Today, the New York Times reports regarding the health of Gabrielle Giffords, the Congresswoman that was was shot in the head two months ago that:
‘Dr. Francisco agreed that Ms. Giffords was showing a lot of personality.
“I feel I’ve gotten to know her very well,” he said.
He also said she had a good attention span, adding, “We can engage her for a long period of time.”’
I am very pleased that Ms. Giffords is making what looks like a spectacular recovery from a gunshot wound she never merited or expected. Also, Houston will take good care of her during the healing process, of that I’m sure.
The problem is that it seems doctors actually spend time with her, get to know her and engage her for long periods of time. Doctors? During the years spent at my mother’s side in hospitals her doctor spent 3-4 minutes. We spent the nights writing questions for the next day just trying to hope to be there whenever the doctor had time to visit. We flew in from around the country to spell each other, always hoping to see the doctor. She’s dead now.
This is the difference between the Congressional and Presidential Health Care Package and what they want all of us peons to have. If you’ve millions in the bank you can use your own medical savings account. The rest of us who are employed have to count on our employer. I turned fifty and called AARP and they laughed when I asked about health insurance, and I’m healthy. They asked if they could rope in my husband and I said “no way.” At that time we took COBRA because my husband’s new employer failed to get us the insurance they promised. Let’s hope the new laws help those in need, employed or out of work, and children.
I believe if members of Congress had to deal with the health care morass we deal with every day when we are laid off and change employers or when employers downgrade the level of health care we pay for now, they would better understand what Americans endure. Hoping for a better future for all, Dee
Cooking with Dee 