 | Kathy Adkins is a manager with PrePaid Legal and works closely with many families and individuals to help them have peace of mind by protecting the legal rights of their lives and careers. Kathy comes to PrePaid Legal after a long career in nursing and a couple of college degrees from WSU. Kathy is a seminar presenter on several subjects and a “Distinguished Toastmaster”. Kathy works with many area businesses to help protect them from the increased number of Identity Theft issues and regulations that are now part of federal regulations. Kathy is one of a few “Certified Identity Theft Specialists” in the Wichita area and will present free to your group or company to show you how to protect your company and employees. Kathy works closely with the Derby and Haysville Chamber of Commerce and the business referral group “Business Network International” Kathy can be reached for questions or speaking engagements by phone (316) 529-8565 or by e mail at kadkins3@cox.net Visit the web site www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/kathyadkins to see more on protecting your rights for pennies a day. |
Legal
2007-10-01 11:09:00
Give me my life back!
What would you do if this were YOUR life event story?
Laurie peered out her window from behind the curtain for the- what was it, the tenth time today? The twentieth? She had lost count hours ago.
Her world began to spin out of control with the ringing of a telephone. It was one of Laurie’s closest friends, who had called to tell her that the children would not be coming on Monday morning. Haltingly, her friend explained the reason: Laurie was under investigation for child abuse!
It had been reported to the school counselor that Laurie was abusing children at her home day care, and the counselor had in turn notified the Department of Human Services.
A hammer began to pound in Laurie’s head as she listened, her heart thumping heavily against her chest. Even more shocking was that the report had been made by the son of a friend, for whom Laurie had cared for since he was a toddler. This simply could not be happening! Why would he say such a thing?
Her friend went on to warn her that DHS may be sending case workers to investigate.
When she finally hung up the receiver, Laurie’s world had been changed forever. The future looked deathly pale and bleak. No answers came to mind-only a choking, overwhelming flood of terrifying questions, who could help answer her questions?
At 5 PM on a Friday, Laurie had almost forgotten that she had help available at a moment’s notice. Laurie dialed the phone and trembled as she was sure there would be no answer until Monday. To Laurie’s relief, a voice answered and started asking Laurie questions to help direct her problem to the best source to assist her. Somehow Laurie felt better after she talked to the person and waited for a return call. That call came about 10 minutes later! Laurie was so relieved to have someone who knew what to do direct her thoughts and actions until the world made sense again. Should SRS show up at her door and demand she turn over her own children to them for protective custody, Laurie knew she could call a special number no matter what time of the night it was and have help on the phone to protect her and her family’s rights.
How often are innocent people caught in a nightmare maze that occurs so fast and seems overwhelming to handle. Talking to friends and relatives is one thing but having someone who actually knows the right answer for you is another. Not everyone wants their “friends” to know about all their situations. Not all “friends” keep your information private. I sincerely hope you never face anything like what Laurie did, statistics show that we are more likely to have these things happen than to be hospitalized. If I am forced to deal with problems like these I want knowledgeable assistance available and I want it NOW!
