Today,
March 1, 2013, is a day of mourning for people with disabilities who have lost
their lives at the hands of their family members or guardians. You may remember
me posting about this last year. I’m still saddened that this type of tragedy
happens. There are no words for this, but we need to all speak up about this.
We need to stop this, but also remember the lives that are already lost. Did
you know, when a person with a disability loses their lives at the hand of a
family member, it’s the family member that gets the sympathy? Want to know my
opinion about this? I am disgusted by those family members who would choose to
do this sort of thing. In my eyes, that means they just gave up on the person!
They give up! It’s like their lives had no value! Here’s the thing, they do
have value. Every single person’s life here has value. Every single person on
this Earth has potential. They do have dreams. We, as people with disabilities,
have rights, and we will stand up for those rights! We, as people with
disabilities, will want justice for those who have lost their lives, especially
in the hands of the people that they trusted!
Like
last year, I plan to join the virtual vigil. Of course, there are several
vigils around. Here is the link to a list of vigils:
If
you would like to join me at the virtual vigil, here is a link:
I
plan to be there at around 6pm or 7pm EST. I hope that you guys will join me,
not to support me, but to remember the lives that have been lost.
Until next time, God Bless.
- Chloe
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