Gullan, 71, 'too old' for treatment: clinic

The Local ^ | 15 SEP 11 | Rebecca Martin (news@thelocal.se)

[TribalPrincess2U]

&%$(*#*&%$* 0

[elpadre]

one of the goals of Obamacare??

[Semper911]

Coming soon to a hospital near you.

[elpadre]

one of the goals of Obamacare??

[null and void]

Snowball...

[tutstar]

bump

[Saundra Duffy]

I thought 70 was the new 50! No matter what, this is really frightening!!!!!

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

In a perverse way, this puts paid to the notion that socialized medicine would provide pain relief to the elderly, in lieu of other treatments. (Is beinign neglect a treatment?)

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

beinign = benign

[EGPWS]

Holmgren then waited to be called for an appointment but instead received a letter from her doctor telling her she had been turned down for treatment at the rehabilitation unit. The reason – she was too old.

Kewl, age discriminating age discrimination laws, how to have the best of both worlds, eh?

[rfp1234]

Ah, the socialist Scandinavian paradise.

[Grizzled Bear]

When you give the government authority over your healthcare, the government will make decisions that you might not like.

If I recall correctly, in the UK, the NHS refused a fifty year old woman dialysis for the same reason.

[SandRat]

Under ObamaCare coming to a clinic near you.

[infowarrior]

In a perverse way, this puts paid to the notion that socialized medicine would provide pain relief to the elderly, in lieu of other treatments. (Is beinign neglect a treatment?)

Such 'neglect' is actually FAR from benign, and could be considered malignant, in fact...

the infowarrior

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Soon a happy Liberal will come up with the idea that old folks should be sent to state operated "Death Centers."

We already murder babies and the disabled. Why not add the elderly.

[bert]

Wonder why she did not sue for a new hip joint?

[NoGrayZone]

Take a pill granny! At least, that’s what barry says.

[yorkie]

This picture was taken in April of 2011.
THIS woman is 71 years old.

Raquel Welch

[G Larry]

Looking 13 years into the future, I anticipate being in sufficient condition to punch such bureaucrats in the mouth, before pointing out their obvious inability to meaningfully contributing to society.