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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]milestogo
(17,050 posts)22. This isn't happening in a vacuum.
It's clear that our health care system and our country was totally unprepared for this pandemic. Almost 2 years into it, we are still in a position where we do not have enough resources to take care of a surplus of very sick people.
Medical staff are burned out and leaving hospital work. New variants of this virus keep appearing. We have behaved as though this would be over in a year or so, but it's not over yet.
I never expected this level of vaccine resistance in this country. If people were cooperating with vaccination, there would not be an ICU bed crisis. But they are fighting vaccination, many for political reasons. It's costing money, and its going to cost lives. People are dying. Resources are not infinite.
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I always presumed that he needed the transplant because of his severe chemical dependency, but...
Mister Ed
Dec 2021
#47
We're talking about allocating scarce resources, not refusing care in order to be punitive.
milestogo
Dec 2021
#11
I've often thought of that recently. My mother was in ICU and on a ventilator back in 2011
Rhiannon12866
Dec 2021
#32
I know a doctor who doesn't think that alcoholism is a disease because the person can
in2herbs
Dec 2021
#36
My sister in law died of alcoholism and was also a kind, sweet, funny woman who I loved very much.
CTyankee
Dec 2021
#48
It is a slippery slope. But there ought to be some way to factor in poor choices or lifestyle.
captain queeg
Dec 2021
#9
Depends on the alcoholic; see for instance Mickey Mantle and George Best (n/t)
Spider Jerusalem
Dec 2021
#24
They should be called the Great Haters. They Hate Greatness because they lack it. nt
live love laugh
Dec 2021
#28
Care Teams and specialist support used for such patients diminishes and depletes care available
Ford_Prefect
Dec 2021
#30