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For years I ran a support group for parents of children with autism & disabilities. One of my parents had a severely disabled son, over the years they became my friends & after leaving stayed in touch. Her son like mine was born an accidental american. 1/9
Unlike my son her son was unable to renounce due to his disability & she couldn& #39;t renounce on his behalf. He had received disability benefits that allowed them to keep him at home. FATCA changed that, faced with being unbanked she got his ssn & settled back taxes 2/9
Together with the social services in her country they came up with a solution which worked well pre-covid. He would move into a full time care home, the benefit being paid to the home. She took a lot of crap from others telling her "they& #39;d never..." 3/9
She did what was necessary for his well being, the US greed & inaction of EU & local government left her no choice if she wanted her son to receive the level of care he needed. After much research she found a home that she was comfortable with 80 km from their home. 4/9
At first it was hard but as they adapted it turned out to be a positive change for both of them. He was able to socialise with others like him & the staff very caring. She couldn& #39;t be there everyday but with tech able to face time etc She still would have rather have him home 5/9
When COVID hit the home did what it could to protect its residents this last wave took her son. She& #39;s been blaming herself because had he been home she could have kept a tight bubble protecting him. The home did their best but staff don& #39;t live onsite raising risk 6/9
COVID may have been the cause of death on the certificate but for me it will always be the greed of the US & the inaction of countries when their own people are being persecuted for imaginary crimes staying silent and not standing up to the US. 7/9
I had been trying to do a series of videos when received this news. I wanted to present a no bells & whistles talk about the reality in a calm & rational manner. This has left me so angry, hurt & can& #39;t talk without tears of frustration & pain 8/9
