History and Management of Present Illness

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HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT OF PRESENT ILLNESS
Mr. G., is a 56-year-old, African American male, born in Estill, South Carolina, and is currently residing in the inner city of Bridgeport, CT. Mr. G., doesn’t’ have a primary physician nor has he been to a doctor since his teenage years, therefore he has a very limited past medical/surgical history. He doesn’t have a high school education, having dropped out of school in 5th grade to work alongside his father to make ends meet for him and his other siblings, after his mother passed away from unknown causes. He worked in construction throughout most of his teenage years up until 8 years ago. He was being laid off from his job and unable to find work because of his lack of education. He is now supported by his wife and lives with her and their 5 kids and 4 grandchildren. He is a heavy drinker and smoker with a history of a pack a day since he was 21 and 5-10 beer a day. His wife is now the “head of the household” and struggles to make ends meet to take care of her large family. About one month ago, he started complaining of severe knee pain to his wife. He refused to go the hospital. As days went on, and about 2 weeks after the start of the knee pain, his knee started to swell and the pain increased, almost unbearable to the point that Mr. G could not ambulate. His family urged him to go to the hospital and threatened him that if he did not go and seek medical attention that they would call the ambulance. He finally decided to go the hospital. After an array of diagnostic labs, exams, and test, (tumor markers, biopsy, bone scan), Mr. G was diagnosed with bone cancer of the knee. He was referred to another hospital more specialized in Cancer care. There he was started immediately on chemoth...

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...visits to visit his family for a prayer service. His wife also attended support groups for wives of cancer patients. Mr. G. attended the “Quit Smart Smoking Cessation” support group and successfully quit smoking after 3 weeks in the program!
Sadly, 5 months later, Mr. G passed away from complications of lung cancer. He was 57 years old. His family was happy that his last days were dignified thanks to the resources, empowerment, and education he received from the different community services. Mr. G overcame his barriers to healthcare! His family joined a support group (Keeping Faith) for families of those who lost their battle to lung cancer. His wife is now an advocate for cancer and helps out annually for various cancer charities in the area. She plans to start her own charity in his name one day entitled “Hop for Hope”, to recognition of his nickname “Froggy”.

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