I have been following the story of John Gonzalez, a 70year old man from Long Island who spent six months in jail after killing hiselderly mother. He was let out with timeserved and will have five years probation. The reason he was let go is because the judge and everyone on the casefelt bad for him because he was diagnosed with cancer and thought he would soondie. He was the only person who couldcare for his mother and out of desperation, took her life and tried to take hisown. The Newsday article by Andrew Smithreads in part; He suffered from diabetes, joint pain and other maladies. Then, when he got aletter from his doctor informing him that a spot on his hand was skin cancer, his poorEnglish led him to believe he was going to die soonand no one would care for his mother, Brown said.I can only imagine how many other times Mr.Gonzalez has used the healthcare system and didn’t understand the diagnosis andtreatment. The article also reads: Aftershe died, he tried to kill himself by taking all the insulin he had andslashing his wrists. He was unconscious for four days and, as a result of theinsulin overdose, he wrecked his kidneys and now needs dialysis at least threetimes a week.So now, not only is a woman dead, but Mr.Gonzalez will be getting medical treatments that will cost the economy plenty – just becausehe didn’t know where to go for proper information or an interpreter who couldhelp him understand.More to come – You can count on it!
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I have been following the story of John Gonzalez, a 70year old man from Long Island who spent six months in jail after killing hiselderly mother. He was let out with timeserved and will have five years probation. The reason he was let go is because the judge and everyone on the casefelt bad for him because he was diagnosed with cancer and thought he would soondie. He was the only person who couldcare for his mother and out of desperation, took her life and tried to take hisown. The Newsday article by Andrew Smithreads in part; He suffered from diabetes, joint pain and other maladies. Then, when he got aletter from his doctor informing him that a spot on his hand was skin cancer, his poorEnglish led him to believe he was going to die soonand no one would care for his mother, Brown said.I can only imagine how many other times Mr.Gonzalez has used the healthcare system and didn’t understand the diagnosis andtreatment. The article also reads: Aftershe died, he tried to kill himself by taking all the insulin he had andslashing his wrists. He was unconscious for four days and, as a result of theinsulin overdose, he wrecked his kidneys and now needs dialysis at least threetimes a week.So now, not only is a woman dead, but Mr.Gonzalez will be getting medical treatments that will cost the economy plenty – just becausehe didn’t know where to go for proper information or an interpreter who couldhelp him understand.More to come – You can count on it!
I have been following the story of John Gonzalez, a 70year old man from Long Island who spent six months in jail after killing hiselderly mother. He was let out with timeserved and will have five years probation. The reason he was let go is because the judge and everyone on the casefelt bad for him because he was diagnosed with cancer and thought he would soondie. He was the only person who couldcare for his mother and out of desperation, took her life and tried to take hisown. The Newsday article by Andrew Smithreads in part; He suffered from diabetes, joint pain and other maladies. Then, when he got aletter from his doctor informing him that a spot on his hand was skin cancer, his poorEnglish led him to believe he was going to die soonand no one would care for his mother, Brown said.I can only imagine how many other times Mr.Gonzalez has used the healthcare system and didn’t understand the diagnosis andtreatment. The article also reads: Aftershe died, he tried to kill himself by taking all the insulin he had andslashing his wrists. He was unconscious for four days and, as a result of theinsulin overdose, he wrecked his kidneys and now needs dialysis at least threetimes a week.So now, not only is a woman dead, but Mr.Gonzalez will be getting medical treatments that will cost the economy plenty – just becausehe didn’t know where to go for proper information or an interpreter who couldhelp him understand.More to come – You can count on it!
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