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Ghost in the Machine

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10. Man, the #1 *really* takes the cake! It's gonna take a LOT to knock him out of #1 of the year!
Mon Mar 10, 2014, 01:52 PM
Mar 2014

He is a classic case of the "I got mine, and I'm *still* getting it, but fuck the rest of you poor, needy peons".

I'm disabled, but luckily can walk even after having a broken neck & back, and I qualify for home health care, but I refuse it because I have a good support network of family and friends who make sure I'm taken care of.

I don't run to the doctor every time I have a little sniffles or a little pain because I don't want to be a burden on Medicare and the taxpayers. Hell, I could have lost my arm, or more, last month due to a spider bite that turned into staph, then possibly MRSA. My mom & sister took one look at it and they MADE me go to the ER right then or they were gonna call 911. Even my dad was getting on my ass about not going...and he is worse than I am about not wanting to go to the doctors. I had a hole in my arm at least an inch deep and as big around as a quarter. I ended up having to go back 3 times in 5 days, each time getting stronger oral antibiotics along with even stronger shots in my hip. They said if that didn't work, the next step would be IV antibiotics and possible admittance into the hospital.

Luckily the shots and pills worked, and I'm better now... well, 95% better anyways! I still have a small spot, it hurts a little, but they say it's to be expected and it will heal completely soon.

Peace,

Ghost

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