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NY Times: She Had to Choose: Her Epileptic Patient or Her 7-Year-Old Daughter

March 22, 2020

The New York Times gives insight into the lives of home health aids in New York City, many of whom live in poverty or near it. When New York City public schools closed, Cindy Urena, a home health aide for Sunnyside Community Services, had to choose between seeing a client with severe epilepsy or leaving her 7-year-old daughter alone at home.

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