My mother, in fact, stepped in to be Chase’s caretaker because of his mother’s overwhelm and my brother’s own struggles. But disabled and poor and never having had treatment for the PTSD borne of having her life nearly taken at only 18 years old, Cynthia was in no position to manage Monte and ensure he took his medication or get him to County USC hospital to see a doctor who could check to see that his levels were maintained.
