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In England we've got nearly-uninversal (though not free) health care - however you can't choose your consultant, usually spend hours in the waiting room, and the hospitals are crawling with bugs such as MRSA and c-diff : being government-run, nobody is in charge of mopping the floor. The actual medical advice is quite good, though 10 minutes (max) twice a year is a bit short, as the consultant agrees. Thank God for Parkinson's Disease nurses - get more ! Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn