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In reply to the discussion: The cost of single payer .... the math at my house. [View all]nashville_brook
(20,958 posts)which i was doing this morning. one article in particular i was saddened to see a number of commenters saying they couldn't deal with the cost, pain and isolation of the illness anymore. They just wanted to die -- and I totally get it. I know this is OT, but when it comes to medical issues, if you're already sick and you can't afford treatment, the thought crosses your mind constantly.
there was a study in the news last week about how many people OD'd on opiates were re-admitted to using the pain medication again. the story was breathlessly repeated on NPR. I yelled at the radio, "don't you get it? people in pain WANT to die!" the dumbass assumption is that people are partying on pain meds. the reality, i bet you anything, is that people are trying to check out early and don't succeed.
jesus.