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9. McCamy Taylor, may your heart be blessed forever!

Sat Dec 17, 2016, 11:13 PM

Dec 2016

Both of my parents worked in pain at low level jobs. I worked in pain, but gradually worked my way into better pay so I could at least retire by age 65. How my heart goes out to those who did not manage to do this: I know that much of my achievement was just good luck! I wish them some good fortune too. Please, everybody, think about how horrible this suffering is that is going on silently all around us, with Republicons jeering at these people as though they deserved their agony! Jesus said, "Do you think those people the tower fell on were worse sinners? Do you think those people the Romans massacred the other day were worse sinners? No!" he said. He said that was not true. He said something about the glory of God that could be shown in our reaction to misfortunes. Please, everybody, don't give up on the dream of working together.

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Recommended. Very well written. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #1

Fortunately for me, my incidences of recurrence of back pain virtually stopped a few years ago. stevenleser Dec 2016 #2

Mr. dixie is getting adequate pain meds for his broken back dixiegrrrrl Dec 2016 #6

Pain is horrible. I'll be blind in both eyes eventually, but that still seems better than... Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #3

Two words for everyone who reads this. PatrickforO Dec 2016 #4

And in the meantime? nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #5

Suffering for all in pain. MissB Dec 2016 #8

In the meantime? PatrickforO Dec 2016 #21

Once again, and in the meantime? nt stevenleser Dec 2016 #22

As a severe chronic pain sufferer, thank you. Kittycow Dec 2016 #7

McCamy Taylor, may your heart be blessed forever! raging moderate Dec 2016 #9

Thank you for this Warpy Dec 2016 #10

Our healthcare industry loves getting all that gravy money! dubyadiprecession Dec 2016 #11

Thank you sooooo much! kag Dec 2016 #12

Greed And More Greed Is The Issue colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #13

The fact that we give people pain medication that gives them more pain is purely diabolical. n/t TygrBright Dec 2016 #14

And this is how half of supposed drug "abusers" are made. Lyric Dec 2016 #15

The stigma gets in the way of effective treatment loyalsister Dec 2016 #18

Well said zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #16

Spot on; i am there myself, and it's a constant struggle to get any kind of pain meds. it's BS. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #17

And earlier this year the problem became a whole lot worse, as moonscape Dec 2016 #19

I live with pain 24/7 madokie Dec 2016 #20