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Mariana

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56. I can think of another.

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 03:48 PM

Nov 2012

Perhaps whatever insurance they had wouldn't pay for treatment overseas, and he/she/they didn't want to spend the money. As for taking the trip in the first place, there was probably an element of denial as to the seriousness of her situation. I can imagine them asking her doctor, "How long can she go without dialysis and still recover?" and then planning the trip so as to come back before that time was up.

All of this is pure speculation, of course.

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