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I was very independent, I always worked

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I worked in family households

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I worked as a caretaker for elders

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I even got licensed as a practical nurse

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So if I am working, it’s not for the money

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it’s because of my love for the
profession, it’s what I chose

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so when I got sick, I thought

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I would be treated...well.

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that I would be supported but I wasn’t

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I was actually treated badly

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because when I was hospitalized

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the nurse's assistant

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that knows how things are

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left me to starve in the intense care unit

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she left me dirty when I soiled myself

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There were many moments where I wanted to go back home

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When I was hospitalized, the food was like dog food

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dogs wouldn’t have eaten it

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I would cry, wanting to leave and go home

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but my husband said I had to stay

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‘You need to stay because you need to get treated’

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‘You need to stay because you need to get treated’

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I then had to return to work, still sick

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so I could get a handle
on things and pay our bills

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We’re not asking for favors

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we just want what we deserve

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The company (hospital) doesn’t understand this

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they want productive employees

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they don’t want to know if
their employees are ok or sick

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If they find their employees useless

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they discard them.

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or we work under duress