tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6717377181289910817..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: July MonthWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-72046436996531645372011-07-18T19:20:57.193-02:302011-07-18T19:20:57.193-02:30PS: Having said all that, I sincerely hope you got...PS: Having said all that, I sincerely hope you got a clean bill of health at the end WWW. LxThe Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6245599675504135102011-07-18T19:20:11.258-02:302011-07-18T19:20:11.258-02:30Call me strange but I can think of more enjoyable ...Call me strange but I can think of more enjoyable ways to spend a morning than undergoing a battery of health tests!<br /><br />Unless of course you had contra-indicators first suggesting there was something amiss.<br /><br />Preventative healthcare has very patchy results and can easily result in false-positives leading to unnecessary treatment, since these practitioners are not trained to look for wellness, but illness.<br /><br />But I do agree with free healthcare when someone is ill, and preventative healthcare in the form of lifestyle education and support.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15460452428233777152011-07-16T11:08:39.641-02:302011-07-16T11:08:39.641-02:30I have to say that I have been very fortunate with...I have to say that I have been very fortunate with the NHS so far. Only once in the last 34 years have I had to pay for anything.<br /><br />You enjoy the service and may good health travel with you wherever you go.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22031845517612865922011-07-12T16:35:09.677-02:302011-07-12T16:35:09.677-02:30We've never had enough sense to learn from our...We've never had enough sense to learn from our neighbors from the north.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24835333158081615682011-07-12T14:46:36.959-02:302011-07-12T14:46:36.959-02:30I am watching and shivering too. The only consolat...I am watching and shivering too. The only consolation is having the internet bigtime by the time we vote again. We must use it!Betty Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552340264000998419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-922575846591084402011-07-12T13:42:51.930-02:302011-07-12T13:42:51.930-02:30Good to appreciate what you've got so you don&...Good to appreciate what you've got so you don't let anyone sneak it away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81784548608674220962011-07-12T13:10:32.962-02:302011-07-12T13:10:32.962-02:30Probably the best thing I left behind in the UK is...Probably the best thing I left behind in the UK is the NHS. Not perfect by any means but worlds better than Medicare and universes better than the private insurance version, only option open to the under 65s of the US.<br /><br />Keep a very sharp eye on those druthers, WWW.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81451007964984636132011-07-12T09:01:34.897-02:302011-07-12T09:01:34.897-02:30Harper (my cat) says he's doing the best he ca...Harper (my cat) says he's doing the best he can but running Canada is tiring him out and he needs a nap.Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-20320306164815161672011-07-12T08:02:10.812-02:302011-07-12T08:02:10.812-02:30i don't take it for granted either and i'm...i don't take it for granted either and i'm staying vigilantCorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-33551181917802535792011-07-12T05:37:34.836-02:302011-07-12T05:37:34.836-02:30Oh, I had to google druthers, never heard the word...Oh, I had to google druthers, never heard the word before! It sounds like an unpleasant affliction. Which in his case, maybe it is.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-72773490684635362752011-07-12T05:05:59.996-02:302011-07-12T05:05:59.996-02:30Private medicine is a lot more expensive than publ...Private medicine is a lot more expensive than public medicine but there are plenty of diehards determined to deny the fact. Indeed, we can never take free health care for granted when so many of today's politicians are turning against the collective good.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-91756258565565929422011-07-12T01:23:44.480-02:302011-07-12T01:23:44.480-02:30I'm a USian and agree that Canada is far bette...I'm a USian and agree that Canada is far better off than we are when it comes to health care. In fact now our Medicare which is a health care insurance for seniors is on the table for cuts. Can we all move to Canada? <br /><br />I think I might be eligible as my paternal family left Canada to live in the US many years ago. What were they thinking? <br /><br />-- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com