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Ghost in the Machine

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72. Nance, I am so sorry to hear about Jeff... he was a great person who brought joy to everyone here

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:44 AM

May 2015

My 77 year old father just had a tumor removed from under his left arm. I heard my mom say that they owe the surgeon over $1500 after insurance.

A week later, my 73 year old mother wound up in the hospital from a ruptured intestine from either diverticulitis or diverticulosis ( I forget which one ). 6 days in the hospital at $300/day... insurance doesn't kick in until after 7 days. She is home now, on antibiotics, and hoping she wont have to have surgery.

Our "healthcare" system here sucks!

Again, I am so sorry for your loss

Peace within, Peace between, Peace among...

Ghost

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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