Comments on: True Stories: Forbidden Lie$ and Sabine http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2008/09/21/true_stories_forbidden_lie_and_sabine Politics, tech and media issues from a Muslim perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Review of “Jeff Brazier: Me and My Brother” | Indigo Jo Blogs http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2008/09/21/true_stories_forbidden_lie_and_sabine#comment-57277 Review of “Jeff Brazier: Me and My Brother” | Indigo Jo Blogs Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:13:50 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/ijwp/mt.php/2008/09/21/true_stories_forbidden_lie_and_sabine#comment-57277 [...] can work — one remembers the French film, Her Name is Sabine (from 2008; I wrote about it here), in which a famous French actress exposed the terrible suffering her sister, who has an autistic [...] […] can work — one remembers the French film, Her Name is Sabine (from 2008; I wrote about it here), in which a famous French actress exposed the terrible suffering her sister, who has an autistic […]

]]> By: Afs-M http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2008/09/21/true_stories_forbidden_lie_and_sabine#comment-8497 Afs-M Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:17:38 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/ijwp/mt.php/2008/09/21/true_stories_forbidden_lie_and_sabine#comment-8497 I did not have the opportunity to watch the program, but its interesting to note the point you make about, individuals being well looked after in homes for the mentally ill. My mother for the past several months has been working in an old peoples home, specifically designated for the mentally infirm. She says that the care and facilities provided for them is par none. But what hurts her the most, is the absence of true companionship. My mother as a carer often has her roles rotated - she prefers this, since strong attachments can grow. Rarely has she seen family attend the houses. The book 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' is an interesting read, though a slightly different case. I did not have the opportunity to watch the program, but its interesting to note the point you make about, individuals being well looked after in homes for the mentally ill.

My mother for the past several months has been working in an old peoples home, specifically designated for the mentally infirm. She says that the care and facilities provided for them is par none. But what hurts her the most, is the absence of true companionship. My mother as a carer often has her roles rotated - she prefers this, since strong attachments can grow. Rarely has she seen family attend the houses.

The book ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ is an interesting read, though a slightly different case.

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