The woman clearly has mental health issues and needs treatment; she’s living with a guy who has a history of spousal abuse and admits he has struck Thomas in the past.
As for her medical career, it looks like she let her license lapse in 2014. Can’t be sure, but it appears that some sort of disciplinary action might have been in the works—I will certainly defer to FReepers who have more expertise in that area. However, she also has an undergraduate degree in engineering—you’d think that would be worth something, and might put her on track to starting a new career.
Watching her sad interview, it’s amazing that someone who once had such drive and determination is now looking for handouts and seems content to live in that trailer with an abusive partner. All the more reason to believe that she is mentally ill and in need of professional help.
Looks like they are covering for her. When you go to pull her disciplinary report, you hit this:
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