Word: offing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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For years, Dawn and Richard Kelso had fought to keep their only son Steven, 10, at home. They had long been advised to institutionalize the boy, who has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair, needs a ventilator to breathe and suffers from seizures. But aided by a team of nurses, the...
The Kelsos apparently lost it. The day after Christmas, they left their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Exton, Pa., and took Steven in his wheelchair, with his toys, diapers and medical supplies, to the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in nearby Wilmington, Del. They demanded that Steven, a...
The Kelsos are pleading not guilty to charges of abandonment, a misdemeanor. But affluence turned their predicament into loud headlines. Richard, 62, is president and ceo of the PQ Corp., a major specialty-chemical company, and serves on a prestigious Philadelphia business council; Dawn, 45, is an activist for disabled...
It remains a mystery why the Kelsos left Steven at the hospital instead of seeking help or placing him in an institution, especially since they were well informed about services. They reportedly couldn?t get nursing care over the holidays and had to sleep in shifts to care for their...
As they await a March 7 trial, the Kelsos are forbidden to have any contact with their son while authorities try to line up a suitable long-term placement. The hospital has been deluged with calls offering sympathy and support, as well as some from other parents of severely handicapped...