tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post5247488944106941809..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: This Old CarcassWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7163596821774726672021-09-26T08:47:22.117-02:302021-09-26T08:47:22.117-02:30Yeah, our healthcare system sucks. Or, rather, acc...Yeah, our healthcare system sucks. Or, rather, access to it sucks. I had excellent care when I was going through my surgeries and chemo, but only because I had good insurance.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80906731294709094662021-09-20T04:42:35.447-02:302021-09-20T04:42:35.447-02:30The not knowing is very frustrating. I do hope yo...The not knowing is very frustrating. I do hope you're getting some answers soon so your med issues can be resolved. <br /><br />I wonder if the U.S. will ever resolve our health care system issues as we surely do need that to occur. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-5065875100247154182021-09-19T13:19:30.117-02:302021-09-19T13:19:30.117-02:30Thanks for the good news Kylie, I am hoping this i...Thanks for the good news Kylie, I am hoping this is it and it will be sorted. It is hiding away somewhere in my body. <br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-32248749102282558502021-09-19T09:19:48.996-02:302021-09-19T09:19:48.996-02:30The poor have access to free medical help but, the...The poor have access to free medical help but, the middle class is the one that suffers most.Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25809976266296427702021-09-19T02:56:20.064-02:302021-09-19T02:56:20.064-02:30I hope you find the problem with this round of tes...I hope you find the problem with this round of testing.<br />A few years back an elderly friend of mine left the group morning tea to go to the bathroom and eventually came back looking very green and sweaty. She insisted she was ok to go home and I insisted she needed an ambulance. She'd had a massive bleed from an ulcer she was unaware of and was in hospital a fortnight!<br />The good news was she was stabilised and went on quite happily after that. kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48362119161931632872021-09-18T15:39:48.338-02:302021-09-18T15:39:48.338-02:30Once profit is made off the backs of those in poor...Once profit is made off the backs of those in poor health there is something inherently flawed with the system Marge. I have the same issue with the pharmaceutical industry, as their profits, too, are enormous while I know people in the US toss up life saving decisions between, say, insulin, and food. <br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-82542993108691895832021-09-18T13:06:23.769-02:302021-09-18T13:06:23.769-02:30I too am keeping fingers crossed for your final re...I too am keeping fingers crossed for your final results. How good it will be to have answers. Thank you for the graphs, so discouraging for those of us in the US, and frustrating!! The political dialogue is hard to believe when it comes to healthcare! Always has been. Your doctors sound exceptional!Margenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15523072589108044562021-09-18T13:03:58.678-02:302021-09-18T13:03:58.678-02:30Thanks Ramana for the good wishes. How on earth do...Thanks Ramana for the good wishes. How on earth do the poor manage in India? Left to themselves to die? <br /><br />As I say, ours is not perfect but honestly they way I have been treated through these myriad issues leaves me with awe at how wonderful and caring our system is. In one of my procedures I was assigned a nurse who took care of me throughout and never left my side.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-64580480101315594922021-09-18T13:01:02.859-02:302021-09-18T13:01:02.859-02:30Nick I was reading, with horror, what is happening...Nick I was reading, with horror, what is happening in the UK.<br />Also, I dislike the two-tier system in Ireland. I fondly remember a close friend there who told me waiting for national health care and treatment with her breast cancer was 3 months, private was immediate (and she was covered) but opted for the "peon" care as she felt it was so unfair. Outrageous when one thinks of it.<br />In the "good" old days, I remember my granny hopping the ferry to visit my aunt and getting her teeth and glasses on the UK health care system.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48305429391010336422021-09-18T12:57:22.064-02:302021-09-18T12:57:22.064-02:30USA spends a fortune on healthcare because it is d...USA spends a fortune on healthcare because it is driven by corporate interests = shareholder demands. It should never have been inserted into capitalism at the detriment of society as a whole, including the poor and people of colour. Plus Americans are lied to as to the real cost. It should be like fire services, school, police, water. A right of all citizens.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-80543496063794513722021-09-18T12:54:44.071-02:302021-09-18T12:54:44.071-02:30I agree Joanne, I hate that the words "Libera...I agree Joanne, I hate that the words "Liberal" and "Socialist" have been completely trashed in the US. As if caring for the poorer of our society is a crime.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40100892434444532172021-09-18T12:53:35.201-02:302021-09-18T12:53:35.201-02:30Thanks Andrew, my hopes are high this is the end o...Thanks Andrew, my hopes are high this is the end of all of this with a firm diagnoses and a "fix".<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-84177250693042648252021-09-18T08:42:41.157-02:302021-09-18T08:42:41.157-02:30Other friends in Canada also write good things abo...Other friends in Canada also write good things about your health service and since we don't have one in India and we are left to fend for ourselves, we can only envy you. My best wishes that all the tests eventually solve the problem that is bugging you,Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67982463755062026782021-09-18T04:54:36.353-02:302021-09-18T04:54:36.353-02:30I hope you eventually get to the bottom of all the...I hope you eventually get to the bottom of all these mysterious ailments. All very perplexing. Right now Canada's health service sounds a lot better than the NHS, which is virtually collapsing because of overwhelming demand, staff shortages, underfunding and covid.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7596878248271035282021-09-18T02:27:54.551-02:302021-09-18T02:27:54.551-02:30Does that blue line mean USA spends more on health...Does that blue line mean USA spends more on health care that any other country? How is that possible when so many can't access any sort of care at all?<br />I see by the second chart people in the USA seem to die before they are 80, yet live longer everywhere else.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77402598715745572192021-09-17T22:17:34.675-02:302021-09-17T22:17:34.675-02:30Those graphs are very interesting. Half of America...Those graphs are very interesting. Half of America probably would not believe them.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21061351711744930402021-09-17T20:12:58.724-02:302021-09-17T20:12:58.724-02:30The graphs are simple and very telling. It seems t...The graphs are simple and very telling. It seems the 'communist' health care systems yield much better results at a cheaper price.<br /><br />It must be frustrating to have an undiagnosed ongoing problem. I hope you have some helpful results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27876824328263173392021-09-17T19:45:23.153-02:302021-09-17T19:45:23.153-02:30Thanks for your good wishes, Regina and Good luck ...Thanks for your good wishes, Regina and Good luck with the minor surgery though as we know, it's never minor to those who undergo such procedures.<br /><br />Yes, I do hope we can have a virtual joint celebration.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62147807357605388462021-09-17T19:44:00.097-02:302021-09-17T19:44:00.097-02:30The irony of your first paragraph does not escape ...The irony of your first paragraph does not escape me Sheila.<br /><br />I do hope I have answers and soon, this has been a dreadfully long haul of procedures and investigations with a corresponding exhaustion.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77687743285590197342021-09-17T19:42:31.310-02:302021-09-17T19:42:31.310-02:30We're still lugging them around, EC, in spite ...We're still lugging them around, EC, in spite of the challenges and some days worse than others. But we are hanging in by the fingernails. I hope I will have answers and soon :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31291470293896782362021-09-17T19:41:23.993-02:302021-09-17T19:41:23.993-02:30Yes a true Canadian hero, we have too few fighting...Yes a true Canadian hero, we have too few fighting for the so-called underdogs of society. We should all strive to level the playing field. I see too much poverty out there especially for elder women but at least they have healthcare.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-64991875392980316942021-09-17T18:02:06.997-02:302021-09-17T18:02:06.997-02:30So good to hear you've only a little bit of in...So good to hear you've only a little bit of investigative effort to come to a final conclusion. Your physician sounds very good, and I'm glad for that. I'm at the end of my many pictures 'n prods and will have minor surgery the end of the month. So maybe you and I will celebrate together - albeit online. Truly I have sympathized w/ all you've gone through and am quite cheerful reading your offering this afternoon. Hugs and all the best, always. From the base of the mini-mountain in Maine.Regina M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01390749728685272776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4800184444875349952021-09-17T16:45:31.377-02:302021-09-17T16:45:31.377-02:30I, too, wish we had universal healthcare. One of m...I, too, wish we had universal healthcare. One of my state's former legislators, who said "No-one dies from lack of healthcare" is now on the local public health board. <br />Hopefully you'll get some answers from the tests. A friend of mine has chronic anemia with no known cause so I'll be interested in your result. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478168910784651433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40878977642772579192021-09-17T16:18:36.869-02:302021-09-17T16:18:36.869-02:30Like you I am endlessly grateful for our universal...Like you I am endlessly grateful for our universal health care. It isn't perfect but leaves the alternative in the dust.<br />Good luck with those dratted tests - and hooray for your own doctor too.<br />And yes, I hear you on the old carcass front too.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17681851253019703652021-09-17T15:45:16.255-02:302021-09-17T15:45:16.255-02:30I can't even imagine the added stress of not h...I can't even imagine the added stress of not having universal health care, imperfect as it is. Thank gawd for good ol' Tommy Douglas and his childhood experience of what happened to poor children whose parents didn't have money for medical care. And you ... may your tests soon be over and the outcome all good. -KateStubblejumpers Cafehttp://stubblejumperscafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com