<b>hapter </b><b>123 </b>
Everyone is staring at me again, shock on their faces as to the treatment he receives at the hospital. Once again Patrick is the only <b>one </b>capable of items the conversation going. He starts rubbing the back of his neck nervously as he asks his next question.
*I need <b>a </b>little help understanding why we would need to remove Dr. Carter from the territory when Cole is getting really shitty care from the hospital s well. Is the abuse he’s getting from his father systemic through the pack? Why is he hiking miles to get to the general hospital when every pack hom mandated to have a hospital wing<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>My </b>understanding is that Dr. Carter is the only alpha doctor that is willing to defy Alpha Charles. He is the only one that can treat Cole when he’s in a crisis or so badly injured by his father that he has to be hospitalized. I also suspect that purposely giving Cole an insufficient amount of money for medical care is how Alpha Charles is keeping the council at bay when they’vee to investigate after Cole visited the previous three packs. <b>Dr. </b>Carter <b>pays </b>for Cole’s medications and does everything he can to preserve what little money Cole receives for his medical care. Since Cole’s ability to get to <b>the </b><b>hospital </b><b>is </b>inconsistent they never put his medication back so when he does get there he has several months of medication he can pick up at one time. He’s on the ssic trio of antidepressant, mood stabilizer and antipsychotic medicationmon in those with severe PTSD. He also takes a low dose of steroids which helps his ability to heal and his asthma. He’s on an oral asthma medication, an once daily inhaled asthma medication, daily nebulizer treatments <b>and </b>a rescue inhaler. All of Dr. Pierce’s calls to Dr. Carter have been recorded and six months worth of his medication is being sent to us. As long as he’s able to stomach the pills we will be slowly introducing his medication back to him.”
“You said Dr. Carter is the only doctor that can treat him. Does that treat Cole?”
mean he’s a State
allowed to use the wing? That the alpha has ordered the doctors not <b>to </b>
Damian’s questions hit several people hard. I must admit I’m proud that my son has put it together <b>so </b>quickly.
“I’m not 100 percent certain why he can’t <b>use </b>the wing but I do know that he is denied <b>ess </b>to it. It does sound like there’s an order in ce but I’m not certain on that either. I do know that the reason they restrain Cole at Red General is a mix of factors including the rumors that he’s dangerous and unpredictable. Most of the nurses at Red General won’t take care of him unless he’s restrained.”
“So issues at his home pack are systemic. Pack members may not directly abuse him but they are part of the problem.”
I sigh as I think of how to address Patrick’s statement.
“I feel the same way Pat. While Alpha Charles appears to be the main abuser and the one that is in control of his ability to <b>ess </b>what he needs, it sounds like his oldest brother is allowed to punish him in some way <b>as </b>well. His future luna has managed to use Cole <b>of </b>rape six times<b>, </b><b>over </b><b>six </b>months, which results in him getting beaten without it ever being reported to the council. And yes, Patrick, I have checked for any record <b>of </b>rape, assault, theft, drugs, alcohol, anything that’s a reportable offense to the council.” I react to Patrick’s open mouth and raised hand. “Either Alpha Redmen is failing to catch him in the act and can’t prove to the council why he’s implementing physical punishment or Cole ispletely clean. That he’s not engaging in uneptable or even dangerous behavior. That his father is simply starting rumors and since the pack doesn’t know the truth of the treatment he’s receiving, you end up with wolves like Das, who believe that Cole is dangerous and needs to be beat down<b>.</b>”
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