Category: Chapters 7 and 8

In chapter 7 we learned about what happens after Doctor Neil calls Child Protective services on the Lee’s for their lack of treatment of their daughters’ condition.  Lia ends up in a nice foster family lead by a woman named Dee Korda where she ends up staying for six months.  Despite the change in environmentContinue reading Chapter 7 & 8 →

Unwilling to withstand the supposed ‘negligence’ of the Lees towards Lia, Neil Ernst, their doctor, got a court mandated order for Lia to be placed in foster care where she will be given her medication as directed. With no warning, Lia was taken from her parents and placed in the care of a loving coupleContinue reading Chapters 7&8 →

Chapters 7 and 8 were really helpful in getting a better understanding of the Hmong perspective. After reading our last few chapters, I had a hard time seeing the issues from the Lee families point of view. I was becoming biased towards what I know, Western medicine, and was getting frustrated with the Lee familyContinue reading Chapters 7 & 8 →

Chapter 7 was really just an indictment of both the broken healthcare and child protective service systems.  At first, we got a glimpse into Dr. Ernst’s hindsight where we learn that he definitely wasn’t as unequivocal in taking Lia away from her family than he was when he made that decision.  Additionally, his fellow doctorsContinue reading Ch. 7 and 8 →

Chapters 7 and 8 focus on the time Lia was placed in foster care. Fadiman notes that Neil thought of other options beside reporting the Lees to Child Protective Services in retrospect. Neil mentioned that he used to feel troubled about his choice but he was more concerned about Lia’s welfare which seems reasonable. TheContinue reading Ch. 7 & 8 →

Chapter 7 began with Dr. Ernst discussing his decision about sending Lia to foster care. He said he did not want to have to send her away, but because of the fact the Lee’s had 9 other children, and Lia was suffering and not receiving the proper treatment he had to call CPS. The Lee familyContinue reading Chapter 7 and 8 →

In these next couple of chapters of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, we get a look at Lia Lee’s life while in Child Protective Custody. Due to Lia being a minor, Neil felt that he had the right to place the call to CPS. If Lia was an adult capable of makingContinue reading Chapters 7 & 8 →

These two chapters discuss the extended period of time following Lia being taken by Child Protective Services. Neil had to make the hard decision of turning her parents in, as he believed he had no choice but to do so. Lia found an amazing foster home to go with caretakers that gave her her properContinue reading Chapters 7 & 8 →

Chapter seven of Fadiman’s The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down chronicles the events of Lia Lee following her parents’ loss of custody of her. Her departure from her family and anyone who understood Hmong proved to be difficult as it impeded with the staff’s ability to communicate effectively with her about the circumstancesContinue reading Chapters 7 & 8 →

These chapters discuss the events that took place after Lia was taken from her parents by CPS.  Even though Dr. Ernst did not want to separate Lia from her parents, he thought it was the best course of action at the time. He stated that in some cases not reporting such abuse is even againstContinue reading Chapter 7 and 8 →