Comments on: EPA Says Sludge from Semisolid Waste is OK to Spread Around http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/2008/04/epa-says-sludge-from-semisolid-waste-is-ok-to-spread-around/ Thoughts on the environment and how it touches our lives Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ria http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/2008/04/epa-says-sludge-from-semisolid-waste-is-ok-to-spread-around/comment-page-1/#comment-21497 Ria Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:40:15 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/?p=275#comment-21497 I agree. Not that long ago we didn't know about the damaging effects of lead. My sister who is now 63 used to chew on window sills as a child. She got enough lead paint to cause convulsions. She's been in a nursing home for the past 10 years. Lead poisoning is a strange thing. Symptoms as a child will go away. The real damage doesn't show up until later, like in the 40's. My sister got delusional by time she was in her late 40's. That side of my family lives in N.Y. so I wasn't much help. She lost her job, her pets, her apartment, all her personal items, and disappeared on us for a couple of years, until I got a call one day. She's been in an institution ever since. I just talked to her today as a matter of fact. My sister had a Master's degree, and worked for social services for the state of N.Y. Besides becoming mentally incapacitated, she fell and hurt her neck, and was severely dehydrated. She can't walk now. Unfortunately, the way our laws are set up, family members or friends can't do anything about a relative of legal age unless we go to court and gain legal guardianship. That requires proof that the family member is mentally incapable, and much depends on the whether that individual wants help. Most mentally incapacitated people do not. They think they are fine. I agree. Not that long ago we didn’t know about the damaging effects of lead. My sister who is now 63 used to chew on window sills as a child. She got enough lead paint to cause convulsions. She’s been in a nursing home for the past 10 years. Lead poisoning is a strange thing. Symptoms as a child will go away. The real damage doesn’t show up until later, like in the 40’s. My sister got delusional by time she was in her late 40’s. That side of my family lives in N.Y. so I wasn’t much help. She lost her job, her pets, her apartment, all her personal items, and disappeared on us for a couple of years, until I got a call one day. She’s been in an institution ever since. I just talked to her today as a matter of fact.

My sister had a Master’s degree, and worked for social services for the state of N.Y. Besides becoming mentally incapacitated, she fell and hurt her neck, and was severely dehydrated. She can’t walk now.

Unfortunately, the way our laws are set up, family members or friends can’t do anything about a relative of legal age unless we go to court and gain legal guardianship. That requires proof that the family member is mentally incapable, and much depends on the whether that individual wants help. Most mentally incapacitated people do not. They think they are fine.

]]> By: Tonya http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/2008/04/epa-says-sludge-from-semisolid-waste-is-ok-to-spread-around/comment-page-1/#comment-21494 Tonya Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:27:36 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/world/?p=275#comment-21494 Is it sad that even in this day and age children are used as "lead detector's". Even when the problem has been identified, the action to correct it isn't monitored. It's no wonder we have generations of people walking around with a few less brain cells because they were damaged as children. It's the "shhh, pretend it's not there and it will go away approach..." Is it sad that even in this day and age children are used as “lead detector’s”. Even when the problem has been identified, the action to correct it isn’t monitored. It’s no wonder we have generations of people walking around with a few less brain cells because they were damaged as children.

It’s the “shhh, pretend it’s not there and it will go away approach…”

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