In re D.Y. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

1. Events Preceding Petition Son is mother and father’s only child. Mother and father are son’s only caregivers, with mother being the primary caregiver. Mother and father were born in China and have lived in the United States for a number of years. They both speak Mandarin and were assisted by Mandarin language interpreters during the dependency proceedings below. a. Son’s September 2020 Hospitalization In September 2020, when son was five weeks old, mother noticed swelling and redness on his left ear. At first, mother thought an insect had bitten son’s ear. However, because the mark became progressively worse over the course of a few days, mother brought son to an emergency room. The “ER Physician Note” from that visit indicates son was diagnosed with left ear edema and mother was advised “to try conservative measures such as ice first before follow-up with scheduled appointment with pediatrician.” Two days later, mother brought son to see his pediatrician, Dr. Eva Chan. Dr. Chan diagnosed son with hemangioma and a heart murmur. She explained the hemangioma would disappear within five to seven years.2 However, because the lesion was on

2 At the adjudication…