Gloria Sandoval: A Case Study

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Social HX: Elena originally comes from Venezuela she brought Brenda to the US when she was 4 years old. Brenda Got pregnant at 18 years old and she imminently had no choice but to drop out of college to raise Isaiah and to be a stay at home wife. Isaiah colon lives in a cramped 2-bedroom apartment with Brenda Sandoval (Mother), Elena Sandoval (Grandmother), and little bother Jason colon in Lynwood, a city in Los Angel's County. Their apartment is so small that Isaiah and Jason must sleep in a medium size bed in the living room Squished together. It is tough for Isaiah’s mom to attend college, have 2 jobs, and take care of the 3. Brenda is now divorced and doesn’t make much money she has trouble paying her grandmothers Cancer treatment

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