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OldBaldy1701E

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9. Okay, here is an update...
Mon Dec 16, 2024, 06:43 PM
Dec 2024

I went to the ER around 9 a.m.. They took my vitals and drew blood. The results of the bloodwork were on their website in about five minutes. After seeing the results of the vitals and the bloodwork and after seeing just how insane the ER was at the moment, I decided to leave. They were slammed and they had more than one 'Karen' walking around berating everyone as if the entire staff were put there just for their convenience. Plus, lots of hacking and sniffling. I did not want to keep my hubby or myself in that environment just to have them send me home anyway.

But, seeing as how our hospital systems are all going to be like this soon enough, I guess it is time to really face the reality of the situation. Healthcare is dead for most of us. Oh sure, it is out there, but after the financial damage, you might as well be dead anyway.

I don't know why I expected society to progress. The evidence to the contrary was right there in my face the entire time. I was as deluded as the rest, I guess. Too much Star Trek. Too much 'hopeful' science fiction. Too much dreaming. Well, dreamers get rewarded with dream solutions. We need real solutions. Which we as a nation don't seem to want, it seems.

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Looks like time is growing short now. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 OP
Of course you have value and valuable things to offer Laurelin Dec 2024 #1
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #5
Dear sweet baldy XanaDUer2 Dec 2024 #2
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #6
It's easy for a complete stranger to say this Schlocko Dec 2024 #3
I am trying to find a way to justify that. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #7
Sounds like you might have some chronic condition Schlocko Dec 2024 #10
Tried twice. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #11
Well, that sucks. Schlocko Dec 2024 #13
Thanks. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #15
I'm so sorry. I wish I knew how to make things better. LiberalLoner Dec 2024 #4
You said something. That is already more help than I get from some circles. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #8
Okay, here is an update... OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #9
I'm glad you are hanging in there, physically. I got my hopes up with Star Trek and the LiberalLoner Dec 2024 #12
'Okay' is debatable, but I am still here. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2024 #14
Thank you ❤️💚❤️💚 LiberalLoner Dec 2024 #16
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