| mommynurse |
| (Carpal \'Tunnel) |
| 05/01/05 06:47 PM |
Re: Neglect is a regular occurence
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I worked in surgery while I was going to school. One of the Dr.'s ONLY accepted Medicaid pediatric patients (which is a rare occurrence since there is no money in that) and we did his surgeries on Fridays. Talk about depressing! When I prepped these babies for surgery, they were so filthy that I had to give them a bath. They were also allowed to take a toy or blanket in with them until they were under general. Uuuggghhh! I wouldn't let my cat snuggle up to their "comfort" items. By looking at most of these kids, you would think they couldn't afford to have running water in their house. I felt so sorry for them. Then, you meet the parents. You would think that they would be equally dirty and pathetic, but this was rarely the case. They were dressed in name brand clothes, nails perfectly manicured, loaded down with jewelry, and talking on a cell phone. God, that really got under my skin.
But, back to the original question....pretty much to sum up what you are telling me, CPS is not going to get involved in an educational neglect issue. Right?