Posted on 06/30/2008 12:17:53 PM PDT by AT7Saluki
It was a Friday afternoon, and Dr. Allan Friedman was headed for a vacation in Canada when his cell phone rang.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, newly diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor, had searched the nation for the best neurosurgeon to remove the growth -- and he wanted Friedman.
By the following Monday, a horde of reporters was camped outside Duke Medical Center, and Friedman was performing a tricky operation inside the brain of one of the country's most powerful politicians. It was at once an honor and a burden for a man who has spent 34 years building a reputation as one of the world's leading brain surgeons.
A successful surgery would be a boon to his career and to Duke. But the slightest mistake or problem would be scrutinized by the nation.
Fortunately, as a man who spends four days a week slicing into brains, Friedman is used to pressure. Kennedy's surgery was successful. And now, after hiding from the media during the initial frenzy, Friedman has agreed to step out of the shadows.
Friedman, 59, says operating on Kennedy provided a rare brush with celebrity. Kennedy had guards posted in the hallways and was taken to the heliport, away from the glare of cameras, for exercise.
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No.
However, under our current system, very few of the 45,000 people diagnosed with brain tumors each year can call on Dr. Allan Friedman to attempt to save their lives.
Meanwhile, the rest of Massachusetts has trouble finding a
personal physician, partially as a result of the
Socialized medicine instituted by Romney-theDNCpatsy
to help the endless Crimigrants.
Thank goodness for the tone of this thread and the various posts. Just so tired of the phoniness, good to see everyone telling it like it is.
Brilliant!
Because when awoke he was speaking conservative ideals.
It’s not hard to understand the elite: they want luxury and privilege for themselves, and socialism for the rest of us.
Dont worry,be happy!
I will go along with everything you say but the Jim Beam. The dentist will drink all that under this system.
Not everyone can have the best.
The question is, should access to the best be controlled by money (price) or by political influence?
“Does Kennedy’s adocated “free” health care system allow anyone to do what he just did?”
No. You’ll get the incompetent brain surgeon that got the job through affirmative action.
ROTFL!
Kennedy will probably be soused when he goes in anyway.
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