Tuesday 29 October 2013

WE SUPPORT AMAZING PEOPLE

      In 2008 I graduated college started work in the developmental service field. I didn’t even know that these agencies or group homes existed. Five years later I am still working in the field! The people we support are amazing people and society needs to discover the value they bring to our communities. Direct caregivers and people supported need the provincial government and our communities to support us. The individuals we support rely on under-funded services and are under-appreciated.
By, David Lalonde

Monday 7 October 2013

Because I cant help but care


 

         My chosen field of work is developmental services…..The government…..the employer….the powers that be have decided that I simply provide a service to the people I work with – that I am not family, and not a friend. Today I am sitting at a hospital bedside with someone I spend more time with than I do with my own family and friends.  I am feeling a connection with them that I am told I don’t have. Yet I am worrying, comforting, and caring in a way I would for any family member. I don’t care if it’s deemed right or wrong.  This is who I am, and this is why I decided to do what I do. The feisty red-head beside me needs me to be more than my job description today and I won’t let her down.

Anonymously  submitted.