Tuesday, July 13, 2004
for the boy
It is done. For now.
This afternoon I mailed two copies of a 12 PAGE document, along with 20+ PAGES of back-up documentation detailing much, but by no means all, of the abuse Ms. von Munchausen directed at The Boy during his thirty three month stay at her so-called Home for Children with Significant Medical Needs.
It was based almost entirely on information The Wife and I read in The Boy's case file we received from the State Child Protection Agency as part of the normal adoption process. Yes, my dear readers, you read that correctly, but I will repeat myself for the sake of clarity.
The document was based almost entirely on information The Wife and I read in The Boy's official case file.
Which means that it was all right out there in the open for anyone to see. The problem, of course, was in order to see, one first needs to look.
And it's not that just anyone could look. The only people who had access to the records were Ms. von Munchausen and the State Child Protection Agency.
I don't fault the State Child Protection Agency caseworkers. They have tremendous caseloads, largely thankless jobs, and are burdened with an amazingly stifling degree of government bureaucracy. They are social workers, not medical professionals. They were just as deceived by Ms. von Munchausen as the remainder of the community.
Which is not to say they are entirely without blame.
Someone should have taken the time to verify some of the information Ms. von Munchausen placed in The Boy's file. Someone should have taken the time to ask questions, such as "Why are you waking a six month old child twice in the middle of the night to give him sedatives?" But no one ever did, because assuming someone took the time to read the endless reports Ms. von Munchausen submitted, she used enough medical terminology to make it sound like she knew what she was writing about.
The Wife is studying to be a nurse. Who do you think helps her study? We've been reading and cross referencing The Boy's file.
With a little bit of knowledge about medical terminology, a little bit of logical thinking, and a little bit of common sense, Mr. von Munchausen's reports sound a whole lot like the Damons Wayans prisoner character on "In Living Color".
One copy went to the local District Attorney.
One copy went to the State Nursing Board.
So if all goes well, within the coming months Ms. von Munchausen will find herself sitting in a jail cell without a nursing license.
And if not, I've still got one copy for Stone Phillips.
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This afternoon I mailed two copies of a 12 PAGE document, along with 20+ PAGES of back-up documentation detailing much, but by no means all, of the abuse Ms. von Munchausen directed at The Boy during his thirty three month stay at her so-called Home for Children with Significant Medical Needs.
It was based almost entirely on information The Wife and I read in The Boy's case file we received from the State Child Protection Agency as part of the normal adoption process. Yes, my dear readers, you read that correctly, but I will repeat myself for the sake of clarity.
The document was based almost entirely on information The Wife and I read in The Boy's official case file.
Which means that it was all right out there in the open for anyone to see. The problem, of course, was in order to see, one first needs to look.
And it's not that just anyone could look. The only people who had access to the records were Ms. von Munchausen and the State Child Protection Agency.
I don't fault the State Child Protection Agency caseworkers. They have tremendous caseloads, largely thankless jobs, and are burdened with an amazingly stifling degree of government bureaucracy. They are social workers, not medical professionals. They were just as deceived by Ms. von Munchausen as the remainder of the community.
Which is not to say they are entirely without blame.
Someone should have taken the time to verify some of the information Ms. von Munchausen placed in The Boy's file. Someone should have taken the time to ask questions, such as "Why are you waking a six month old child twice in the middle of the night to give him sedatives?" But no one ever did, because assuming someone took the time to read the endless reports Ms. von Munchausen submitted, she used enough medical terminology to make it sound like she knew what she was writing about.
The Wife is studying to be a nurse. Who do you think helps her study? We've been reading and cross referencing The Boy's file.
With a little bit of knowledge about medical terminology, a little bit of logical thinking, and a little bit of common sense, Mr. von Munchausen's reports sound a whole lot like the Damons Wayans prisoner character on "In Living Color".
One copy went to the local District Attorney.
One copy went to the State Nursing Board.
So if all goes well, within the coming months Ms. von Munchausen will find herself sitting in a jail cell without a nursing license.
And if not, I've still got one copy for Stone Phillips.
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