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Anna Garcia is a thirty eight year old Hispanic women. She weighed 165 pounds and was 64 inches tall. She was married to Alex Garcia, but went through a nasty divorce. Anna has no children and one dog. A phone call came in at 9:45 AM on the hot morning of August 14th. Anna’s neighbor, Doug Greene let the police know he saw her walking her dog around 6:30AM yesterday morning, but heard her dog barking for the last two hours. Both the police and the EMT arrived at 9:56AM, and had to break the front door down. Upon entering the house, they found Anna lying face down in the entry hallway, a small pool of blood was by her head. The house was a comfortable 73 degrees fahrenheit. Around her there was evidence. There was vomit, blood spatters, blood on the table, and a pool of blood. As well as, a syringe, white pills, a cup with an unknown fingerprint on it, a muddy shoe print, and a
Chloe Valentine lived in Ingle Farm with her mother Ashlee Polkinghorne, 23 and her mother’s partner Benjamin McPartland, 28 . Together they thought it was a good joke to force Chloe to drive a motorbike three times her weight . The motorbike was a 50cc dirt bike of 50kg while Chloe only weighed 17kg . Chloe’s estimated speed on the motorbike while driving was 40km/hr . During this time she became unconscious after falling off the motorbike numerous times and was only submitted into the Women’s and Children’s Hospital eight hours and a half after the incident . Shortly after submitting Chloe into hospital, Ashlee Polkinghorne had left and Chloe valentine died on January 20th 2012 .
On August 23, 1980 in Conroe, Texas, is 40 miles north of Houston, a 16-year-old girl, Cheryl Fergeson, disappeared while searching for a women’s restroom at Conroe High School (Gores, 1991). Cheryl was the manager of the Bellville High girls’ volleyball team visiting Conroe High School for a preseason scrimmage. Later that day while searching for the girl two janitors, Clarence Brandley who is black, and Henry Peace who is white, found the girl’s body hidden under some scenery flats in the loft above the auditorium stage. Cheryl has been raped and strangled to death. Clarence and Henry were interrogated and made to sign statements. The two janitors were then taken to the hospital and made to give sperm, blood, and hair samples from their head
There are many women who are currently in an abusive relationship, or have been in an abusive relationship. The most common reason these women do not leave their abuser is because they are scared, financial, or family reasons. Amy McGee would be alive today to tell her own story if her situation was handled differently.
Kristen Heather Strickland was born November 13th, 1967 in Fall River Massachusetts. She was the eldest child of her parents, Richard and Claudia Strickland. “Kristen was the oldest growing up in what seemed to be a well-adjusted home. Kristen lived her early years to preteen years without any problems, including during school and at home with family” (Jakclyn Rankin, 2013). She did well in school all the way through high school and graduated early at the age of only sixteen years old. After high school, she attended Greenville College and graduated with a nursing degree, and later received her nursing license in 1988. She married Glenn Gilbert that same year, and started her first job as a nurse at the Veterans Medical Center
I carried out this case study on Mrs. Casey (Pseudonym), any 86 year old woman who underwent an elective left total hip replacement (THR). After the OT student studied Mrs. Casey's past medical history in her medical chart, it was noted that she had previously undergone a right THR in 2011, which had been successful and free from complications. Ms. Casey had no other significant past medical history and had been an independent and active woman before the progression of her arthritis. Ms. Casey was required to have total hip replacements carried out on both hip joints as a result of severe Osteoarthritis (OA), which lead to stiffness, pain, and an eventual decrease in mobility, affecting her quality of life and involvement in meaningful occupations.
Florence is in her headquarters at the hospital, she works at. She is writing a letter to a patient's mother. When all of a sudden, Mary, a fellow nurse, walks in. Mary and Florence talk about how nice it is to work with each other and how happy Mary is here. Mary quotes, “ I’m glad I’m here with you Miss Nightengale. Good Night.” at the end of their discussion.Also, they talk about how both of their families don’t really want them there. They talk for a little and Florence seems very at home and happy. Later, after Mary had left, two gentlemen come to talk to Florence. It is Dr. Goodale and Dr. Hall that have come to speak with her. After talking for a while they both leave and let Florence to her work. In the hospital, Florence seemed like an entire new person, she was much more
Ashley Davis is a 14 year-old, brown-skinned, African-American, masculine presenting female. Ashley’s mother reports that patient is defiant, especially toward her and other authority figures. Mother reports that Ashley’s behavior disrupts the family, her ability to achieve in school and has landed her in legal trouble. Mother reports that the Ashley began to exhibit sexually promiscuous behavior starting as early as 9 years old. Her reason for referral and placement on the unit was due to Ashley’s mother, finding her and her twin brother naked together in a sexualized position, all while trying to record this interaction. When the mother questioned both Ashley and her brother, it seemed as though the Ashley was the aggressor.
The quality of child care in the United States leaves room for improvement. According to (Deborah, L., Vandell, & Barbara, W.), suggest that when low-income families received child care, mothers are more likely to keep doctor’s appointments and decrease their stress level. The cost of child care is having a huge impact on the careers of working parents and people with disabilities. According to the case study of Katy Adams is one that conveys the message of different facets of stress and, how it impacts a person’s health and well been. Stress plays a vital role in a person’s overall health. One of the non-medical problems of Katy’s Adams case study is related to denial of child care services because she was hospitalized and was unable to
Alison’s story is the perfect example of what many families must go through when faced with the possibility of having a child diagnosed with a learning disability. Alison was not diagnosed with visual and auditory dyslexia until the summer before entering college. However, while still a toddler, her symptoms had been brought to her mother’s attention by her sister’s teacher. Alison’s mother then noticed her habits in repeating words incorrectly and how Alison would need tactile clues to follow directions. At the recommendation of her kindergarten teacher, Alison was tested for learning disabilities and the results from the school psychologists were that she was acting stubborn or disobedient. Her family did not stop with the school’s diagnosis. They had private testing completed that confirmed Alison did not have a specific learning disability. The final word came from a relative that happened to be a psychologist. He insisted Alison would grow out of her difficulties. So Alison continued on with her entire elementary, middle and high school journey as a student and daughter with an undiagnosed learning disability.
Sue, 36, and Tom, 39, present for an initial consultation along with their two children-- Alice, 15, and Ted, 7. Sue does most of the talking, while Alice sits slumped in her chair with a sullen look on her face. Ted looks anxious and stays close to his mother. They have come because Sue is concerned about her children. Alice’s
This caseworker spoke met with Verla Speaks on this day and time. This caseworker spoke with Mrs. Speaks in the family's dining room of their home. The home appeared to be adequate. The home had running water, working electricity, and study floor. Their refrigerator and panty was fully stocked with food. Caseworker observed a fully food stocked deep freezer on the patio. Mrs. Speaks stated that she works for the State of Alabama Conservation Department. Mrs. Speaks reported the family is close and the home environment is calm most of the time. She stated at times things can become tense if one of the girls disagree with the decision. Mrs. Speaks stated that all the girls have a good relationship with her as well as their father. She explained
On October 10, 2012, a teenage girl's body, Amanda Todd, was found at her home in British Columbia. The cause of Amanda's death was suicide. It all started when she was in the 7th grade, Amanda was on an online chat room, where she met a man who harassed her into flashing him her breasts. A year later, that same man contacted her on Facebook asking her to 'put on a show' for him, when Amanda did not comply the man who she had met online had found out her personal information and released the picture of her breasts to everyone she knew, and that photo went viral. Amanda's classmates saw the pictures and they began to harass and bully her in school to the point that she became depressed, and began to abuse drugs and alcohol. Amanda began cutting herself to relieve the pain she felt. Amanda changed schools, as a result, girls from her other school came to her new school and beat her up, while people from the new school filmed it and posted it on social media. She had multiple suicide attempts, first lying in a ditch on the side of the road, then drinking a bottle of bleach with no success, Finally managed to kill herself on October 10th 2012, ending her life. (Puresight,2012)
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