States' New Health Care Workers: Family Members

Governing: Iraq War veteran Doug Mercer had been home in McAlester, Okla., for just four days when he was in a motorcycle accident that left him broken and brain-damaged. His wife Michelle became his caregiver after he left the hospital, but nobody there explained how to transport him safely. A few weeks later, Michelle struggled as she tried to get Doug from the car to his wheelchair, breaking his leg.

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