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After an approximate 3-month stay in the hospital,
petitioner was discharged to a convalescent hospital. Initially,
petitioner’s employer paid for his convalescent care. Soon
after, however, petitioner’s employer refused to pay for the
rehabilitation, and petitioner had to leave the convalescent
hospital.2
Petitioner then returned to Fresno to live with his twin
brother and his sister-in-law. Petitioner’s sister-in-law was a
nurse and provided him with medical attention. During his
recovery period, which extended through November 1989, petitioner
did not work.
In November 1989, petitioner’s brother and sister-in-law
moved to Nigeria. From that point on, petitioner was on his own,
and he began to rebuild his life. He decided to return to school
and attended Long Beach State University, where he lived in the
dormitory. For the fall 1990 term, petitioner changed
universities and enrolled at the University of California at
Irvine.
Meanwhile, petitioner hired an attorney, Arthur Levy, to
secure disability income from the Employment Development
Department of the California Department of Employment (EDD).
2 While petitioner was in the hospital, the California
Department of Victims of Violent Crime paid petitioner’s rent on
his Oakland studio apartment. The department also assisted
petitioner in returning to Fresno from the convalescent hospital.
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