Comments on: Ex-Marine In Raffle For His Life

Needs Double Lung Transplant; Insurance Would Only Cover Fraction Of $550M Cost; Family, Friends Raffling Off Condo, Car

[chad55555]

We are in deep trouble in America, talk about CEO'S and political people taking your money and hiding it for their own use. Doctors and nurses ae so over paid it is killing people in America. This new black non-American Muslim president is talking about cutting everything to harm American people. What ever happens the American voter brought it on them self. You want a country like Africa,no medical,no medicine,no protection,no future,looks like you got what you wanted,you looked at skin color not what's best for the American people. It is a pitty this man has to beg and sell tickets to try and stay alive in America because doctors AND THE GOVERNMENT are so greedy.Country of the people,for the people,by the people. RIGHT,DON'T THINK SO..

[bluarc]

I am a US Army veteran. I am 100% disabled as far as my work. I have 40% service connected disabilities. If I could leave my family $500,000.00 and I could set it up for them so that they would be taken care of. I would be more than ready to leave this world without regrets and at peace with myself. I also quit smoking and have no lung problems, and I am able to get around quite well.

The VA dose not cover every and anything, they only cover service connected illnesses. They even charge me for asprins and I was promissed full medical for life. I was only paid about 10% of what they pay now, so that was part of our deal. When did the US ever keep a promise??

The mans problems are not service connected. I know he dosen't want to die but i belive his last efforts would be better spent the same as I would want to do in trying to secure the best future for his family.

I have raised five sons buried two of them and am raising two grandchildren, did have three two left now ages 15 & 10 plus my wife. There are a lot of us out here in tight spots and sitituations of all types. You can't help everyone not even one at a time.

The problem is that the University that told them they would need more than $500,000.00
is a school (1) nonprofit (2) &(3) get all of their funding donated or from our tax dollars. Are asking too much with out anything guaranteed thats's why they always call it a practice.

He would be better off putting his last efforts towards something more secure for his family. I would be willing to give him $50.00 towards that end, I give more than that to causes often and would donate to his family, not the opperation.

I'm not heartless just know when to move on and how to go about it.

[mejordelahistoria]

Try getting any major surgery in universal health care countries over the age of 40.

Posted by tommynutz at 11:37 AM : May 12, 2009




hehehe you are such an imbecile. ....... look moron, in germany where there is universal care, not only german citizens get surgery but also a friend of mine from the US got 2 back surgeries, and he still hasn't paid for any of them. He owes the german government 20 thousand..... but if he would have proceeded with the same surgery in the US the cost was 100 thousand dollars plus and they wanted to send him home after the first night in the hospital. Go inform yourself stupid.

[DefendLiberty]

And "private insurance" from the Health Insurance Industry (of thieves) is supposed to be better? PROFIT is all that they care about. They expect you to just suck it up and DIE if you get sick.

EVERY TIME the GOP cries that you will be DENIED COVERAGE by having the OPTION of a GOVERNMENT RUN insurance plan. THINK ABOUT THIS MAN.

Private insurers DENY TREATMENT ALL OF THE TIME. Their interest is in PROFIT, NOT YOUR HEALTH.

There was another story just like this on our local news last night. A woman with BRAIN CANCER who was denied the ONLY treatment that would save her life because BLUE SHIELD RULES would not let her be treated *the number of tumors was "over the limit" that allowed treatment (a "limit" that her DOCTOR said was completely arbitrary and without medical basis). He DOCTOR said that all she got from BLUE SHIELD was the runaround, but no "OK". The insurance companies are all about MAKING A PROFIT. You can DIE as far as they are concerned (as long as your estate pays your back-bills).

There was another article yesterday about BLUE SHIELD revoking insurance RETROACTIVELY. You PAY your premiums, then when you get SICK, the INSURANCE COMPANY RETROACTIVELY REVOKES YOUR INSURANCE and makes you pay ALL of your OLD BILLS that they paid initially. "Buy insurance from the INSURANCE COMPANIES and DIE".

WE NEED A SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM IN THE USA, so you will NOT be DENIED COVERAGE BY GREEDY and UNSCRUPULOUS INSURANCE COMPANIES.

[bbpkr]

mrshoward73, you're not only Uncaring, you're Ignorant of the history of the people now-afflicted (including myself) with Lung disease . The physical- dangers of smoking were not well-documented, and presented to the public, til about the early-1960's. Before then, smoking
was ubiquitous in the U.S., especially prevalent in the South.
I was in my teens when I started , and , like so many teens then, ignored the emerging warnings of addiction and lung-impairment. I have No One to blame but Myself for my medical-problems.
But to assert "smokers don't deserve care" is an Inhuman statement. Especially when the Ex-smoker Desperately needing Help is a person who has served his country.

[poster2009]

This man does not deserve any help, regardless of his being a veteran. He CHOSE to smoke so now it is HIS RESPONSIBILITY to provide for his own health care. I am tired of smokers thinking they have a right to healthcare. They do not. It is thier OWN FAULT if they get sick. We should just let them die at home. It would be cheaper.

[SusanStoHelit]

And people are worried about universal health care rationing - the insurance companies are FAR worse. Of course, with Obama's plan, you can still CHOOSE to let a bunch of executives worried about their profit margin decide what care you need. Or you can leave it up to people responsible to elected officials we can oust if needed.

[todeep1]

I was a smoker for a short time and was told last year at the age of 44 that I have Emphysema and and would need a lung transplant in the next 10 - 15 years. My mother passed away at the age of 45 from Emphysema also.

[erasmus111]

Try getting any major surgery in universal health care countries over the age of 40.

Posted by tommynutz at 11:37 AM : May 12, 2009

I absolutely hate it when people say things and they don't have a clue what they are talking about.

My mom is now 83. When she was 80, she had hip replacement surgery, and 2 eye surgeries.

[erasmus111]

A friend of mine has one lung left, it slowed her up but she still gets around pretty good for a 75 year old. one lung beats the heck out of no lungs.

Posted by ToolMangler1 at 2:30 PM : May 12, 2009

My aunt lived for years with only one lung.