"She had recently lost her health coverage": Berkeley activist dies needlessly at 49

[KamaAina]

http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-05-25/article/37903?headline=Gina-Sasso-49-Berkeley-Activist-Dies-at-Highland-Hospital-Wednesday-br-A-Large-Circle-of-Friends-Plans-Celebration-in-People-s-Park-Sunday

There has been a massive response to the death of the well-loved activist, who in April had staged one of the biggest and most successful protests in memory against a possible Berkeley ordinance to ban sitting and lying on sidewalks, a sit-down in front of the now-vacant site of Cody’s Books. Led by Sasso, a group from the 75 person protest then marched to the city council with the message “not here, not now, not ever!”

Friends said Gina devoted much of her life to People’s Park where her life will be celebrated on Sunday. She was a key activist against UC Berkeley’s attempt to introduce volleyball pits in the park in 1992....

Sasso had been ill for a week before she died, but Alice Carter believes she ignored fatal warning signs until it was too late. Carter said that "her death was unnecessary."

Emergency room doctors at Highland were surprised at the rapid spread of an infection they could not stem, according to the sister. An autopsy report will be released in two weeks, according to Michael Delacour, Sasso's husband, who said that she had recently lost her health coverage.

How many more??? :cry:

[FormerDittoHead]

1. How many more??? This is just beginning...

Oh, it's gonna get worse before it gets better...

[xchrom]

2. Chills - I know who that is. Nt

[TBF]

3. K&R for Universal Health Care NOW - these deaths are preventable. nt

[femrap]

4. Shit.

Another good person gone. RIP....or maybe come back and haunt those responsible. Which ever you prefer.