Please join us for an evening withKAREN CRDOVA

as she reads from

Her riveting book of poetry recounting hergrandmothers journey through aging, struggling with the medical system and

discovering the complexities of elder abuse in her family.

Thursday, February 25th, 5:00 PMHSC Campus

Hastings AuditoriumLos Angeles, CA 90033

Space is limitedPlease RSVP by Friday, January 29th

Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by the Department of Family Medicine and the Medical Humanities Interest Group

One in ten older adults is abused. This book will shine a light on this important issue that has been kept in the dark for much too long. Crdovas heroic actions and lyrical poems will inspire all of us to fight for them too. Laura Mosqueda, MD

The truth in Karen Crdovas words echo in my head. With searing accuracy, in Farolito, shecaptures the complexity and devastation of elder abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Kerry Burnight, PhD