Mother Fighting for her Special Needs Children's Human Rights

This post is about a very dear and close friend of mine who had 2 of her 4 children wrongfully taken from her...

I have been friends with this mother  for over 35 years.  Ever since I have known  her she has always known what she wanted to do and who she wanted to be, and has worked very hard to attain her goals. Pam has her Masters in Early Childhood Education. She is a single mother with 4 children. She is a remarkable mother and human being. Pam is constantly doing things for her children and with her children. Her love, dedication, character, strength and consistency are what she has given to her children.  It is hard enough to be taken away from your home, but there was no reason for these kids to be taken from their home, their mother, and their siblings.  The two children who also have special needs, and to be ripped and torn away from their home is emotionally, mentally and physically harmful to these two innocent children. 

As I sit here writing this I cannot believe that this has happened to my friend, who's dedication and love has been solely for her children.  It is time the system starts looking after parents that are guilty, NOT INNOCENT like this mother.

Pam and all her kids at Christmas

Below are a few letters that will better explain what happened to Pam and her children. I strongly recommend that you read them. Knowing this mother the way I do and being a mother myself, I need to say that this should have NEVER happened to a Mother and Human Being like Pam.  All our love, strength, courage and prayers are with you my dear Pam.  And on this note I would like to leave you all with this quote and thought

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world ... Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. 

~ Eleanor Roosevelt


Human rights are about what we all have in common, by virtue of the fact that we are human beings. Throughout the world today, and throughout history, there are horrifying examples of what happens when one group of people see another group as less than human. Children who have physical, sensory and/or intellectual impairments have also been treated as less than human, resulting in segregation, discrimination and sometimes a failure to recognise their right to life. Promoting the 'welfare' of disabled children (and indeed all children) should be about promoting their human rights.
~ Disabled Children, The Children Act and Human Rights

***PLEASE NOTE
I have taken out a couple of phone numbers and replaced them with these marks "---", to protect the privacy of the individuals. 

For those who want to contact Pamela you may do so by emailing inochinoki1@gmail.com

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Please all family members, close friends, and everyone wanting to see human rights for 2 innocent special needs children is upheld!

We all have the right to talk on the phone and see J and C!

All this violates these special needs kids Human Rights!

Please contact your local FED and Prov member and make a complaint with them! My children's rights are being completely ignored! THIS is against all CANADIAN LAW!

Please find your contacts for your area and make a letter complaining! I give you my letter with a ton of details but it can be as simple as the letter Charissa wrote!

Children can not be held as hostages! I have not held J in 12 days! I have only seen C for one hour with strict supervision in all the 12 days! OUR family is all they know!

Thanks for writing and making everyone you know aware of this terrible terrible crime against human rights!

Pamela, and all my children

 The only way to stop this abuse of power is thru the media I am told. I have always valued and looked up to you and your understanding heart!

For the sake of the innocent children PLEASE YOU Tarah....and CTV can right the wrongs that have been going on soooo LONG up here!

Me. Karounis from Me. Julius Grey's office would be happy to speak with you. Me. Karounis is filing with human rights and will get others to sit in on what is going on in court! Clearly we are being discriminated against.

Me Karounis is with Me. Julius Grey's office. We have had 2 meetings in front of judges. The prejudice is horrific! My children have had no contact with family members in 10 days. NOTHING is in our file warrants taking the kids from the home and from every single person that loves them!

Torturing two kids and keeping them away from all family when... family is all they know is horrifying, and causes so much harm for the stability of these children.

At court Thursday September 20th,2012 we had the children's grandparents( my very involved parents), their aunt (my sister) and Chanysse family (her bio mom and uncle) all there ready to take the children until this terrible tragedy is resolved!

The judge said she could not make up her mind and was away on vacation for 2 weeks. She said the kids will be fine staying AWAY from home and family until then?

After 10 days of NO contact already, another 14 days away may happen unless an appeal is filed and accepted.... explaining HOW kids with autism can be severely damaged psychologically with no loving members around suddenly to care for them!

Explaining how Chanysse is extremely close with members in her life, and the abandonment that she must be feeling is terrible!

Jezeriah does not even get to go to his loving school! He is secluded 3 hours away from home!

My dad had 1 contact after driving 3 hours to see J! It was horrible! J never left my dad's lap and when it was time to leave J was very disturbed!

I sent in a special ipod full of his best music and he was able to be consoled somewhat with this music using his headphones.

I spoke with J on the phone 2x and the first time he cried and just kept saying MUMMY! Tarah he needs his home and loving family members around him! Another 2 weeks could destroy all we worked so hard on to keep him learning and advancing. Kids with special needs have LOVE and hearts and are entitled to HUMAN RIGHTS

C too has no contact with family members surrounding her thru all this.

C is in a French home and must have a French lawyer representing! Chanysse understood nothing of what was said to her by her lawyer last month. Thankfully

her older sister was there to translate and make the language easier for C to understand. BUT C's older sister said, even some of what this lawyer said to her was not clear to her who is 16 and fluent in French!

C is diagnosed with severe dysphasia a serious language disability.

They are trying to get C's testimony on the phone all with this French lawyer! I can't tell you how prejudice this entire thing is!

Please contact Me.Karounis --- --- ---. She is waiting for your call! These children need professionals who see them daily and KNOW and LOVE them to speak the truth as quickly as possible!

The only testimony they rely on thus far is a disgruntled driver with no education, that I permitted to do some driving and cleaning for me. She is very angry to have lost her job and only income.

We can't use names in a media story... BUT can explain the serious challenges kids like C face and who people knowing these types of kids is important to act quickly in view there cam be bowel blockages, spinal compression signs to look for, tethering, urinary complications happening very quickly needing immediate attention! Knee problems, bowing etc...! C should not have her bedroom if she is required to use stairs to get there! She needs to be limited with stairs due to achondroplasia and their knee "physiology".

Thanks for your caring and understanding as always,

Pamela Feres M. Ed (Special ED.)

KNOW both sides before YOU act. KNOWING this now makes accountability happen!

Urgent support needed! Youth protection came to my children's school at 2pm Friday. The principal and staff were in shock as they walked away with Jezeriah ( who has down syndrome+autism) and C (Achondroplasia, spina bifida, arnold chiari).

The kids were always in excellent health, happy, well fed, and no problems in there day to day routines. I only found out at 430pm , when I arrived home from shopping that my kids were whisked away by DYP! I got on excellent with all the staff. I value trust and appreciate all the staff!

A disgruntled person who helped with some transportation of the kids, said very false statements about my children, just because I was not going to keep her on to work!

She got rather desperate because the government seized her bank account and all her assets! She was going to file a complaint, unless I pay her extra money and keep her working.

After letting her go she went straight to DYP and told them so many things that were not true! Hawkesbury rehab, Montreal Children's, Shriners, Marie Enfants, St Justine's, school daycamp, and our community see how happy Chanysse and Jezeriah are year after year!

Even C's bio mom sees C often in our home and is very pleased with what she sees!!!

Instead of checking with professionals or the school. where the kids go daily...., the DYP prefers to listen to this driver person! NOW, I am permitted no contact and have no way to know how C and J are doing!

The foster home was not told about her condition at all apparently, as far as I know! C could be in grave danger as a result and at serious risk of being inadequately cared for!

C has had 3 spinal surgeries! She has a spinal fusion! She could use a trampoline, or do other things not good for her physically! She could really injure her spine!

They do not know what to do to stop her pain in her back! She sleeps without her special matt that has magnets and stops her pain every night! C could not sleep at all her first night there! I have no idea if this has changed! NOT sleeping is very hard on anyone!

C was told by her social worker that her mommy does not have time for her so she is going to stay in a foster home!

C must be devastated to here such a damaging comment!

C was following an excellent diet and it supported her so much! In the past C had pneumonia with certain foods. In her new home DIETS are costly so C has eaten drank many foods which affect her. In court the judge was told all the KIDS diet and programs are being Followed!
C had very high sugar levels with sugar drinks (28). No one is aware of even her epi-pen for milk allergies! In fact ..she does not even have her epi-pen! C thinks she needs to eat what is in front of her and would not talk about herself being allergic to the milk or problems the sugar causes to her blood sugar levels! DYP has all the medical files and should know this.

With no one that knows C and J around then at their new home, I am very distressed to know how they are doing!

My eldest daughter, managed to be able to speak with C (her younger sister) on the phone for a few minutes and clearly C was not herself!

Chanysse's and Jezeriah's whole life has been with family! Keeping her away from everyone, even her real parents is horrible! C's grandparents want access to C and are unable!

Everyone felt so comfortable at Morin Heights with the kids! AND the principal of the last 2 years has been exceptional! C was able to go to school today I was told. J remains locked away far from anyone or anything familiar! Kids taken away MUST GO to relatives if possible! I have 6 relatives willing to take them IN! WHY was this ignored? HOW can this be GOOD! YOU know the TORTURE and psychological abuse these sweet innocent souls....are already being PUT thru for 6 days NOW!

All the staff were excellent and love my children! It is terrible that Jezeriah can't go back to school to keep some form of normalcy!!

J love this school so much! This school did a world of good for the kids in everyway!

The place where J is already has a serious case before the courts for severe physical abuse! A young boy was cared for and he was covered in bruises and terrified when he came home from a respite giving families time off from special needs children. Another case of problems can be heard in a radio show, and another newspaper article.

This organization only saw Jezeriah very briefly in June and August 2012. I was told because my 2 boys have no behavior problems they will put the case on HOLD for support. YET they HOLD my son??

No one knowing recent sleep routine, medications, he receives, digestives , supports to the immune system, probiotics, and special diets for autism, J has been without all these things since last Thursday for the very fist time in his life! To top it off, he is in a strange place!

These are very important regimes done to keep Jezeriah at his BEST, since he was 6 months old! Jezeriah is now 7 and never missed a day of this regime!

J would get terrible thrush, rashes, eye infections, runny noses, pneumonia, and the runs which all stopped when this regime was introduced! J would become very constipated with rice and needs to drink a water juice combo throughout the day. All these little understandings of J and his health is so important! His health was always excellent at school and day camp! J was given a bagel I am told! Kids with autism CLEARLY should not have these foods! All my life I worked so hard to keep HIM well! Follow every way possible to keep his health and well being in check!

J has stop/ start peeing problems that need to be understood and a strict regime carried out so his level of urine does not get too high! Too much urine can affect and damage kidneys! At camp new his new 1-1 teacher for special needs kids needed to come to my home and learn about J. Then I spent 2 days at camp going over things and being around for questions!

Julius Grey and Me. Karounis + his team have taken on our case at almost no charge! They are filing a human rights complaint and will work to free the children as quickly as possible! Please call her at--- --- --- and get these children to family!

Me. Karounis was almost in tears when she went into court and heard how terribly, I have been treated since 2008 with DYP's extreme prejudices! Their is a total lack of respect and understanding of special needs children like Jezeriah and C!

My parents, my sister and anyone from the school has been refused any rights to see Jezeriah or keep the children! THE DYP team wanted to get home they said and had no time over the weekend.

I could not even speak on the phone to C. It has been 4 days already with absolutely no contact from familiar people to see them and verify if the children are OK!

These kids have special needs, and require knowledgeable people around them!

Please let me know what can be done with about getting familiar people to support C and J during this terrible time!

Dr. Barry Breger is our family doctor for 9 years and was never contacted before removing the children! He lives in my neighborhood and visits me on his bike to say HI to us, and see how we are doing!

Dr. Breger visits and does not call first, he surprises us + welcome him with open arms! Dr. Breger is willing to speak with anyone to make sure the children are permitted access to see the children! Dr. Breger can be reached at --- --- --- He is cc'd in this email! YOU can do what is right and contact our family doctor! It should have been done before these innocent souls left our home! Office --- --- ---

There were many other professional people in my home seeing the kids routines....but they were never contacted! They will be in court.....then JUSTICE and accountability follows! YOU can wrong a right before it is too late!

Familiar people need to be checking in on J often to make sure they are OK for the days they are with strangers! These children have never ever been away from family members in their whole LIFE!!! Please PRAY for my angels!

Thanks Pamela