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An unfortunate misunderstanding and bad reaction to medication left me in a mental hospital for 24 hours over the winter break. 7 p.m. As I am wheeled into the hospital on a stretcher, I start to panic. My hands are shaking and my stomach feels upset. Once the paramedics leave, I am asked very personal questions about my body, the clothes I am wearing, types of jewelry and shoes. The nurse asks me to remove everything containing metal, buttons, laces or wires. I am asked to remove my bra, boots and earrings. In my mind, I am still asking myself,…
SGA leader helps others
Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com On the Monday night after Harvey had hit the Texas coast, Danielle Garza and her family got a boat and headed toward Houston. Seeing the devastation in Houston, Garza, the Student Government Association president at Del Mar, decided she could help. Helping others isn’t a foreign idea for Danielle or her family. Her husband, Ricardo, is a volunteer firefighter in Mathis, where the two reside. Having that connection through the fire department was part of the reason they went and helped. “We got a heads up on where to go and when we could go at all,”…