I shot this today before spending the day on the phone with doctors, before spending the day at the skilled nursing center, before arranging for Dad to get transported to the ER, before waiting in the ER, before waiting for another doctor to admit Dad to the hospital, and before finally going home to dinner and before fighting with my brother about health care in the U.S.
My dad is fortunate. He has good coverage. We may be frustrated by the requirements and phone calls and authorizations, but at the end of the day, the family doesn’t have to worry about losing everything because of his medical bills. What is wrong with wanting that for everyone who lives in my country?
This is not the way I wanted to end the day.
Carissa Snedeker Photography 
Nothing wrong with wanting it . . . but I’ve still not seen the numbers work out. No, I don’t have an answer.
Cute dog . . . looks like it too is pondering the burdens of life.
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But at least you’re not saying that the people who don’t have it are lazy people who expect government to give them everything.
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No, I don’t believe that, especially since I have friends and family who could use insurance, but don’t have it.
Even if it didn’t hit close to home, I would want people to have access to at least basic care, especially preventative care.
Not sure what is being proposed is it, and don’t like the extremes of the arguments (it’s either this or nothing). There are many problems with what is being proposed; problems that extend beyond the idea of health care, and I would rather see discussions about fixing those as opposed to both sides using it more as a political football.
Scare tactics and distortions really annoy me, and they are staples of both parties.
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Wow, what a day! Hope it get better for you.
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Oh my, I feel it; I’ve recently been hospitalized. Ouch!
Love the puppy!
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Sounds like a bad day, Carissa. Good thing your dad had good coverage. I know health care is being discussed in the US. In Norway we have a welfare system where everyone can get treatments no matter how rich you are and without insurance. That works for us, but I know there are cultural differences in the mentality between our countries.
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Oh wow, I am sorry for such a tough day…I really can sympathize a tad as my mom is going through a Hospice program. Hang in there, I’ll keep you and your family in my thoughts.
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Hug Ta-Shi and don’t try to fix the world by yourself! 🙂 I agree, but most of the people whom I know in Texas disagree… Makes one wonder about a culture in which we profess to care, but obviously don’t. Hang in there. Best wishes for your father’s recovery.
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I’m completely with you on all fronts and share your frustration.
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Thanks.
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