R: Something to get mad about :-(((

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I read the first mail some hours ago, and i started thinking: in Italy the

assistance is free, and a special law allows the cf persons to receive all the

meds and support they need. Well, I have never heard that different economic

levels results in different expectation of life! And any person must face the

problem of the initial diagnosis, the problem of the daily terapy, the school,

the friends and so on.

Probably in US things are different, but I feel that a family that must fight to

obtain insurance or assistance support has less time to invest in healtcare.....

Mirella, from Italy

>-----Messaggio originale-----

>Da: & Dawn Meeks

>Inviato: martedì 20 maggio 2003 16.01

>A: cfparents

>Oggetto: Re: Something to get mad about :-(((

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>I don't think it has anything to do with actual income. There

>are tremendous programs for those who can afford nothing. The

> " rich " can buy just about anything they want. I personally

>believe that in the US it is the middle income family who gets

>shafted. They make to much to receive assitance, and way to

>little to be able to afford high end treatments.

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>But money aside, I think that a better indicator than wealth

>would be parental knowledge. Lets face it...most people on a

>really low income are either not smart or not willing to use

>it. They didn't finish school, most of them because they

>didn't want to obey authority and do the " home work. " When it

>comes to dealing with a chronic illness you have to be willing

>to do both. You have to obey authority when it is obvious the

>doctor knows best but you don't want to face it i.e. initial

>diagnosis. You have to do your homework when you want to

>change your childs protacall an the doctors aren't sure. You

>need the facts and figgures to back you up.

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>With all due respect n you are one intelligent lady. I

>really believe it has helped you survive. Those who were only

>half as intelligent wouldn't make it out of half of the

>scrapes that you tell us about. I love you, but I don't think

>giving poor people more money is the answer. They need to get

>up and work to find and collect what's all ready available.

>Being poor is no excuse for having no information resources.

>Anyone can walk to their nearest library and surf the net.

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>Respectfully,

>Dawn (whose family is currently considered poor as engineer

>hubby had to take a nasty little job when laid off two years

>ago, but whose children still receive the utmost care since

>mom and dad are smart enough to push for it) mom of 4, 7 and

>under, the youngest wcf

> Re: Something to get mad about :-(((

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> The relationship between income and survival is a sad

>statistic indeed,

> and it seems to me that here in the usa, where there is no

>real excuse

> for this, that it is avoidable--if only any one were so

>motivated in our

> government to worry about universal medical care for our

>citizens, and

> to base it on tax income to the government rather than

>piddly litte " tax

> refunds " going primarily to the super wealthy--said she,

>distressedly.

> Love to all at cfparents,

> n Rojas

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