for seniors.