Comments on: are we not worthy? http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:02:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Blogging Against Disablism Day: Pity, Tubes, and the Meaning of “Hope” « Miss Nomered http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-2304 Blogging Against Disablism Day: Pity, Tubes, and the Meaning of “Hope” « Miss Nomered Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:17:39 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-2304 [...] Chick wrote this brilliant post a while ago and I think it hit the nail on the [...] [...] Chick wrote this brilliant post a while ago and I think it hit the nail on the [...]

]]> By: Ettina http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1767 Ettina Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:14:51 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1767 "What about asking the girl with the DNR? Just because she has a DNR doesn’t mean she wants to die right now and has no right to living as best as she can in this moment." For that matter, did they ask her before putting the DNR order in place? “What about asking the girl with the DNR? Just because she has a DNR doesn’t mean she wants to die right now and has no right to living as best as she can in this moment.”

For that matter, did they ask her before putting the DNR order in place?

]]> By: Inarticulate « Feline Formal Shorts http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1648 Inarticulate « Feline Formal Shorts Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:59:19 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1648 [...] December 31, 2007 I just… I have no words. I’ve watched the Katie Jones stuff go ’round and ’round (this corner of) the blogosphere, and every time I watch a conversation degenerate [...] [...] December 31, 2007 I just… I have no words. I’ve watched the Katie Jones stuff go ’round and ’round (this corner of) the blogosphere, and every time I watch a conversation degenerate [...]

]]> By: Kay Olson http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1613 Kay Olson Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:30:49 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1613 Just wanted to drop by and thank you, Crip Chick, for being one of the very first to really write on this and kick me in the pants about it. And also for nailing, specifically, the vent-phobia, which I suspect lies at the heart of the parents' decisions. I suspect, with the limited info the article gives, that it is not that Katie cannot be saved and even live well. It is that they have chosen this instead. Just wanted to drop by and thank you, Crip Chick, for being one of the very first to really write on this and kick me in the pants about it.

And also for nailing, specifically, the vent-phobia, which I suspect lies at the heart of the parents’ decisions. I suspect, with the limited info the article gives, that it is not that Katie cannot be saved and even live well. It is that they have chosen this instead.

]]> By: Katie Jones and Her DNR : Elaine Vigneault http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1611 Katie Jones and Her DNR : Elaine Vigneault Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:18:07 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1611 [...] 3. Technology - The article's and the parents' presumption is that technology is bad. The reaction to the story is that technology is good. "The ironic-but-sad thing is that ventilators, powerchairs, sign language, learning braille, crutches, feedings tubes—for the most part, they make life BETTER for people. Life happens to be of higher quality, you know, when you can actually do things like breathe. Ventilators tend to help with that." (source) [...] [...] 3. Technology - The article’s and the parents’ presumption is that technology is bad. The reaction to the story is that technology is good. “The ironic-but-sad thing is that ventilators, powerchairs, sign language, learning braille, crutches, feedings tubes—for the most part, they make life BETTER for people. Life happens to be of higher quality, you know, when you can actually do things like breathe. Ventilators tend to help with that.” (source) [...]

]]> By: Why Not Resuscitate? — Ablism’s Many Ugly Faces « Problem Chylde: Learning in Transition http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1606 Why Not Resuscitate? — Ablism’s Many Ugly Faces « Problem Chylde: Learning in Transition Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:16:24 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1606 [...] while ago I linked to Crip Chick’s entry about Katie Jones, a young schoolgirl with cerebral palsy (CP) whose parents placed a “Do Not [...] [...] while ago I linked to Crip Chick’s entry about Katie Jones, a young schoolgirl with cerebral palsy (CP) whose parents placed a “Do Not [...]

]]> By: Lisa Harney http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1601 Lisa Harney Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:59:57 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1601 Sorry about missing this, Crip Chick. I hadn't been watching blogs much these past few weeks due to, well, stuff. This hits one of my hot buttons, too - the idea that not being perfectly able-bodied makes people disposable. Or, really, the whole "right to die" thing, which seems just plain horrible. I just can't imagine labeling a child as disposable like that, for all to see. I mean, seriously, what are they thinking? I mean, other than thinking that medical technology to make life easier for Katie is a bad thing... :( Sorry about missing this, Crip Chick. I hadn’t been watching blogs much these past few weeks due to, well, stuff. This hits one of my hot buttons, too - the idea that not being perfectly able-bodied makes people disposable. Or, really, the whole “right to die” thing, which seems just plain horrible.

I just can’t imagine labeling a child as disposable like that, for all to see. I mean, seriously, what are they thinking? I mean, other than thinking that medical technology to make life easier for Katie is a bad thing… :(

]]> By: A link to a Katie Jones Roundup « Questioning Transphobia http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1598 A link to a Katie Jones Roundup « Questioning Transphobia Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:26:27 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1598 [...] has posted a link roundup to posts about this. To Kay at the Gimp Parade, Ms. Crip Chick, Bint Alshamsa at My Private Casbah, Trinity at The Strangest Alchemy, Shiva at Biodiverse [...] [...] has posted a link roundup to posts about this. To Kay at the Gimp Parade, Ms. Crip Chick, Bint Alshamsa at My Private Casbah, Trinity at The Strangest Alchemy, Shiva at Biodiverse [...]

]]> By: Feministe » A Katy Jones link round-up http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1593 Feministe » A Katy Jones link round-up Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:35:54 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1593 [...] on Wheelchair for Second Grader with Cerebral Palsy Ms Crip Chick: Are We Not Worthy? How unfortunate. That.poor.family. Seeing people “worse off” reminds me how small my struggles [...] [...] on Wheelchair for Second Grader with Cerebral Palsy Ms Crip Chick: Are We Not Worthy? How unfortunate. That.poor.family. Seeing people “worse off” reminds me how small my struggles [...]

]]> By: terriblepalsy http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1582 terriblepalsy Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:37:55 +0000 http://crip-power.com/2007/12/16/are-we-not-worthy/#comment-1582 I just read all the comments on the article and now I just feel sad and disillusioned again. I just read all the comments on the article and now I just feel sad and disillusioned again.

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