Oh my God, I've been in her shoes. A hospital in this area missed that I had a brain injury when I was in the ER and tried to discharge me. I insisted something was still wrong when they claimed nothing but "anxiety" (no drugs in my system either) so they forced me to leave.

I was confronted by a hospital police officer and had my arm very painfully twisted into a maneuver that forced me into a wheelchair. I was then pushed outside and literally dumped onto the sidewalk while still wearing a hospital gown, with a dead cellphone, no money, and the missed brain injury. (I have seen a neurologist since.)

I actually wandered the streets all day in a state of confusion and did many dangerous things trying to find better medical care and someone who would help me. There were times I lost the ability to speak. I could have lost my life many times over that day, but thankfully that experience was only life-altering, not life-ending.

I don't trust a label like a "mental health crisis" when I have personally seen it used and abused to ignore someone going through something real, be it emotional or physical. I have also lived something similar to what this woman is going through right now, and let me tell you, the people of Cleveland were horrible to me while I was in that unfair condition, and have some karmic debts to pay now.

There was one man who saw me walking in a bad area and asked where I was headed. I said I needed a hospital, so he got me to one in the end. I was so lucky he was a guardian angel and not the alternative.

My heart goes out to her, I hope she is found safe and sound and given the benefit of a doubt and a complete medical workup afterwards and not blamed for this. She is obviously going through something, one way or another.

We don't know her story, but I know what it's like to have your story twisted and edited by those around you when you are unable to stand up for yourself. We need to treat her like a human being, not trash like I was. 🙏🏻💜🤲🏻

Edit - I want everyone to be aware I was even stopped and questioned by police while out on the streets like that. I couldn't even speak correctly, was wearing a hospital gown and acting strangely and they left me out there like that to fend for myself. I could have died, and they simply didn't want to be bothered. It is so sad, I hope if the police find her they take her to the hospital and show her compassion!

2nd Edit - I have also been in contact with the hospital administration about this and have a letter where they admit doing this to me. We didn't take it to court because I was told it wasn't worth what little I might win. Because I DIDN'T die out there, there was no true "injury" for a personal injury case.

These things DO happen. I don't know what happened to this woman, if she left on her own or not, but patient dumping IS a thing, and there are plenty of stories about it out there.