tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post97116227815798434..comments2023-10-03T11:18:53.646-04:00Comments on The Striped Nickel: Well, Eff You Too, Famous Charity for Sick ChidrenDeborah Vlock http://www.blogger.com/profile/03868023646446279922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post-47011395695838213142013-08-26T22:30:46.595-04:002013-08-26T22:30:46.595-04:00I hope it works out! My baby sister had five, mayb...I hope it works out! My baby sister had five, maybe six long stints in the adolescent psych unit in high school --- they saved her life. Literally. She'll be 33 this year!<br /><br />(Our family didn't get a wish but many of sis's fellow "frequent flyers" did :-)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post-59928772775478783322013-08-26T17:35:33.602-04:002013-08-26T17:35:33.602-04:00Ah, Megan! My role model. ;) Reassurance coming fr...Ah, Megan! My role model. ;) Reassurance coming from you is REASSURANCE. Thanks, Grrrl! xoDeborah Vlock https://www.blogger.com/profile/03868023646446279922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post-47717405426558779552013-08-26T17:22:05.736-04:002013-08-26T17:22:05.736-04:00Ohhhh man!! I hadn't read this until I read yo...Ohhhh man!! I hadn't read this until I read your follow-up post. No way. You have every right to be upset. I'm so glad to read Stacee's comment above too. All the best!Megan Sayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410068162701570057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post-53354630080100926312013-08-26T15:40:25.521-04:002013-08-26T15:40:25.521-04:00*Gasp* Thank you, Stacee, for letting me know! Wow...*Gasp* Thank you, Stacee, for letting me know! Wow. That's really interesting. I will absolutely check into the Canadian branch -- and the Toronto hospital. You are an angel -- thanks again! I feel like I want to push this as hard as I can...it just seems heartless and unconscionable to hierarchize illnesses that way. What a bunch of B.S. And I honestly believe that in the case of kids with certain psych illnesses, a "wish" granted could even be life saving.<br /><br />I'll report how it goes on the blog so stay tuned. Hugs, DebDeborah Vlock https://www.blogger.com/profile/03868023646446279922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690356122521688837.post-35395629159468163922013-08-26T15:20:12.954-04:002013-08-26T15:20:12.954-04:00If the vaunted charity you are drafting a response...If the vaunted charity you are drafting a response to is in the business of granting "wishes" to ill children, then their Canadian affiliate has granted MANY MANY wishes of Canadian kids with serious psychiatric conditions (depression, anorexia, severe anxiety/PTSD, schizoaffective disorder, etc), i.e. at least half the kids who've had long-term stays (more than a week or two) on the adolescent psych ward of the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto. I'm willing to bet that if you called them, asked to speak to a childlife specialist (who are licensed social workers) for the psych unit, they'd be happy to tell you about the wonderful work the "wish" folks do for kids with BRAIN ISSUES THAT ARE NOT CANCER. If you asked really, really nicely, maybe you could even get them to write you a letter saying the Canadian "wish" affiliate has brought joy to the the kids on that particular unit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com