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Excellent arguments for universal health care!! Nobody should have to suffer so much. Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:04 AM Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost >I am well aware of a replacement neurotransmitter is not a test or > medication!!!!!! One more time, I have been in this business for 22 years, > have been > through every single aspect of > Parkinson's, even before disability, when we paid for Brig's medication > out > of our money. > Entire life savings gone(and believe it or not, the Reps. were not in > office). Brig has been in every trial available, just couldn't handle > the DBS > thought , and I respected his wishes. Perhaps I should have over ridden > that > decision. > To get back to medicare, I think 500.00 is reasonable for a year for > health > care, I pay 466.00 per month for the two of us for stop gap, plus > medicare > for two, plus a nursing home. How about that? And I had to retire from > teaching because of Brig without enough time to get 100.00, my school > district > pays to help with health care costs. One year short of 25 years. Brig > had no > pension either because he had to quit is job due Parkinson's, he worked > for 7 > years without telling anyone about PD., until just couldn't do it > anymore. > Remember this was 1986 when he was diagnosed at 46, that was unheard of, > denied him disability for 2 years, until we got a lawyer, hate to say it, > but I > have through it all. > Gerry Haines > > > > > > > > > > Medicare IS government health care and I pay about $500 a year for it > whicih I think is quite reasonable. Neurotransmitter replacement is not > "tests or medication" > Rayilyn Brown > Board Member AZNPF > Arizona Chapter National Parkinson's Foundation > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerry Haines" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:47 PM > Subject: Re: Neurotransmitter replacement cost > > >>I agree with the folly of cost for tests and medication, but what would >> anyone do without medicare, if you had to pay the cost and your school >> didn't >> cover what was left. I'd say quite fortunate have all, and not have to >> face >> that inflated bill. >> Everyone who wants government health care, forgets that we will pay for >> the >> health care some how, nothing is free in this life, there is always a >> price. >> Gerry >> >> >> >> **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes >> (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > .ca > > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn