"I literally woke up one day with sores, and you are telling me essentially to chill out and that I don't need medication"

January 27, 2021 | 18m 02s

A storyteller talks about her experience being African American while seeking proper care from the healthcare community. She talks about the impact of race on the quality of care she has received and her steps to ensure she has a doctor who fully listens

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STORYTELLER ATTRIBUTES

AGE:20 - 29

GENDER:Female

EDUCATION:College graduate

RACE/ETHNICITY:Black, African American, African, or Afro-Caribbean

LOCATION (ZIP Code 1st digit):1xxxx

PERSPECTIVE:Patient

STORY TYPE

BODY PART(S):Skin, Hair and Nails; General Overall Health Care Concerns

DISORDER OR CONDITION TYPE:COVID-19; None of the above

TOPIC:Being treated; Communicating with doctors and nurses; Describing how easy or hard it has been for you to get the health care you need; Getting health care that is right for your cultural and ethnic identity

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