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Brandi Carr: The Severe Nature Of My Illness
I, Brandi Carr, lived in Houston, Texas in a single-parent household with my mother, Tina Carr, until 2013. My mother was not employed and we depended wholly on government assistance such as welfare and social security.
When I was 14 years old, while living with my mother; I developed an autoimmune disorder that went untreated for months. Upon receiving medical treatment; a police investigation was launched over the severe nature of my illness. It was determined that my illness had progressed quickly due to lack of medical attention. After being treated for my illness, I was immediately placed into Child Protective Services and placed with a foster family. After living with a foster family for one year; I was transferred to my maternal grandmother’s

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