feeling the pain
My dear friend Jane has been urging us to see this film, but I wasafraid it would depress me. Her battle with breast cancer would
be a whole lot easier if she didn't have to fight her insurance
company every step of the way. Jane's blog is about the best
reference tool available for breast cancer treatment, because she
has done a lot of research and is one of those people who wisely
considers all options before making difficult decisions.
Sicko did not depress me, but it is astounding that we have let
the insurance and drug companies rule our lives. That we have
allowed the term "socialized medicine" scare us into this rotten
situation. I would have edited the film down a bit, but that's
me. Our niece lives in Paris and she said there was a lot of
laughter in the audience when she saw the movie there.
How do you say "hahahahaha" in French?
posted by mary ann @ 6:12 AM
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4 Comments:
I think the movie would depress me. The health care in the US is ridiculously bad and unfair and it would take a miracle to change it in any meaningful way.
I also tend to find Al Franken books depressing (while making me laugh) with all the amazing corruption and stupid Republican things that go on.
HA HA HA in French:
Snarky would be he he he he he. Snobby lady would be hu hu hu hu hu.
There's also that funny laugh thing that Maurice Chevalier did, a sort of ho-ho-ho-ho but through his nose so it seems to have an "n" buried someplace within. And it was always in fours.
Yay, Ms. Mush! You finally watched it! I laughed through my tears, I must say. Now my friend Alexandra (the one who moved to Marseilles to be near her several circus-performing daughters who all live in France) is dealing with the news that one of those daughters (currently living in Montreal, actually) has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She's only 35. I'm gearing up for a phone conversation with her, to try and help her think about resources and options. But as I said to Alex, at least this daughter has French citizenship AND can also avail herself of Canadian medical services. And can easily also go to other European clinics and doctors. Thank god she won't have to deal with the health insurance hell that we do. She might actually be able to focus on her healing instead of personal bankruptcy in the face of all those bills that her American health insurance company would probably refuse to pay.
Also: What about heh heh heh?
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