All posts tagged: mental-health

Time’s Up: Abusive Parents Who Sabotage the Medical Care of Their Children

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The Susan Murphy Milano Show, “Time’s Up!” Thursdays at 2pm ET Listen LIVE at: Here Women Talk Guests: Sandra L. Brown, M.A. and Diana Sushak A mother caught up by a psyopathic former husband in a court battle involving life and death issues with their son Clayton, who was born with nephrology issues that led to his first kidney transplant as a toddler. Mother and father divorced many several years ago. The court at trial granted the mother custody of Clayton due to the father’s acts of domestic violence (against other women as well – he also was charged with witness tampering for his threats against those involved in his criminal matter). Ever since the modification, things have been terrible. The father does not follow instructions of the doctors, preferring to get his medical information from the internet. At one point he gave the child a pill that he purchased off the internet that was guaranteed to cure all kidney disease. Clayton’s transplanted kidney failed and was removed several months ago meaning that he survives off …

The Susan Murphy Milano Show: Hoarders, Who Cleans Up That Mess?

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The Susan Murphy Milano Show, “Time’s Up!” Thursdays at 2pm ET Listen LIVE at: Here Women Talk Compulsive hoarding (or pathological collecting) is a pattern of behavior that is characterized by the excessive acquisition and inability or unwillingness to discard large quantities of objects that would seemingly qualify as useless or without value.(Wikipedia) As the general public and television viewers are watching Hoarders, a show about compulsive hoarding, we often don’t see the underlying effects of this behavior. While A&E Network offers a list of resources for those suffering this serious condition (CLICK HERE FOR HELP), what they omit is where families can find someone to safely clean up. Our guest, Marco Micola, from Trauma Technicians will educate listeners on the aspects of hoarding that most don’t think about, especially the task of clean up and the hazards involved. What happens in the aftermath of violent crime, meth lab discovery, or moving out a hoarder?  All of these incidents require specialized cleanup of bio-hazard material, airborne pathogens, or pest infestation, something not often thought about as we read …