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Caregiver describes "broken system" after childnear-death and urges predictable supportive policy
Summary
Dina Draper, a member of the parent partnership board and an adoptive and foster caregiver, told commissioners about her sonand daughter's medical and behavioral challenges, private-duty nursing denials and the emotional and financial toll of caregiving; she urged predictable, equitable policy to support caregivers.
Dina Draper, who identified herself as a member of the Parent Partnership Board and a single working mother of two adopted children from Oklahoma's foster-care system, addressed the commission during public comment.
Draper described a medically complex son who was born with a congenital heart defect, underwent three open-heart surgeries before…
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