“Maybe not...but since we don’t know the details specifically...it’s hard to stand in judgment.”
Since my wife was a nurse listening to MDs discuss options, she KNEW the details. She did not share them all with me.
“Is it your view that anyone who has problems which may have been previously self-inflicted are now irredeemable and shouldn’t have any procedure which would make their life more bearable or productive?”
DEPENDS. Something as expensive as knee replacement surgery, and something with as little a chance of success given the patient’s weight...yeah, I think it is STUPID to pay for surgery which has almost no chance of success. If someone wants me to pay their bill, then there needs to be some reason to believe there are no cheaper yet more effective solutions available!
If YOU want to pay for the morbidly obese to have new knees, go ahead. But don’t ask ME to pay for their new knees. What YOU do with YOUR money is YOUR business. What YOU do with MY money is MY business.
Don’t want me to judge? Don’t send me the bill!
I’m a nurse as well. My job is to give excellent care regardless of that patient’s financial status..lifestyle choices or physical impairments. No one I know is a “perfect specimen of health”. Be careful...for one day they may deem you too old, too poor and not productive enough in society to deserve their time and attention.