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In reply to the discussion: Ron Paul's campaign manager died of pneumonia, penniless & uninsured. [View all]Diclotican
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Another evidence, about "Universal health care" who I have access to - is the best solution to a grave illness who with proper treatment is absolutely treatable - and where the patient will recover totally..
I had Pneumonia allmoust two mounts ago - got really sick - managed to get to the local hospital - where the doctors was worried about how to treat me, as it was not the typical pneumonia but with proper medication - and a 3 week hospital stay I was able to walk out of the hospital again - well enough to get home and is now more or less totally recovered from my ilness... Wel it was little more complicated than just a pneumonia as I had a Kidney who also was not well - and some other problems - but now I am well - the kidney problem is more or less solved with medication... Wil go back to the hospital in december to do some surgery - all under the Universal Health care system I am able to have acess to...
If I had been living in the US, I would possible be dead now... As I do not have a lot of money (living on disability is something that do not make you a rich person)... But thanks to "universal health care" who in many ears over the atlantic sounds like pure communism - I was able to get well - and to tell the story....
Diclotican