By: TF a survivor

TF a survivor — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:09:50 +0000

To Ms. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez.
The horrific impact of a victim of domestic violence, at its worst – attempted murder, when one is also older (over 50), disabled (physically) & unable to work i.e. $ destitute; rendered homeless & critically injured & ill within minutes- is an issue ignored by the two branches of the law; enforcement & prosecution. Thus its failure to protect creates an unimaginable nightmare that seriously adversely impacts our ability to stay alive & complicates any health care needs. Denied our civil, legal rights we become a disdained burden on society esp. in ER situations. 1) I’d like to interact with you to add to your knowledge & perhaps missed issues; esp in rural areas & how to help doctors ID DV victims sooner. 2) the impact of DV PTSD is negligibly understood esp. its interaction with ‘justice denied’ and 3) we are a group ignored in the current national discussion on health care; & are the peak of the iceberg of baby boomers our husbands are trying to kill off or dump us onto society — because we are denied our ‘legal voices’. Respectfully, 5/28/09

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By: TF a survivor