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Waiting for a Medication That Never Came
CW: Suicide Kenney Blewett was diagnosed with lung disease more than a decade ago. Earlier this year, though, he began experiencing flare-ups which made him feel like he couldn’t breathe. His wife, Cindy, said Blewett described those flare-ups as “the scariest things in the world.” While the episodes only lasted a few minutes, they also…
When Quality of Life Doesn’t Count
Finn Sheets is 15 years old and lives with cerebral palsy. His mother, Kasey, has spent the past two years fighting with the Ohio Department of Medicaid and the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities to get them to pay for a stairlift so that Finn has access to the basement of their home. She…
Across the World, People Are Fighting the Same Battle
Millions of disabled people and their families struggle every day to access the support they need. Once they have the right support, disabled people can often thrive. Unfortunately, that support is sometimes taken away. That’s what George Mulcahy’s family is facing. George, 22, is autistic. He spent three years at St. Piers College, where his…
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