This is a similar story to what Eve has for us today, except that 1. it's personal and 2. it has a happy ending. For me, but right now, not for us.
I'm cross-posting this from my site, JordansHeartSucks.com, which I am using to experience a web 2.0 open heart surgery, with blogging, pictures, video and real time updates. I want to spread hope to people who have the same issues I have, raise some money for heart causes and change the way we think about the internet.
But, this isn't about ME. I'll be okay. This is about the 50 million people without health insurance:
There is nary a glimmer of silver lining in nearly dying as an infant, limited athletic ability, a giant scar, more surgery in high school, taking life-dependent medication every single day, going through high school and college stone cold sober, literally ticking and now headed back for more surgery and a month of grueling pain.
Except that I am able to experience this at all.
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