You didn’t know Jorge. He was just one of thousands of mentally ill patients living in one of your state mental health hospitals. I wonder sometimes how his sister, his only surviving relative, is doing. I wonder if she knows the truth about how and why he died. Jorge didn’t die from his heart disease, …
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Headbanger in Paradise, Part 4
CONTINUED FROM Headbanger in Paradise, Part 3 Posted on 12/3/2016 It was warm where we sat in the day hall, sunlight streaming through the windows onto my assessment sheet. “What’s your name?” I asked. “Frank.” “Where are you?” He looked out the bank of steel-framed windows holding yhe world outside in a giant …
Headbanger in Paradise, Part 3
CONTINUED FROM Headbanger in Paradise, Part 2 Posted on 11/29/2016 Calm again, Frank watched the tip of the needle disappear into his right shoulder. I applied electrical leads to the pulse points on Frank’s head, chest, and feet while the docs reorganized the scattered equipment. Dr. Afzal added blood pressure cuffs, one on Frank’s …
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