October 8th 2008 my mother passed away. She had been fighting cancer for over 4 years, my mother past in her sleep with as little pain as possible. Her bones ached and her body was tired. On March 17 2009 my father passed away, after 9 years of health problems, the all finally piled on and it was more than he could bear.
I never saw a health care bill for either, because between my father being a federal employee and both of them being on Medicare because they were disabled by their illness, my brother and I never had to worry about the bills. They would make it through and get the best health care.
Yet there are MILLIONS of people, some I know as friends that helped me through my own pain that, have worry about if their parents, or child or mate gets sick what will they do. I see them stress of the choices of going to the doctor because of a pain in their arm or just letting it hopeful pass.
Two nights ago Keith Olbermann had on show an hour of a special comment on health care... it was hard to listen to... because thought I lost both my parents... I didn't have to worry about the cost; my father was a retired federal worker USPS and so he had the best health care money could buy. They were both on Medicare that covered the rest so there was no cost to my brother and myself. I was able to watch the best health care happen even if I had to fight every now again I didn't have to fight or worry about losing the house to the cost of the health care. THEY were in great hands and money didn't matter.
Then I think about SO many even myself that doesn't have that option, that has to sell their houses, their souls to save a father or mother, wife or husband a child... because we don't want to see someone die because we love them.
Yet people scream about Death Panels... WE have DEATH Panels in this country they are called WellPoint and Cigia and United health... and yet people are afraid of losing their health care because without it they would be screwed. we found this country because we believe We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and LIFE means HEALTH and we NEED HEALTH CARE...
It's hard to believe that there are people in this nation, the same nation for good or for bad stood up together forgetting EVERYTHING, about the 2000 election and was as nation to help their brothers and sisters however possible after 9-11 now become the England of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" saying to the people both poor and working and middle class "are there no jails to house them all. It makes me SO sick and SOOOOO angry to watch people I voted for become so cold and heartless.
"need need to make sure it doesn't cause any more spending issues" "it needs to be deficit neutral" How about we stop spending so much GODDAMN money on death (DOD) and spend it on LIFE, HEALTH CARE...
Please watch this hour of TV and please give for free clinics for our friends and families can get health care until we can make our government see we need Government Health care or at least the OPTIONS to get the same health care THEY BLOODY WELL GET...
I am sure Keith and Edward won’t mind if I steal this just once...
From Troy and Brenda Jacobs Good night and good luck