Posted on 06/27/2020 8:41:56 PM PDT by BenLurkin
RIP to an amazing woman who was dealt one of the worst hands by life I’ve ever heard, and lived to the fullest despite that. The “LGBT” thing doesn’t interest me, may be a result of her horrible marriage breakup and subsequent extreme poverty.
Well said, montag.
“She set a goal of rowing 12 out of every 24 hours for three-four months to complete her journey...”
This seems like a crazy thing to do. RIP.
You said it. I only thought it.
She got hurt at a Marine Corpse basketball session and they refused to help with her medical bills?! That doesn’t make any sense
Maybe I’m a little dense but how does someone with no use of their arms or legs “row” anything? With her teeth? How did anyone believe it was a good idea to try to “row” from L.A. to Honolulu? If she rows 12 hours and rest 12 hours, doesn’t that mean she’s drifting back towards California (or Mexico) the 12 hours she’s resting? This whole idea just doesn’t compute for me. This would be like Diana Nyad crossing the English Channel but giving back 2/3rds of her effort before reaching shore.
I mean, sad for her that she died but didn’t anyone say “maybe you haven’t thought this through”?
for all she went through in her life, i would have hoped she’d pick some thing else useful to society to have done then row across an ocean which seems like a personal goal. i beleive we are on this planet to experience and deal with others in lots of ways whether we want to or not, not just to please ourself.
sad way to go, but maybe God got her attention out there.
She was a partial paraplegic. Not a quad
Fishy part 2: If a service member is injured requiring hospitalization over 24 hours, a Line of Duty/Misconduct Investigation is assigned to determine if the government is responsible for the injury and any follow-on disabilities. In 99% of those cases, the government is responsible.
The Bullshit Flag is on the field!
There may be more. The story refers to the injury then refers to some medical “errors”. There’s something not being gone into here.
“Madsen lost her home and her marriage fell apart.”
Hmmm, perhaps that’s what turned her gay.
“Fishy part 2: If a service member is injured requiring hospitalization over 24 hours, a Line of Duty/Misconduct Investigation is assigned to determine if the government is responsible for the injury and any follow-on disabilities.”
If I had to guess, she wanted the government to pay for some nutcase doctor to fix her injuries and the government said no. So she got the work done anyway and it made things worse. Then she goes back to the government to fix her now-worse condition, and they say ‘sorry, you should have listened to us’.
...but just a guess.
What need does she have for a bow anchor in the open ocean?
It didn’t even have to be a nutcase doc, just any civilian doctor.
If she was active duty, Tricare Prime means she pays almost nothing for healthcare, but she’s limited to Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs). If you go outside to a civilian doc, it’s usually 100% on you, unless the military doc is ordering you to see them.
So yup, my guess is that she wanted a non-military doc, but didn’t want to pay for it
“It didn’t even have to be a nutcase doc, just any civilian doctor.”
Thanks, not my expertise, but makes sense. The reason I said ‘nutcase’ was that she got much worse after seeing that doctor (or doctors).
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.