lizardprincesa
Well-known member
Quote:
Hi Red
Yes, your are absolutely right. This is The Law. This is the exact principle I told my British husband, when we first came back from England. He was horrified, & in culture shock (& I must admit, so was I) as we had recently returned from England, where things were vastly different. Back in upstate NY, at the end of a 15-minute consult to renew prescriptions we both needed, we were handed a hefty bill of just under $200 (total for the 2 of us.)
(I'm a US citizen who lived in Britain, in case anyone new comes in)
Although my husband is very healthy, as is our son, & as is mommy (lizardprincesa)
all of us do see a Dr. occasionally. My husband is terrified we could arrive at a hospital for an emergency, and have to pay the $200 copay his job's insurance plan charges. We cannot easily afford it right now...but we are definitely doing better than many many people, who are uninsured.
I feel truly sad that anyone should ever have this anxiety and fear, or even die, due to lack of information about how to receive assistance (such as you referred to), or
due to the fact that people do not want to contribute to the well-being of the very people who are toiling in hot fields & other difficult locales, so we, the people of this great nation, can eat fresh vegetables and fruits, enjoy clean dishes in a restaurant, etc. etc.
Many migrant farmworker services operate on tiny, grant-funded (privately donated) budgets. They offer basic care, & if a person is seriously, desperately ill, they often find a kind healthcare professional who will want to help. I do not know if this is the case in every state, in every case. I am speaking only from experience in advocacy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
[The following is only an aside....a thank you to true humanitarians...I discovered a Dr. in your very county, who was willing to treat the father of one of my students, a man who lay dying of cancer in a town in central Mexico. The 2 doctors, American (of European origin) and the Mexican doctor, communicated for a few Days via emails, faxes of xrays, etc...Meanwhile, the man's family was about to spend the yearly profit (tiny) from their little coffee field, so that the man could arrive here to be treated by this benevolent Dr. (Bless you, wherever you are, sweet-Hearted, professional man.)
Unfortunately, the paperwork for the gentleman in Mexico was a huge hurdle, because, of course, he didn't have a visa. The drs. and others tried to make it happen, though.
Sadly, he died at the end of the week.
Yes, that story is not about who is even *here* to receiving "assistance"...I write it only to point out that people can be so soo amazingly ~good~. ]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Back to Here and Now:
Did you know that many or most hospitals also have funds, donated by private humanitarians, which are set aside for the purpose of
caring for people who have no means *for whatever reason*.
I learned about these funds when I worked in the program with migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Again, next time you (anybody) drives down that {highway} during Harvest time, take a good long look, please.
Imagine if one of those boys were your own son.
I have met the mothers of many of these boys. They are not here in The States.
My statements are meant globally. I am not speaking pointedly at you, red.
*Anybody,* please....next time you see one of the people you would like to think is an "illegal alien," "stealing jobs from Americans,"
please *think* again. Please think with your Heart.
Red, I mean no animosity toward you, nor toward *anyone* whatsoever.
Hope you enjoy your weekend. CherylFaith
PS I hate when I decide to post & I'm pressed for time.
Originally Posted by red
"The collective principle asserts that... no society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means" we do live in a civilized society, we can't deny medical help, its the law. A similar statement can be seen as you enter every hospital in the US. Medical care will never be denied, nor should anyone worry if they are illegal aliens. The hospital won't turn you in, their role is to heal. But what happens to the hospital bill? You and I will have to pay it, higher medical costs, etc.... its a domino effect. "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled masses longing to be free..." this is no longer applicable, we can't afford it any longer. |
Hi Red
Yes, your are absolutely right. This is The Law. This is the exact principle I told my British husband, when we first came back from England. He was horrified, & in culture shock (& I must admit, so was I) as we had recently returned from England, where things were vastly different. Back in upstate NY, at the end of a 15-minute consult to renew prescriptions we both needed, we were handed a hefty bill of just under $200 (total for the 2 of us.)
(I'm a US citizen who lived in Britain, in case anyone new comes in)
Although my husband is very healthy, as is our son, & as is mommy (lizardprincesa)
I feel truly sad that anyone should ever have this anxiety and fear, or even die, due to lack of information about how to receive assistance (such as you referred to), or
due to the fact that people do not want to contribute to the well-being of the very people who are toiling in hot fields & other difficult locales, so we, the people of this great nation, can eat fresh vegetables and fruits, enjoy clean dishes in a restaurant, etc. etc.
Many migrant farmworker services operate on tiny, grant-funded (privately donated) budgets. They offer basic care, & if a person is seriously, desperately ill, they often find a kind healthcare professional who will want to help. I do not know if this is the case in every state, in every case. I am speaking only from experience in advocacy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
[The following is only an aside....a thank you to true humanitarians...I discovered a Dr. in your very county, who was willing to treat the father of one of my students, a man who lay dying of cancer in a town in central Mexico. The 2 doctors, American (of European origin) and the Mexican doctor, communicated for a few Days via emails, faxes of xrays, etc...Meanwhile, the man's family was about to spend the yearly profit (tiny) from their little coffee field, so that the man could arrive here to be treated by this benevolent Dr. (Bless you, wherever you are, sweet-Hearted, professional man.)
Unfortunately, the paperwork for the gentleman in Mexico was a huge hurdle, because, of course, he didn't have a visa. The drs. and others tried to make it happen, though.
Sadly, he died at the end of the week.
Yes, that story is not about who is even *here* to receiving "assistance"...I write it only to point out that people can be so soo amazingly ~good~. ]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Back to Here and Now:
Did you know that many or most hospitals also have funds, donated by private humanitarians, which are set aside for the purpose of
caring for people who have no means *for whatever reason*.
I learned about these funds when I worked in the program with migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Again, next time you (anybody) drives down that {highway} during Harvest time, take a good long look, please.
Imagine if one of those boys were your own son.
I have met the mothers of many of these boys. They are not here in The States.
My statements are meant globally. I am not speaking pointedly at you, red.
*Anybody,* please....next time you see one of the people you would like to think is an "illegal alien," "stealing jobs from Americans,"
please *think* again. Please think with your Heart.
Red, I mean no animosity toward you, nor toward *anyone* whatsoever.
Hope you enjoy your weekend. CherylFaith
PS I hate when I decide to post & I'm pressed for time.
