For the first two weeks after her grandson Nathan was born, Jean Fox wasn’t allowed to hold him, and no one at the hospital would tell her why. The truth seeped out, gradually, that Nathan had been born with opiates in his system and was going to need a lot of help.
Her son, who is Nathan’s father, and Nathan’s mother had their own problems to sort out, so it fell to grandma to take over and so she did. She got a phone call on a Friday afternoon from someone in the state Department of Children and Families.
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Grandma needs to get a lawyer, go to court and be made the childs legal "guardian." Then the child will qualify for services and she can be compensated.
When I read Brian McGrory's acceptance remarks a couple days back, I thought first of Kevin Cullen. Your columns have always met the standards he laid down for the Globe going forward. Curiosity, a "dose" of humor, and the commitment to hold the powerful accountable. Thanks on behalf of all of us "little people" for once again championing a "little person" against a powerful and impersonal system. The best of holiday seasons to you, sir.