Last week end baby Alexander,11 mnths started to get sick.At first we didnt think much,this is our third so we are pretty mellow.A few day s later I rushed him to the urgent care clinic.
Turns out he had whats none as a rotovirus.This is ,as the doctor told me,the leading cause of death for babies in Africa and third world countries........................
The diarea and dehydration take their toll pretty damn quick.Alexander went from a happy boy to looking like a death camp surviver in 2 days.
All I could think was thank God we have insurance and Thank God we live where we do.Otherwise he would be dead.
I find it hard to fathom that we live in a country that would allow any child to die from an easy to treat problem.Without insurance we might still be sitting in an overwhelmed er.If we were African I wouldve already buried my baby.And no one is talking about things like this.As it is we spend a fortune on monthly premiums and all the repubs want is a "savings" account.I guess having govt insurance has blinded them to the fact that no way in hell could I have enough to pay for 4 days in the hospital!!!
Whats worse is that the Democrats are not much better.It's sad that we can't do better.I weep for the other moms not as lucky as I am and hope that we can do better to change that!!!