Healthcare : Your Money or Your Life

Healthcare: Your Money or Your Life  <----

Came upon this documentary while searching for a food documentary.  It's about the healthcare system in America in the 1970's.  It's very sad and graphic.  It reminded me of my dad.  He refused to get seen at the doctors because he would rather save his money or avoid more bills then take care of his own health.  I remember when he was diagnosed with cancer, he was rejected for disability.  It was very sad.  He had worked and paid taxes his whole life here in America and he got rejected for disability.  He didn't even request for assistance for health insurance, he just didn't have it.  That was just it!  He worked at a minimum wage job helping disabled people work.  When he finally got approved for disability he was already in the hospital dying. It was very sad.  I was very upset. Single dad of three.  Didn't waste money on his own health , because he was so worried about medical bills. *sighs*

Then there was this mother in the documentary.  She said she didn't want to have any more babies because she couldn't even survive with the one child she had.  She went into ask for health insurance coverage for her baby and was denied. She said if she didn't have this baby, she wouldn't be here asking for help that she would be working & wouldn't need any help.  And she said she wouldn't even want to have another child because of what she was going through with her first one.

I hate how money does that to people.  It breaks down the dream and belief that one day having a family is the most amazing thing you will ever do in your life.

Anyway we still have a long way to go with our healthcare.  This is an old documentary.  I hope people who are lucky enough to grow up in a healthcare system we have today can watch this and realize how far we have come.  And WHY we still need to help each other.  I see many of today's children advocating that we should not be using our tax money to help people who CHOOSE to have families, etc, etc. It's their fault.  There are people who abuse the system, etc, etc.  There is always going to be a downside when trying to provide for those who truly need help.  But we are just going to have to take those chances in order to help the people who really deserve all our helping hands. Thanks.