Comments on: Family http://www.alanzeyes.com/2007/04/family.html "What you think about, you bring about." Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ella http://www.alanzeyes.com/2007/04/family.html/comment-page-1#comment-247 Ella Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:23:49 +0000 http://www2.iserve.co.nz/users/kenmac/alanzeyes.com/htdocs/?p=128#comment-247 I happened to read this article again, from a link, and was wondering, was there any change ever since in your brothers' lives? Any followups as to Philips social support eligibility? I happened to read this article again, from a link, and was wondering, was there any change ever since in your brothers’ lives? Any followups as to Philips social support eligibility?

]]> By: Alan Howard http://www.alanzeyes.com/2007/04/family.html/comment-page-1#comment-113 Alan Howard Mon, 23 Apr 2007 01:16:00 +0000 http://www2.iserve.co.nz/users/kenmac/alanzeyes.com/htdocs/?p=128#comment-113 Thanks passion, I appreciate your advice. We've already sought legal advice about our options, and will be moving forward on a few things. Support services will be sought as well, but everything takes time. We need to sort our own lives out before we can start to sort theirs out. Thanks passion, I appreciate your advice. We’ve already sought legal advice about our options, and will be moving forward on a few things. Support services will be sought as well, but everything takes time. We need to sort our own lives out before we can start to sort theirs out.

]]> By: Passion http://www.alanzeyes.com/2007/04/family.html/comment-page-1#comment-112 Passion Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:34:00 +0000 http://www2.iserve.co.nz/users/kenmac/alanzeyes.com/htdocs/?p=128#comment-112 What a heartening family story! Especially the part about your two brothers. It's difficult to comprehend that in an advanced society like Australia family needs to give up having a life to look after a disabled sibling. I know in New Zealand this wouldn't happen as we have social workers, Public Trust and other service providers available to ensure that these unfortunate people are looked after.<br/><br/>Have you talked to the Public Trustee? From Internet I note they have 'Disability Service Support'. If this service is anything similar to what Public Trust in New Zealand provides, it might be worth approaching them.<br/><br/>In New Zealand subject to a doctor's report and a court order, Public Trust takes care of their financial affairs and liaise with the hospital/special needs institution, social welfare, family, social workers and other service providers to make sure disable people like Phillip are looked after. All the services are free. What a heartening family story! Especially the part about your two brothers. It’s difficult to comprehend that in an advanced society like Australia family needs to give up having a life to look after a disabled sibling. I know in New Zealand this wouldn’t happen as we have social workers, Public Trust and other service providers available to ensure that these unfortunate people are looked after.

Have you talked to the Public Trustee? From Internet I note they have ‘Disability Service Support’. If this service is anything similar to what Public Trust in New Zealand provides, it might be worth approaching them.

In New Zealand subject to a doctor’s report and a court order, Public Trust takes care of their financial affairs and liaise with the hospital/special needs institution, social welfare, family, social workers and other service providers to make sure disable people like Phillip are looked after. All the services are free.

]]>