Richard Lanning Case Summary

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Richard Lanning is working at a Behavioral hospital with volunteer patients to assist involuntary patients. But coping on the job is not possible for him as he is suffering from seizure disorder. He is constantly fighting against this disease until he won the battle. It is really in a tough situation to live life on a daily basis with the fear that he could have a seizure anywhere, at any time, in front of anyone.

No matter how well adjusted or how well he is trying to control the stress, he need help to handle it appropriately. Though he has insurance but that does not cover much of his medical bills. So he needs the assistance of the open minded people who could help him in this hard situation. In order to start his treatment he has to go

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