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What to do about Ahav?

What to do about Ahav?

by External Article | Oct 24, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Child, Generation X | 0 comments

How would she get help for a boy who is Black and mentally ill and already vulnerable to some of the worst disparities in the U.S. health-care system even before the pandemic made things worse? Who fixes a boy when his family is on government assistance and the...
How a ‘mental hygiene arrest’ turned deadly

How a ‘mental hygiene arrest’ turned deadly

by External Article | Sep 2, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiver Stories | 0 comments

Joe Prude called the police for help. His brother was acting strangely and had suddenly bolted out the back door. But when Rochester police found Daniel Prude soon after, naked and walking in the street, they handcuffed him, mocked him, put a mesh bag over his head,...
She called 911 for a medical emergency. They treated her boyfriend like a criminal.

She called 911 for a medical emergency. They treated her boyfriend like a criminal.

by External Article | Aug 4, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Romantic Partner | 0 comments

A woman calls 911 to get help when her boyfriend has a diabetic seizure. The paramedics who arrived injected him with ketamine — known as a date rape drug — typically used by EMTs assisting police in arresting violently agitated suspects. For the second...
Taken For A Ride? Ambulances Stick Patients With Surprise Bills

Taken For A Ride? Ambulances Stick Patients With Surprise Bills

by Kaiser Health News | Jan 16, 2018 | Caregiver News | 0 comments

Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Photos by Heidi de Marco One patient got a $3,660 bill for a 4-mile ride. Another was charged $8,460 for a trip from one hospital that could not handle his case to another that could. Still another found herself marooned at an...
Stroke Toast

Stroke Toast

by External Article | Sep 25, 2017 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Parent, Generation X, Long Term Caregiving | 0 comments

I’ve watched for 10 years as she lived with cancer. Watched as her mother, father, brother died while she went through chemotherapy. Watched the bone marrow extractions. Watched the drainage tube being installed in her abdomen to syphon off the fluid. Watched the...

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