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Birash Joash looks away while Aidrielyann, Jacintha, and Michael Joash watch the ambulance take Lorene to the hospital from their home on October 20, 2021. At the time, they weren’t sure if she would be admitted to the hospital for care, or simply returned in the morning. Lorene is only ever home for one to two weeks before she begins having trouble breathing and her family must again call an ambulance and see her go. Her daughter, Primrose, sent in Lorene’s Medicare application as soon as she possibly could once their eligibility had been reinstated, and believes her care has been drastically improved since then.