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To: Ciaphas Cain
Retton did not have insurance at the time and the crowdfunding page raised over $200,000 per day to pay for her medical expenses.

She's a millionaire in her own right. Why she doesn't have insurance is a mystery to me......

13 posted on 05/26/2025 4:59:52 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco
Who knows. Forty years is a long time between now and Olympic glory. It is pretty shocking that she and her family had to use GoFundMe.

Here's praying that she can get this sorted out.

22 posted on 05/26/2025 5:09:32 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
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To: Hot Tabasco

Speculation is because of multiple hip surgeries she could not get insurance, or its cost was exhorbitant.


25 posted on 05/26/2025 5:12:32 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: Hot Tabasco

“ She’s a millionaire in her own right. Why she doesn’t have insurance is a mystery to me...... ”

Sounds like she drank her money away.


44 posted on 05/26/2025 6:52:25 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Why didn’t Mary Lou have insurance?

Retton said that insurance was simply too expensive for her, as a recently divorced woman with pre-existing health conditions. “When COVID hit and after my divorce and all my pre-existing (conditions) — I mean, I’ve had over 30 operations of orthopedic stuff — I couldn’t afford it…


48 posted on 05/26/2025 7:14:04 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: Hot Tabasco

And the SCUMBAG MURDER HIGH SCHOOL PUNK IN TEXAS HAS RACKED UP $500K + !?!?!?

UNFREAKING REAL...


53 posted on 05/26/2025 9:21:25 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! I’m a fraud, hypocrite & liar. I'm a member of Congress!! )
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To: Hot Tabasco

Rush didn’t have insurance either. He used to talk about how much of a price break you got when insurance companies weren’t involved. Just saying.


60 posted on 05/27/2025 7:42:17 AM PDT by subterfuge (I'm a pure-blood!)
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