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WillowTheWhisp · 07-02-2007, 08:24

I watched the program on TV last night. It was very moving, especially the family who had lost thier son and now seeing their daughter go through the same thing.

The young man who had hired the prostitute was also featured and it was good to get the actual true version of events instead of the misinterpretations and misrepresentations.

There was no nun involved in the situation at all. The sex worker visited him after he had made contact via ads in a magazine for disabled people. He did have help from a care worker but the bearded guy with tattoed arms didn't look much like a nun to me. In fact I didn't see a nun anywhere at all. From what was shown on TV I presume the hospice where this young man spends a lot of (but certainly not all of) his time is a Christian Hospice run by one or possibly more than one nun. It certainly isn't staffed entirely by nuns. It would seem that those in charge have an attitude of tolerance where they do not seek to impose their own standards/lifestyle/moral judgements upon others but leave everyone to make their own decisions, offering help support and advice when requested.

In this case Nick Wallis had made his own mind up what he wanted and he went about getting it. Even the content of the emails which he wrote to the various sex workers was down to him - the care worker who was helping him with any physical assistance he required did actually mention that some of the things Nick wrote in his emails might have put the prostitutes off because he wasn't getting any response but the young man wanted to explain his situation to them from the start.

I totally agree with allowing everyone the freedom to make their own choices.

Sadly, he did say afterwards that it wasn't really what he had hoped for because there was no emotion involved. It sounds to me that what he is really looking for is a loving relationship and so sad that he may die without having experienced that.

His care worker said something about it being a bad thing that disabled people's needs are not being met - but how can that need be met? It's not something you can create by law or by NHS provision or social services is it?

Everyone needs to be loved and so very, very sad when anyone misses that.

07-02-2007, 08:24	#15
WillowTheWhisp Resident Waffler Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington, Hyndburn Posts: 18,142 Blog Entries: 14 Liked: 14 times Rep Power: 1062	Re: Faith In Its Purest Form. I watched the program on TV last night. It was very moving, especially the family who had lost thier son and now seeing their daughter go through the same thing. The young man who had hired the prostitute was also featured and it was good to get the actual true version of events instead of the misinterpretations and misrepresentations. There was no nun involved in the situation at all. The sex worker visited him after he had made contact via ads in a magazine for disabled people. He did have help from a care worker but the bearded guy with tattoed arms didn't look much like a nun to me. In fact I didn't see a nun anywhere at all. From what was shown on TV I presume the hospice where this young man spends a lot of (but certainly not all of) his time is a Christian Hospice run by one or possibly more than one nun. It certainly isn't staffed entirely by nuns. It would seem that those in charge have an attitude of tolerance where they do not seek to impose their own standards/lifestyle/moral judgements upon others but leave everyone to make their own decisions, offering help support and advice when requested. In this case Nick Wallis had made his own mind up what he wanted and he went about getting it. Even the content of the emails which he wrote to the various sex workers was down to him - the care worker who was helping him with any physical assistance he required did actually mention that some of the things Nick wrote in his emails might have put the prostitutes off because he wasn't getting any response but the young man wanted to explain his situation to them from the start. I totally agree with allowing everyone the freedom to make their own choices. Sadly, he did say afterwards that it wasn't really what he had hoped for because there was no emotion involved. It sounds to me that what he is really looking for is a loving relationship and so sad that he may die without having experienced that. His care worker said something about it being a bad thing that disabled people's needs are not being met - but how can that need be met? It's not something you can create by law or by NHS provision or social services is it? Everyone needs to be loved and so very, very sad when anyone misses that. __________________ Last edited by WillowTheWhisp; 07-02-2007 at 08:26.