There is an exquisite piece that I found
via Daily Kos entitled
How I Lost My Health Insurance at the Hairstylist's. The link above will take you to the blog of it's writer, Lisa Bennett. Her story is the kind of thing that is understood by all of us who have had cancer, that health is fleeting. I know no one wants to think about that but if you're reading this you or someone you know is living with that fact of life.
When you listen to the language about health care reform this summer and you hear words like "socialist" or "rationing" or "government controlled" think about what that really means. If "socialized medicine" is acceptable for the senior set it has to be acceptable to those who are uninsurable.
Lisa writes,
"I’m not looking for sympathy here – I’m alive and not everyone manages to survive the insurance fiasco that masquerades as “care” in our country. Besides, I’m so stubborn I’m planning on living until I’m old enough for Medicare. So I’d like to direct your sympathy to those who are still alive, but may not make it through another decade of having their “care” rationed by the insurance company accountants."
The link above will take you to the blog of it's writer, Lisa Bennett. Her story is the kind of thing that is understood by all of us who have had cancer, that health is fleeting. I know no one wants to think about that but if you're reading this you or someone you know is living with that fact of life.
When you listen to the language about health care reform this summer and you hear words like "socialist" or "rationing" or "government controlled" think about what that really means. If "socialized medicine" is acceptable for the senior set it has to be acceptable to those who are uninsurable.
Lisa writes, "I’m not looking for sympathy here – I’m alive and not everyone manages to survive the insurance fiasco that masquerades as “care” in our country. Besides, I’m so stubborn I’m planning on living until I’m old enough for Medicare. So I’d like to direct your sympathy to those who are still alive, but may not make it through another decade of having their “care” rationed by the insurance company accountants."