Ick. I shivered just reading this. In my opinion, any contact unrelated to care is inappropriate unless I give consent. Yes it is easy to get attached to certain aides and relax the rules a little bit but as a whole, just because these people take care of our bodies doesn't mean they have any special rights to our bodies outside of that care.
You're not crazy, dear. You're just listening to your instincts, which is very important. Mandy, c5-7 quad ________________________________ From: KK <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; eric <[email protected]>; Lainie Batte <[email protected]>; MS Quads <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 8:21 AM Subject: [QUAD-L] Is this inappropriate touching? I am having a tough time deciding if this is wrong or I am being crazy. I have Multiple Sclerosis. I am paralyzed from the chest down except for my right arm. No feeling at all. I also can not speak. This aide has been with me about 2 months, M-F 5 hours a day. Yesterday we went outside on the front porch & she was talking to a neighbor. Suddenly she took my keys & ran them across my feet. I did nothing. Didn't feel it but saw her movements. She smiled & did it over & over again. It was like she did not believe I could not feel it. Now I feel this was inappropriate but not sure what she expected to get out of her actions. It has made me feel uncomfortable & dread her coming today. Maybe I am being weird. What do you think about it? KK
