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BBH 302 Worlds Apart Movie: Alicia Mercado’s Story

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Born in Puerto Rico

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Came to US with mother, son and nephew

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Lived in building for 18 years and raised her children there o evicted by manager who took cash from prospective tenants

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Manager told her she was going to make sure she ended up homeless

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Alicia became depressed and did not care about her medications, did not test herself, she wanted to die

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She went to a psychiatrist and psychologist she was crying all day and felt she was drowning

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Missed a lot of her appointments because she wants to stay home and does not want to go anywhere

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She missed appointments that were more important because she had other problems that came up that are more important than her health o She changed her number o She had to move out of her apartment

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Checked sugar in the morning and it is low but then it rises throughout the day

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Diabetes killed her mom and now she has diabetes and she suffered a lot o There a lot of complications and it is hard to control

o It affects her vision and she does not see as well as she used to which makes her worried 

Uncontrolled diabetes, controlled diabetes, depression, asthma (controlled) o Undergoing disjointed care

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Numb in her feet and toes sometimes o Perhpiral nerophy pin  she’s afraid of sharp things 

Does not want needle stuck in her

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Close eyes and gets stuck to see if she can feel thins

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Feet burn when her sugar is high but nothing happens when the sugar is low

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Lime juice or water controls the rising sugar

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On blood pressure pills to control it o Garlic also controls blood pressure o She couldn't do it with Just pills or Just garlic she needs both

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Home remedies o Try them because sometimes they work and sometimes they don't

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Medicine o Consider all forms of medication and therapies o Western medicine, oriental medicine, homeopathic medicine o Used in combination works best

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Glucophage made her hair fall out and her stomach hurt

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Alicia worries about side effects o Her mom got sick from too much medication

o She died of cancer as well o Mass in the dueodemom 

Mass was pile of medication and it did not go where it was supposed to instead of an actual mass o Doctor in Puerto Rico told her this

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Take sugar before and after eating in order to adjust medication

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Judge ruled to allow Alicia to move back into her old apartment

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She feels better now that she is going back home

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Blood sugar better, asthma is controlled with inhaler once a day

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We don't ask why they are non-compliant o Just put in chart there is non-compliant o Doctors must ask why things are happening 

Talk and figure out why things are not working is a good thing

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Memories good and bad in her old home and she never wants to leave it

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It is important to be consistent and to care for a home

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