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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]two comments on last night's show

I am so wary that the Becca's "BF" is a worker at her home and is taking advantage of her, and she doesn't understand the difference.

Roxie's situation feels a lot like assisted suicide. "We can keep giving you morphine, but you may stop breathing. You want more? OK, but you may stop breathing." I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but that's just how it's coming off to me. It is not legal in Pennsylvania (according to Google, at least).  And I agree with the comments about too many staff members seem to be actively involved, given all the crises of the day. Has anyone even attempted to get her admitted to a hospice/palliative care bed? (Maybe so and I forgot.)
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While it's possible Becca's boyfriend is a worker at her daycare, I think it's much more likely that Becca and another patient at the daycare, likely with similar IDs, have developed a romance. This is a known issue at these kind of facilities and it's something staff, patients, and patient families have to figure out because of all the health and responsibility implications. These are adults with functioning reproductive systems -- they get sexual urges like anyone does and sometimes they act on them. There's this balance between respecting their autonomy as people and also recognizing the minefield of problems that can arise from this sort of thing. People IDs have relationships though. Some even get married and some even have kids of their own. It's very, very complicated for their caretakers, whether you are talking about a professional facility like Becca is in or the family caregivers like Mel. I think the show is just acknowledging this reality, which many people with an intellectually disabled adult family member need to deal with.
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I am hopeful that this opinion is where the show is going. But I am wary the writers are going for "drama" and that we will ultimately learn Becca is in a bad situation. Sorry I was not more clear. I would be happy for Becca (or quite honestly, anyone) to be in a good relationship. I'm fearful that Becca is not a good relationship because the writers want to make all sorts of sad drama/commentary. I hope I am wrong.
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No, this show has a pretty clear track record of trying to represent different groups and so I think they are just spot lighting this aspect of having an ID.[/quote]

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