‘A horrible year’

Dear Editor:

This has been a horrible year for my son, Charlie.

He has been so upset and not really knowing why he is not able to go to his Community Living Guelph Wellington day program.

He is depressed, lost and confused. He looks at me like, “What have I done wrong, mom? Why am I at home all the time?”

Seven months have gone by and we have been totally forgotten by the Community Living service. They feel this is a good way to treat their clients? We have always paid our way to go to the centre. I always thought they were there because we were paying.

Now I hear they are closing the centre.

The staff at the centre have changed Charlie’s life for the better. He doesn’t say what he wants, they know him and he communicates in his own way to them. This has taken years of practice and experience to do so. We need the centre to remain open.

Please stop this from happening. His life depends on it. His welling being has gone downhill since March.

Jill Simmons, Harriston