 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jon,
Don't get me started on our health care. There may be millions of people in the US without health care insurance but IMO most don't opt to pay for it and then jump on the bandwagon and scream when they need it. I have many, if not all, of my employees that play the lottery EVERY DAY throwing away as much as $20 A DAY and they won't buy health insurance of any kind. Then they get sick and they loin others complaining about the lack of available health care in the US. Even then we do have many programs that still give assistance to these people. IMOO (in my other opinion) we have far far far to many people in this country that don't want to work and feel somehow that just being here they are entitled to be taken care of by those of us that think it's our responsibility to take care of ourselves.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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