Missing since March, man found dead in basement of adult care facility where he lived
Many years ago, I wrote my obituary on Huffington Post as a way to explain to the asses (I mean masses) at that site what it's like to be an autism parent and how we say "we can never die." (I'd link it, but they scrubbed my 7 years of FREE writing because I sometimes wrote about vaccines and autism.) The world is not ready to care for our adult children. Housing and residential care is going to be a nightmare.
Below is a news report about a disabled man (he not have autism) who was "missing" for months and then found and dead in the basement of his care facility. "No foul play." I call bullshit. His body was so decomposed there is no funeral. Rest in peace Kam Franks.
Missing since March, man found dead in basement of adult care facility where he lived
His sister calls him a wanderer, so it wasn't a total surprise he went missing, she said. But months passed and the family heard nothing.
Until last Saturday we are told staff at Faithful Helping Hands, was cleaning out a basement room, when they found Kam dead.
"How do they not smell a body in the summer," Kai said. "How do you dismiss that? She said we get mice sometimes in the summer."
One of the owners of the facility told FOX 2 by phone, there was no odor blaming Detroit police for not checking the basement back in March. She didn't have an answer for why here own staff didn't look there.
Grace,
It is sad to hear you have been treated in such a way at this site. I have missed those posts. All I have read from you has been thoughtful and respectful. I will take you words under advisement.
Posted by: Visitor | September 04, 2020 at 08:51 AM
Visitor,
You may be right about Will - I had a dispute with him very recently. However, I have also been extremely badly treated by several posters here, quite blatantly because I am a verbal, autistic adult, rather than "a parent". Verbal autistic people can be very outspoken, even argumentative, and I believe that should be accepted on a website which claims to support autistic people (or is it just their parents?). On the other hand, we are daily abused, robbed, assaulted and hated, so we have to try to stick up for ourselves. If anyone commenting on here is a shill, or a troll, that's fine by me - bring it on! I've survived years of physical violence and I'm not giving up now. That's why I'm happy to respond to any comments, and take people at their word until I find out otherwise.
Posted by: Grace Green | September 03, 2020 at 04:28 PM
I would add I am not sure if Will is what he portrays or is seeking to cause opposition to what he says he thinks. Therefore he would be fomenting a rejection of his own views. Anyone who spends time here sees most are quite reasonable and non-incendiary. Most anyone is welcome from any ethnic and religious background. I have seen litmus test. He is either trying to make folks incendiary against his very statements or trying to cow people to his own vision by abusive tactics. I find both scenarios distasteful.
Posted by: Visiotr | September 03, 2020 at 12:01 PM
Grace,
Will was clear. He was not saying what you said. You still have a point about trying to come together. He was criticizing this site, editors and posters in general. . A very slightly veiled charge of racism and white privilege with a side of Christian bashing starting with easiest target.
Posted by: Visitor | September 03, 2020 at 11:40 AM
I think I understand what Will is getting at here. Why are there not more men (given the notable exceptions) and more members of ethnic minorities involved in this movement? They are all equally effected. Our society is divided in so many ways, and we should all be coming together.
Posted by: Grace Green | September 03, 2020 at 06:12 AM
Managing Editor's Note to Will: I do not understand you.
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Finally, the Age of Autism website has a post about a "non-autistic" significantly disabled person and a minority male one at that. It seemed to me that the Age of Autism website was Eurocentric and Gynocentric. I bet the White, Asian or Hispanic owner of this so-called "adult care facility" will NOT face negligence charges because of and anti-black racism. I also would not be surprised if this facility is run by Christian fundamentalist based upon the name.
Rest in peace Mr. Franks.
Posted by: Will | September 02, 2020 at 12:05 PM
Yeah; like Bob Moffit said, and he would know.
Posted by: Benedetta | September 02, 2020 at 09:55 AM
Yeah, how did they not smell the body.
And do not insult our intelligence that anything else decomposing like that might smell like really old Pizza as in the case of Kasey Anthony.
Maybe a whole pig carcass is the only thing close to the unique smell of a human. Not a cow, or a horse even.
So how?
Posted by: Benedetta | September 02, 2020 at 09:52 AM
What a terrible way to go for Mr Frank and his poor family left to anser the what if? I hope they get answers and not blame shift as it seems just now.
Pharma For Prison
MMR RIP
Posted by: Angus Files | September 02, 2020 at 09:04 AM
'Until last Saturday we are told staff at Faithful Helping Hands, was cleaning out a basement room, when they found Kam dead ….. "How do they not smell a body in the summer," Kai said. "How do you dismiss that? She said we get mice sometimes in the summer."
I cannot imagine any reason no one noticed odor of decaying body in basement .. it is one of the most overwhelming odors imaginable … and for it to go unnoticed raises serious questions for anyone unlucky to have a loved one confined there.
Posted by: Bob Moffit | September 02, 2020 at 07:58 AM
This is one of the reasons I want #AutisticAid where so many vulnerable #Autistics are left with out help if covered by a law or perhaps an help that they could accsess this could save a life. heartbreakingl
Posted by: caroline Tait | September 02, 2020 at 06:50 AM