Silvia Inéz Salazar
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How Electronic Health Records Make a Difference in My Health and Health Care
Graduating from UCLA was an accomplishment for me and my family. My Mamá and I emigrated from El Salvador to Los Angeles when I was five years old. Not only did my Mamá raise me, but she helped me pay for college by working as a housekeeper for Marion Ross, the actress who played Mrs. Cunningham for the popular TV comedy Happy Days. Suddenly, during my junior year, I began having difficulties concentrating in class. I lost hearing in one ear. My grades began to suffer. I was expelled because of my academic performance. After a series of extensive medical tests, my doctor told me the unexpected news that I had a brain tumor and needed immediate surgery.