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thewayneFor a YEAR, the woman has refused to self-isolate and treat the tuberculosis. The Washington health department ordered her to do so, and she doesn't. She was in a car accident as a passenger, proving she wasn't self-isolating. Then a couple of days after the accident, she goes to the emergency room for chest pain, they x-ray her and think she has cancer because of the massive amount of TB in her lungs. And she put the driver of the car, emergency responders to the accident, and EVERYONE in the emergency room - staff and patients - at risk of exposure. She's also tested positive for Covid, another marker that she was violating the self-isolation order.
Well, a judge has finally said 'Enough is too much' and ordered her arrest, isolation, and treatment. This only took SEVENTEEN court hearings.
From the second link, her attorney suggested "...that the woman’s lack of acknowledging and understanding what was happening was a significant factor in her refusal to voluntarily seek treatment. Tofflemire’s filing stated, “She has not acknowledged the existence of her own medical condition. Because counsel is bound to represent the respondent’s stated interest, a guardian ad litem would be able to provide representation of her best interests, which are not currently clear.”
The second article goes on "The filing added that when “the respondent has joined proceedings, she has spoken out of turn with rapid, disorganized speech.” It noted, “She has primarily focused on how she dislikes papers coming to her home, and not the import of the process in which she finds herself. She has repeatedly threatened suicide in relationship to papers being served upon her home.”
The article also notes that apparently English is not her native language. The Court provided a real-time translator during proceedings and bi-lingual paperwork whenever it was sent to her.
I wonder if the Tacoma area is going to experience an uptick in TB because of this.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/us-woman-headed-to-jail-for-refusing-tb-treatment-for-over-a-year/
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article272657405.html
Well, a judge has finally said 'Enough is too much' and ordered her arrest, isolation, and treatment. This only took SEVENTEEN court hearings.
From the second link, her attorney suggested "...that the woman’s lack of acknowledging and understanding what was happening was a significant factor in her refusal to voluntarily seek treatment. Tofflemire’s filing stated, “She has not acknowledged the existence of her own medical condition. Because counsel is bound to represent the respondent’s stated interest, a guardian ad litem would be able to provide representation of her best interests, which are not currently clear.”
The second article goes on "The filing added that when “the respondent has joined proceedings, she has spoken out of turn with rapid, disorganized speech.” It noted, “She has primarily focused on how she dislikes papers coming to her home, and not the import of the process in which she finds herself. She has repeatedly threatened suicide in relationship to papers being served upon her home.”
The article also notes that apparently English is not her native language. The Court provided a real-time translator during proceedings and bi-lingual paperwork whenever it was sent to her.
I wonder if the Tacoma area is going to experience an uptick in TB because of this.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/us-woman-headed-to-jail-for-refusing-tb-treatment-for-over-a-year/
https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article272657405.html
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Date: 2023-03-05 11:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-03-06 03:11 am (UTC)https://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/infographic/appendix.htm
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Date: 2023-03-06 03:52 am (UTC)Damnation upon those who actively believe such a state of affairs is right and proper.
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Date: 2023-03-06 10:53 pm (UTC)Recurring theme: the USA being one of the wealthiest countries in the world and doesn't provide adequate health care for its people. Who knows when our politicians will finally tell the health care industry - not service - to screw themselves and start a decent public health plan.
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Date: 2023-03-06 10:49 pm (UTC)I'm wondering if some mental health issues might also be part of the problem.