I had pnuemonia and a 2 year old. Sometimes one doesn't have the privilige of being knocked on ones butt.
"I had pnuemonia and a 2 year old. Sometimes one doesn't have the privilige of being knocked on ones butt."
Congratulations. I had pnuemonia and 2 kids to care for.
My point was that pnuemonia is NOT like having a cold. You feel very sick, tired, exhausted. You experience breathing difficulties. The symptoms are much worse than a cold. You know that you need to see a doctor.
Being uninsured (or having children to care for) doesn't excuse someone from using common sense and seeking professional help when experiencing symptoms as critical as pnuemonia.
No husband around to pick up the slack?
I'm usually more sympathetic than the next guy, but this story sounds weird. Pnuemonia (sp) knocks you on your butt, and you feel like you are going to die (had it once).
"I had pnuemonia and a 2 year old. Sometimes one doesn't have the privilige of being knocked on ones butt."
Absolutely not, but are you aware of ALL of the options available to you, in terms of healthcare and programs designed to assist you? Do you belong to a church? Do they offer assistance? I've helped friends in need, sometimes you gotta swallow some pride and ask for help. Maybe some time will be needed to fill out paperwork, or you need to sacrifice things like cable and clothes to pay, but there ARE options out there. Trust me, I've been flat broke without insurance, it's scary as hell, but when i found myself there, I started researching my options, and found I had a LOT at my disposal. Our country is RICH in the number of things people can turn to in times of need, and I'm tired of people badmouthing everything - we offer things that other countriues havent even DREAMED of, but no, we have to go with a stupid and idiotic plan like Arnie's which will destroy the state.
This story was not about any problems with healthcare and the need for universal care which will destroy this state, but about a young woman who was misled about what her options were. Period. It's a gross and pathetic guilt trip, and I resent it in the face of what he's using her death as a bludgeon to champion. I'm sorry she died, but maybe this can motivate some of you to help those less knowledgeable to find out what is REALLY out there when they need help, instead of fostering this idiotic idea that the state can do anything more than waste money and destroy what healthcare we already have, and drag the economy and state down with it's plans.
A LOT could be done to make office visits and such more affordable, without a bankrupting and destroying plan like Arnold's. I feel for single mom's, it's tough, but Arnie's plan is not what you truly want. Kaiser plans start at around $200 a month, for a woman with 2 kids, in Northern California. Kaiser sucks, but it's healthcare, and would have been all this woman needed to get a prescription to cure her. I'd rather see Arnie subsidize the Kaiser costs for legal citizens with our tax money, than throw it away on this plan, which will not only bankrupt the state, bankrupt hospitals, but will also swell the illegal population past the point of rupture.
I know the lack of healthcare is a personal issue, and you're only thinking of your kids, but sometimes you have to put that aside, and look at the long-term. Arnie's plan forbodes distaster, and there may not be a state for your kids left, by the time they grow older.