Re: your tagline---Is there a picture of Helen Thomas that isn't nasty??
Two words: Stephen Hawking.
If this "SaraF" person were the real deal, she would not be made undignified by her dependency. Instead, she would be made undignified by her whining and her likely refusal to try to rise above the challenge of her disability. Compare that with Hawking, who depends on the care of other people to live, but never complains about his condition and has spent decades working on real contributions to humanity.
Yes, I know Hawking's care is paid for by him holding down a real job, but I think my point is still valid. If "SaraF" was bedridden and on welfare and spent all her time knitting sweaters for Romanian orphans, she'd be more dignified than just about the entire "gainfully employed" White House Press Corps.