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Originally Posted by Excaliber
. Or had a major health problem and found out their insurance was cancelled. There are a bunch of reasons why we need reform.
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47 years ago I slipped on the planks from my way back from the outhouse and got a big sliver stuck in my left palm that nobody noticed until my hand swelled up and I got sick with blood poisoning. I spent 10 days in the hospital and had a newly developed surgery along with the new wonder drug(penicillin)IV administered to save my hand.
2 years later(I was 6) I had my appendix removed, that same year I broke my left arm.
The summer between 2nd and 3rd grade I had a softball sized Bakers tumor removed from behind my left knee and got infected with Scarlet Fever during the surgery and spent 30 days in a hospital while being injected every 8 hours with the new wonder drug Ampicillon..
I broke my left arm again when I was 12, at 16 I had my tonsils removed with complications that turned a overnight stay into a week.
Since all of this I have had 1 knee surgery, 3 shoulder surgeries, and my gall bladder removed.
4 years ago I was sitting at State controlled road repair project and was rear ended.... the gal failed to see the half dozen or so notices but the 60 ton log truck I had just loaded didn't have any trouble stopping just behind her...
Whiplash can be very real, I suffered for a couple of months before I realized I need to turn in my >EXTRA TOUGH LOGGER CARD< and get some help. I had a new procedure done to isolate a some of nerves to control the pain. It worked but it triggered a very rare symptom for men....
I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia which can be be very painful. I described it best as if you have ever split a cord or two of wood or done several dozen crunches you might feel some discomfort... it's kinda like that but even your toenails hurt.
All this is considered when I apply for health care coverage for my employees, just because of my unfortunate health history I have to pay far above the market to cover some of the best of my industry.
It's down to this,l I can pay my guys about 5-6 bucks more a hour it they weren't penalized by my health history.
THIS REPUBLICAN HAS HAD IT WITH THE SYSTEM WE HAVE>>>>