There is no personal fued with Brian. My reply was based on the fact that I really don't have time to argue and waste that energy simply for the sake of arguing.

Obviously I feel pretty strongly that several things must change if we are to see progress against all serious health problems.

It should be clear from my posts that my beef is with the low side of Brians bell curve: Those individuals that make life or death decisions for us but through omission, neglect, ignorance or any other errors, cause added pain or shortened life. In my OPINION there is very little mechanism in the medical system that forces these people to either catch mistakes early and improve our plight or allow us to screen them out of our personal health care portfolio ahead of time.

Excusing these "professionals", we rely heavily upon, is not going to make anything better. Neither is tolerating and defending the current status quo.

I do not require nor need any one to agree with my opinion. I feel comfortable that my OPINION is logical, and rational. Further:

Is any one perfect? NO

Do I know it all? NO

Should we accept a certain level of failure amongst the successes? Of course! Perfection is impossible.

Should we strive to minimize failures? Absolutely!

I doubt there is any disagreement on these points.

Now :

What are the best ways to minimize these failures?

Can these methods be applied by everybody or only to those in a position to be their own advocates.

Besides courts and lawsuits, what other ideas would help?

I apologize for the fact that:
The gloves came off (this is a hockey term) about the time my opinion post of what I see as a fairly serious problem, was somehow on the same level of importance as laundry.

There sometimes seems to be a tendency here, to miss the bigger picture of what really is the fight we are engaged.

Since I love all of you as I do my family there is no pesonal ill feeling towards anyone.


P.S. If any medical professionals read this or my previous posts, here is my disclaimer: My opinions are not the opinions of this web site nor the opinion of the others that post at this web site. They are in fact my personal opinions which I alone stand by. Frankly if you are a good medical professional then we probably agree. If you are low on the bell curve...how about a new occupation.

I will close with this quote:

To speak of atrocious crimes in mild language is treason to virtue.
EDMUND BURKE