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akbacchus_BC

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58. No, that is not her intention.

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:13 AM

May 2015

I have never seen Nance do that. Am Canadian too and I can speak for our health care system.

Let me give you an example, I was having feet problems, went to a Podiatrist, he recommended that I needed orthotics along with special stockings. Mind you, I had never seen orthotics before and he told me they are labelled in case I needed to use them for another shoe. Lo and behold, the orthotics were labelled incorrectly and I was wearing them wrong.

In the end I started having ankle problems, then knee problems and eventually hip problems, I ended up in a wheelchair! One day my feet were hurting so much, I took the orthotics out and put them on the floor by my desk. A friend came by and asked, is that how you wear your orthotics and I said yes, she said no, you are wearing them incorrectly. That is when I took them to my Rheumatologist and she referred me to a different specialist, took six months to see them and was told that the Podiatrist was trying to heal my problem too quickly. Saw the Podiatrist and told him what the specialist said, he could not believe his eyes that the orthotics were labelled incorrectly and ordered a new pair. Thing is, we Canadians are stupid, we do not sue!

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THIS is what Healthcare is all about ... [View all] NanceGreggs May 2015 OP

k & R AuntPatsy May 2015 #1

Thank you, my dear Nance, for this great post. CaliforniaPeggy May 2015 #2

Thank you for posting this. I am very sorry for your loss. yardwork May 2015 #3

Thank you, yardwork. NanceGreggs May 2015 #11

I've written on the first thread. This one speaks volumes of what has impoverished myself and others freshwest May 2015 #27

Kicking. Ilsa May 2015 #4

K/R nt NYC_SKP May 2015 #5

Thank you for posting this, Nance. sheshe2 May 2015 #6

Thank you, and the fight continues for universal healthcare here in the USA! Iliyah May 2015 #7

thank you for taking the time to share this point with us corkhead May 2015 #8

Thank you, thank you! mountain grammy May 2015 #9

Thank you for taking the time to post this. missingthebigdog May 2015 #10

This is the fight, and it is not over. KMOD May 2015 #12

Thank you Nance. And for wanting to share this now. passiveporcupine May 2015 #13

Thank you Nance Mira May 2015 #14

Thanks Nance... Huge K & R !!! WillyT May 2015 #15

I'm so grateful that you and Jeff didn't have to worry about Cha May 2015 #16

Your fortitude in the face of immense loss is astonishing. FailureToCommunicate May 2015 #17

Absolutely! Well said, FailureToCommicate~ Cha May 2015 #102

Life can be SO unfair. We MUST surround evil, or horrible luck, with support for each other. FailureToCommunicate May 2015 #139

Indeed! Cha May 2015 #140

"Never give up, and never give in." panader0 May 2015 #18

Thank you, Nance. brer cat May 2015 #19

Quite frankly, for at least ten years I've been amazed SheilaT May 2015 #20

Can't recommend this post strongly enough!!!! calimary May 2015 #21

As a Canadian ROFF May 2015 #22

Human lives matter. madamesilverspurs May 2015 #23

Thank you so much for this posting. Paka May 2015 #24

Canadian health care is the best! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #53

And you have written Rolando May 2015 #25

Nance, what a beautiful post. Selfless, practical, pragmatic, strong. MADem May 2015 #26

K&R. It's very telling that even the most hardcore right-wingers aren't bullwinkle428 May 2015 #28

Thank you, NanceGreggs... MrMickeysMom May 2015 #29

Upchuck Toad Unknown Beatle May 2015 #30

Your husband got far better care than here in the US Gothmog May 2015 #31

we are farther than we've ever been from uhc, thanks in large part to Obamacare, and Doctor_J May 2015 #32

Not true on all counts. Give it a rest. Hekate May 2015 #114

Quite an impressive post. SmittynMo May 2015 #33

Dear Nance, Am so sorry for your loss. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #34

... Solly Mack May 2015 #35

i'm nance's sister and was in toronto DesertFlower May 2015 #36

Dessert Flower sheshe2 May 2015 #41

thank you. the weird thing is DesertFlower May 2015 #44

My heart breaks for you both. I am so sorry for your loss, DesertFlower. sheshe2 May 2015 #47

sorry for your loss. DesertFlower May 2015 #51

Yes, they say it gets easier.... sheshe2 May 2015 #57

It never gets better She! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #60

Hugs to you. sheshe2 May 2015 #91

oh my treestar May 2015 #82

Yes. Never give up. lovemydog May 2015 #42

K&R. JDPriestly May 2015 #37

So what you are saying is Obama care is a pig in a poke. Luminous Animal May 2015 #38

She is not saying that. She is doing a comparison akbacchus_BC May 2015 #43

She is making a comparison between our piss poor healthcare system and her stellar one. Luminous Animal May 2015 #54

No, that is not her intention. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #58

Whatever. madamesilverspurs May 2015 #76

I had a lot of respect for you on here! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #90

We all make mistakes. madamesilverspurs May 2015 #97

I think you may have responded to the wrong post, here? ms liberty May 2015 #105

She did, thanks for pointing that out. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #146

Hello. The US healthcare system is crippled by Republicans. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2015 #153

LA. sheshe2 May 2015 #50

She, I second your post to LA. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #63

akbacchus. sheshe2 May 2015 #70

She, you will always have my support. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #73

I shared part of mine here. With my dad passing. sheshe2 May 2015 #88

What I AM saying ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #52

Happy that your husband got the care that he needed. Extremely sorry that you lost Luminous Animal May 2015 #65

What you got ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #68

I freaking knew someone would get on this thread Cha May 2015 #99

I was afraid of that too steve2470 May 2015 #121

"Happy With ObamaCare? Millions Respond With A ‘Yes!’" Cha May 2015 #136

Where is the "I will do it for you all by myself" in "Yes WE can"? Hekate May 2015 #112

Yes, this is what universal healthcare is all about. lovemydog May 2015 #39

Only thing is, the US is more interested in akbacchus_BC May 2015 #46

Right. On. WheelWalker May 2015 #40

K&R.... daleanime May 2015 #45

Thanks - excellent post!! MaggieD May 2015 #48

I had a friend from Edmonton back in the '90s TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #49

Obamacare enshrined private, for-profit healthcare into our law, probably forever. Romulox May 2015 #55

Your ignorance of the facts ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #61

Obamacare is just as I described. Written by corporate lobbyists. Romulox May 2015 #64

What ev. n/t NanceGreggs May 2015 #66

Just understand that what you described isn't here, and isn't coming in time for many of our loved Romulox May 2015 #69

Why are you attacking her? Go fight for akbacchus_BC May 2015 #71

Our population wanted single payer last time. We didn't get it. Corporate $$$ prevailed. nt Romulox May 2015 #74

I understand that, but you do not need to take out your frustration on fellow DUers! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #78

OK. You're right. nt Romulox May 2015 #79

Am so sorry if I came across as combative! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #83

No, I appreciate your comments. Thanks. nt Romulox May 2015 #85

Now you are making me feel sad. Are you ok? akbacchus_BC May 2015 #89

Are you there? I know it is late! Same for me. akbacchus_BC May 2015 #92

I'm ok. Thanks! nt Romulox May 2015 #93

Thanks for responding. Will you be on here for a while? akbacchus_BC May 2015 #94

This ^^^^^^^^^ treestar May 2015 #150

i hope you are wrong questionseverything May 2015 #129

If the Canadians can do it so can we Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #56

Of course the US can have single payer! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #59

If it were spelled out to people Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #134

Yeah, we wouldn't want copy that...................................n/t bobGandolf May 2015 #62

For the time being, we will have to fight at the state level eridani May 2015 #67

Nance, I am so sorry to hear about Jeff... he was a great person who brought joy to everyone here Ghost in the Machine May 2015 #72

Dear Ghost, thanks for sharing and I hope you will be ok! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #75

Thank you, akbacchus_BC... Ghost in the Machine May 2015 #80

Dear Ghost, thank you so much for taking the time to respond akbacchus_BC May 2015 #86

No problem at all! Ghost in the Machine May 2015 #95

excellent post, Nance steve2470 May 2015 #77

+1 treestar May 2015 #81

do obamacare policies DesertFlower May 2015 #96

This made me cry.... thank you so much, Nance, and I am so sorry for your loss... From the secondwind May 2015 #84

The two key words in your post are "health" and "care" - that's what it's all about. LuckyLib May 2015 #87

i have a retired railway epal who lives in denmark. i know other danes AND I HAVE BEEN THERE TWICE. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #98

Thanks for your humanity, for sharing the story, Ron Green May 2015 #100

Big K&R BumRushDaShow May 2015 #101

Powerful post. Thank you. nt SunSeeker May 2015 #103

Bookmarked. LittleGirl May 2015 #104

We should have got Medicare for all. Blows me away why people vote Republican! B Calm May 2015 #106

Nance, thanks for taking the time to spell this out for people. mnhtnbb May 2015 #107

Thank you Nance. I'm sorry for your loss. Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #108

I know I'm not alone but kchamberlin25 May 2015 #109

bravo allan01 May 2015 #110

K&R. Yes please! Universal healthcare is what I want my taxes to support first. Overseas May 2015 #111

Kicked, Recced, Bookmarked, and thank you with hugs Hekate May 2015 #113

K&R Bobbie Jo May 2015 #115

Nance, I just sent this piece to Physicians for a National Health Program mnhtnbb May 2015 #116

So sorry for your loss. What you didn't mention was that you weren't subject to the Cleita May 2015 #117

K&R JEB May 2015 #118

NanceGreggs Diclotican May 2015 #119

Thank you so much for posting this. BlueMTexpat May 2015 #120

"Obamacare was a foot-in-the-door to this kind of healthcare for all Americans"... MadDAsHell May 2015 #122

+1 area51 May 2015 #144

How are you able to post this? Capt. Obvious May 2015 #123

Skinner gave her a reprieve, so to speak, which was a great thing to do imho nt steve2470 May 2015 #124

Reprieve or glitch? Capt. Obvious May 2015 #125

somewhere Nance said it was a reprieve, don't have the link handy nt steve2470 May 2015 #126

Skinner graciously re-instated my posting privileges ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #133

My condolences Capt. Obvious May 2015 #148

Because you do not own DU, that is why! akbacchus_BC May 2015 #145

Are you Skinner's alter? Capt. Obvious May 2015 #149

Born & raised in the UK and spending my teens in Australia, I had no idea there was any other way Sheepshank May 2015 #127

Ah, Nance, my deepest sympathies. Thank you for sharing. Raster May 2015 #128

In tears catrose May 2015 #130

My deepest condolences to you Nance LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #131

Thank you - awesome post Ruby the Liberal May 2015 #132

Why I posted this OP ... NanceGreggs May 2015 #135

I very much appreciate your sharing of this experience Nance rosesaylavee May 2015 #137

Great post. polly7 May 2015 #141

We desperately need to reform our healthcare system bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #138

Kick. nt Bonobo May 2015 #142

I am so very, very sorry for your loss ... slipslidingaway May 2015 #143

We don't even have it that good in Germany DFW May 2015 #147

if this does not make the greatest page DonCoquixote May 2015 #151

k and r, and my deepest condolences on your loss, nance. niyad May 2015 #152