Palestine Howze died April 14, 2020, in a North Carolina nursing home.
She had developed a pressure ulcer — or bed sore as they’re commonly known. It flared up in December 2018 and just grew worse, says her daughter Lisa Howze. Infection set in.
“We begged them to take her to the emergency room, but they assured us that they could handle it,” Howze says.
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