Comments on: Anorexia Victim's Suicide Sparks Lawsuit

Family Claims Health Insurance Co. Said It Was "Pulling The Plug" On Her Hospitalization

[petesis]

Usually these anorexics are starving themselves to get the approval or attention of their own loved ones. The family drives them to it and then sues when they die. How is that for politically incorrect?

[ccdsswrkr08]

Oh and the dad also admitted that he didn''t ASK for more coverage!?! did you miss that? If an insurance company told me that my coverage had run out, the very FIRST thing I''d ask is "Well, how can I get more coverage or can you point me to resources that will help with these costs". Why didn''t he ask that?

[ccdsswrkr08]

rudy654

Were you there? How do you know she didn''t sign herself out? People with mental illness OFTEN sign themselves out of hospitals. It''s not unusual.

[rudy654-2009]

Is anyone else not reading the part of the story where it says that she discharged herself?


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Posted by ccdsswrkr08 at 01:22 PM

It was the lousy insurance company telling a lie to cover their lousy rear ends. Guess you didn''t catch that.

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

Yeah, not going there heh.

[petesis]

I know what you are saying SW. I had to give it up because I couldn''t go along with it anymore. Most of what passed for "crazy" was either drug induced or organic. All this "chemical imbalance" stuff became ridiculous to me. This poor girl probably checked herself out when they told her the insurance was no longer going to pay. They probably discharged her AMA. Some of these people believe everything NAMMI puts out. (do not get me started about NAMMI)

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

No prob. The thing is, I work in the field too. And it is a horribly blurry line. Like what is the difference between someone who self medicates (drug addict) and someone who is being medicated by a Dr.? They are both going for the same effect, and the person no matter which they are, is still addicted to the drug they are taking, so where''s the line between legal drug addicts and illegal ones. Just because the illegal ones don''t pay taxes on it? heh.

[petesis]

I always found it very difficult to determine the line where abject stupidity crosses over and becomes mental illness. I had a hard time when I worked in the field and I see it is still a blurry area. You CAN reason yourself in or out of various diagnosable conditions. That is called psychotherapy. I always used to say it was better to be crazy then lazy. That seemed to be the definition of function.
Thanks for having my back SSW

[ccdsswrkr08]

Is anyone else not reading the part of the story where it says that she discharged herself?

[ccdsswrkr08]

Petesis

High five