California's Paid Leave Helped My Patient

Gail Wagner¹

• ¹Gail Wagner ( fatpinkcat1@gmail.com ) is a member of the Leadership Council for Paid Family and Medical Leave at the National Partnership for Women and Families, in Washington, D.C. She is also founder and president of Tiba Foundation, in San Francisco, California. The author thanks Sharon Levine, Vicki Shabo, and Katherine Eyster for their valuable editorial comments. The last names of Mildred and Karen are withheld to protect their privacy.