my favorite was when OHIP told my mother (then arthritic at age 60) that she could not have knee surgery because she was too young :)
Dana On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:31:28 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:10:57 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm sorry to here you're so happy with it. > > > The government is trying desperately to get rids > > of it > > > by encouraging people to use their own doctors. If > > you > > > ever need a specialist you'll realize how flawed > > it > > > is. After a year of waiting you probably won't > > need > > > that specialist anymore because the injury will no > > > longer be fixable. > > > > > > > Sam, do you speak from experience or just anecdotes > > you've heard. > > I have a friend that had her foot stepped on. It took > a year to see a podiatrist because they are considered > specialist. If she had paid on her own, her foot would > be fine now. Instead one of her toes now overlaps > another. They tried two surgeries to fix it but can't, > it's too late. Now she either has to get used to it > and wear bigger shoes or remove the toe. She tells me > these problems are common. > I also remember reading about these issues when > Hillary's tried to reform the healthcare system, but > now have firsthand knowledge of it. > > > I've heard that also has the nasty side effect of > > more people walking > > and not being able to carry around as much weight as > > their American > > counterparts. Poor Brits, however do they stay warm > > in the winter? > > So giving all you're money to the government and > letting them decide if you should drive a car is good > because you might loose weight. > > Not where I'm from. > > -sm > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132646 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
