She never regarded Doctors very highly and refused to go. So when she could not walk, the paramedics took her to the ER. There the Heavens opened and bestowed upon her a great dr. He was a kidney specialist and internist. He cared. He argued and, yes fought some with her to get her tosee some of the doctors that would help her. She ordered them out of the room. Anyway she had breast cancer and did not want a biopsy.
So the treatment was to be radiation and chemo. I think they were ablet to get the diagnosis another way.
I did not know whatwasgoing on so I talked to the doctor, asking if I needed to set up hospice. He said, “Oh no, she is doing great. The tumor is shrinking away and if she blows through that drug we have two more that will work for her.” The drug is Femara. We pay for it ourselves- about 300./mo.
But the lesson is that the R & D was done and there are 2 more waiting in the wings that some medical geniuses worked hard to figure out.
My sister got quick help and great doctors, incl an incredibly smart neurologist.
Obama care scuttles that,all of it. Ruins it. These are out sisters, wives,
mothers and girlfriends that are being sacrificed by a bunch of creeps.
Note that they are the nurturers and they get sacrificed first, imo.
In Canada and UK ,to me, the key to the system is to block the diagnosis first. Then there are fewer people to seek treatment.

Ever since the Civill War the federal government has unconstitutionally usurped more and more of the states rights and privileges with nary a peep from the American public. I suppose that this has been allowed to pass because by and large the public has supported the goals of the federal government whether the goals such as Medicare or Social security were constitutional or not.
In the last several decades Americans have become increasingly polarized and it is paralyzing our federal government because the federal government was never set up to manage what ought to be local and state issues. Reconciling the cultural differences between CA and AR for example is nigh impossible and results in the incomprehensible legislation we have today.
I personally don’t care what the nuts in CA do as long it stays in CA. If they want gay marriage, marriage to cats and dogs, legalized marijuana, go fo it. Just don’t try to impose that on we here in AR.
Similarly, if those in CA, MA, WA, OR, et al desire a public health care option, again I say go for it and I will watch as they suffer the consequences.
Where I draw the line is having a COngress dominated by Leftists impose on all of us the anti-American legislation favored by Blue states.
There is already a movement to revive states rights and the 10th Amendment and several states are planning on passing legislation to nullify any health care plan passed by the Democrats and signed by Obama.

Check out the 10th Amendment Center for current efforts: http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/12/21/health-care-nullification-things-have-just-gotten-underway/

Here are the details of Arizona’s effort: http://www.azhealthcarefreedom.com/

A lot of people have asked when I bring up nullification the issue of taxation. In conjunction with any nullification effort must be the concept of an escrow account for federal taxes. We all know that the federal government bribes and blackmails the states with the tax money of the states own residents. An escrow account would allow the state to collect all federal taxes, subtract what they would expect back from the fed and then submit the balance. To me this is the proper relationship between the federal and state governments. If things wsere perfect we’d pay higher state taxes than we do federal taxes so the states could take care of themselves but the federal government’s burdensome tax rates have made it difficult for states to raise taxes to take care of their own needs and are thus dependent upon the wold be princes in Congress.

Here is actual draft legislation for an escrow account: http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/legislation/Tax-Escrow-Account.pdf

So, let’s not put all of our eggs in the federal basket and instead work to elect real conservatives to state legislatures and governorships who will support putting the federal government back in its bottle.

Additional articles on nullification: http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2009/11/29/resist-dc-a-step-by-step-plan-for-freedom/

http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/nullification/health-care/

In the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 Thomas Jefferson wrote,

“co-States, recurring to their natural right…will concur in declaring these acts void, and of no force, and will each take measures of its own for providing that neither these acts, nor any others of the General Government not plainly and intentionally authorized by the Constitution, shalt be exercised within their respective territories.”1

Alexander Hamilton echoed this sentiment in Federalist #85 “We may safely rely on the disposition of the state legislatures to erect barriers against the encroachments of the national authority.”

The precedent and authority exist. Let’s exercise them.

It seems like this legislation is based primarily on the idea that American are stupid. Too stupid to sign up for a health insurance plan. And too stupid to choose a decent plan even if we sign up for one.

There’s much discussion about whether federal funds will somehow be used to pay for abortion. But I thought the whole idea of getting rid of a “public option” was so there would be no federally funded health insurance plan, period.

If the idea is to make sure everyone has health insurance, just give everyone vouchers, IMHO. It’s simple, involves minimal bureaucarcy, and people can spend the money on whatever health plan they like (excepting abortion, assisted suicide, and the like). I believe that Rahm Emmanuel’s older brother (Ezekial) suggested something along these lines.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6H63CD7uQA

Make Mine Freedom. Amazingly, we seem to face the same issues time and time again.

I have a daughter with Down Syndrome. She will need a lot more medical care throughout her life than average. And guess who will be first to be denied healthcare after the government makes it a scarce resource?

It won’t take long for us to say told you so, but we all will suffer in the process.

“But, my family spends a lot of money for good health insurance and we have done so for a long time. That’s ok – because I am not sure I could tell you that it’s “too much.” ”

You are fortunate that your family is insurable. Many cannot obtain insurance coverage, good or merely adequate, at any price.

“One thing I know for certain – in a system where the government rations, manages and otherwise dictates our health care, it will be nothing to value, and only the wealthy will be able to find quality care outside of the system.”

Substitute “insurance carriers” for “government” in that sentence, and many of us would argue that your bleak assessment of the future is our current reality.