Case Study Havon

Havon (HV), is a 63 year old Columbian male. The client is married to a 68 year old Columbian female and has two daughters ages 36 and 30. Client lives in an apartment with his wife who is suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s and depression. Client takes care of his wife while struggling with depression. Client suffers from other chronic medical conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and short term memory.
The Client is moved here from Columbia after having his two daughters because of the war going on in Columbia. The Client reports that the war has been going on for years and his family was in need of a way out. In Columbia the client was employed as a lawyer. He was able to support his family and move them to the United States. He struggled when he
He was unable to move and immediately taken to the hospital. There, he was given knowledge about his condition and he was given two options. One option was to have surgery on his spine and the other was pain management. The Client took the option to go through the pain management. The Client has undergone many treatments such as spinal care, physical therapy (PT), and different types of pain management including injections and prescribed pills. He reported that the treatments did not help. The client started missing appointments and eventually stopped attending treatment. The Client spoke to his primary care physician (PCP) about his decisions and he was advised to at least continue the PT but he refused. The only option was to prescribe the client pills to reduce the pain. The client has reported that he has settled for this option. Currently the client has been in a lot of pain and he has a hard time being mobile. The Client cares for his wife and lately he has been having a hard time. When services were offered to help the client accepted and took advantage of the granted