From New Mobility magazine (which is free with your free United Spinal Association membership):
For Wheelchair Users, Finding Attendants Has Gone From Crisis to Catastrophe
Susie Angel and Sandy White were a dynamic duo in Austin, Texas. Angel was an accomplished disability advocate, editor, organizer and dancer; White was her best friend and personal care aide who helped Angel and her life partner, Juan Munoz — both wheelchair users with cerebral palsy — stay healthy and active in their own home. “We had an awesome relationship,” Munoz says.
Then the unthinkable happened. One night in June 2022, White, 60, suffered a heart attack and died in her sleep. Though shaken by loss, Munoz, 52, immediately began caring for Angel, 53, by himself. He transferred her in and out of bed, helped with washing and dressing, made meals, managed medications, housekeeping, shopping and transport. “I could make it alone if I need to,” Munoz says. “Susie needed 24/7 service.”
Read the rest of this article: https://newmobility.com/a-rolling-cr...eid=38c5cc11e0
(KLD)
For Wheelchair Users, Finding Attendants Has Gone From Crisis to Catastrophe
Susie Angel and Sandy White were a dynamic duo in Austin, Texas. Angel was an accomplished disability advocate, editor, organizer and dancer; White was her best friend and personal care aide who helped Angel and her life partner, Juan Munoz — both wheelchair users with cerebral palsy — stay healthy and active in their own home. “We had an awesome relationship,” Munoz says.
Then the unthinkable happened. One night in June 2022, White, 60, suffered a heart attack and died in her sleep. Though shaken by loss, Munoz, 52, immediately began caring for Angel, 53, by himself. He transferred her in and out of bed, helped with washing and dressing, made meals, managed medications, housekeeping, shopping and transport. “I could make it alone if I need to,” Munoz says. “Susie needed 24/7 service.”
Read the rest of this article: https://newmobility.com/a-rolling-cr...eid=38c5cc11e0
(KLD)
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