Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I don't think it's lack of trust in heaven, but the long jump to get there. Old Re: Sue If heaven is so great, why are we all afraid to die? I think I would rather me in the next world than this one. Then I wouldn't be in all this pain from my back. And no more kidney stones or hepatitis C. Colleen abijann <no_reply > wrote: It is strange that when we are young, if we got a illness...we would go to bed and others would take care of us. We would be fed and be in a warm bed and told not to worry about anything...that everything would be fine. This is how it should be for those who are sick and extremely ill from a disease. But, now a days...it is not. The medical doctors give you a choice of having testing done, or signing a form releasing them from responsibility for you and dying. The insurance is hovering over you with bills that need to be paid, even though they are suppose to be covered under your policy...they are still fighting so they don't have to pay what is written there. Three to five times last year, I confronted them about trying to make us pay for things listed in our policy and having to call my husband company he worked for to get it all straighten out. They lied to us about what was in the original policy and refused to pay the providers. We were right and they ended up paying us. Then, trying to prove someone is disabled should not be placed on the patient and the caregivers...it should be placed on the doctors dealing directly with social security to say that this person cannot possibly be working and the final decision on that should be the doctor, not the office workers at social security. People are dying waiting around for social security to make a final decision on whether they need money to live on..or can have assistance. That is just cruel. Those who are disabled or have a serious disease that at any time could take their life, should not have to not only fight to live physically, but mentally and emotionally also. Worrying about losing your home, losing the good insurance you have for something the company wants to go cheaper with or your providers are not there and you have to switch which would put your life in danger during negotiation periods should not be. Worrying how it is going to affect your children and if your wife or husband will have a place to live after it is all over, is just added torture. Nothing gets me more upset than when someone says to me, " there is nothing I can do about it " . I feel bad and my heart goes out to all who are ill. Our society has no pity or compassion toward them and that needs to change. Maybe our tax dollars should be spent more wisely in exploring how to make someones life better at the end of it instead of the throw up the hands and telling them to suffer more and be tortured, that we live with each day. Group Email: livercirrhosissupport web address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2007 Report Share Posted December 29, 2007 I don't know. Dying seems easy when compared to living with a chronic disease and not being able to do the things you used to do. Someone told me, " Dying is easy. It's living that's hard. " I know a lot of people don't like to think about death or talk about it, but I think it's important, as everyone has to cross over sooner or later. I don't find death depressing when you compare it to being burdened with a cumbersome body that is always in pain. My ex-father-in-law was in the hospital with heart trouble, according to my oldest son. He's around 80. He told the doctors " do not resusitate " as he was tired of dealing with it. Well, he got a bit better and he's home again now...until the next time it happens. It seems to happen to him every year or so. I'd be tired of it too, just like I'm so tired of chronic kidney stones. Colleen Colleen Bracewell wrote: I don't think it's lack of trust in heaven, but the long jump to get there. Old Re: Sue If heaven is so great, why are we all afraid to die? I think I would rather me in the next world than this one. Then I wouldn't be in all this pain from my back. And no more kidney stones or hepatitis C. Colleen abijann wrote: It is strange that when we are young, if we got a illness...we would go to bed and others would take care of us. We would be fed and be in a warm bed and told not to worry about anything...that everything would be fine. This is how it should be for those who are sick and extremely ill from a disease. But, now a days...it is not. The medical doctors give you a choice of having testing done, or signing a form releasing them from responsibility for you and dying. The insurance is hovering over you with bills that need to be paid, even though they are suppose to be covered under your policy...they are still fighting so they don't have to pay what is written there. Three to five times last year, I confronted them about trying to make us pay for things listed in our policy and having to call my husband company he worked for to get it all straighten out. They lied to us about what was in the original policy and refused to pay the providers. We were right and they ended up paying us. Then, trying to prove someone is disabled should not be placed on the patient and the caregivers...it should be placed on the doctors dealing directly with social security to say that this person cannot possibly be working and the final decision on that should be the doctor, not the office workers at social security. People are dying waiting around for social security to make a final decision on whether they need money to live on..or can have assistance. That is just cruel. Those who are disabled or have a serious disease that at any time could take their life, should not have to not only fight to live physically, but mentally and emotionally also. Worrying about losing your home, losing the good insurance you have for something the company wants to go cheaper with or your providers are not there and you have to switch which would put your life in danger during negotiation periods should not be. Worrying how it is going to affect your children and if your wife or husband will have a place to live after it is all over, is just added torture. Nothing gets me more upset than when someone says to me, " there is nothing I can do about it " . I feel bad and my heart goes out to all who are ill. Our society has no pity or compassion toward them and that needs to change. Maybe our tax dollars should be spent more wisely in exploring how to make someones life better at the end of it instead of the throw up the hands and telling them to suffer more and be tortured, that we live with each day. Group Email: livercirrhosissupport web address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/livercirrhosissupport/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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