I wanted to share my latest experience in the Canadian health care system.
Last October my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Within a few days she was in for surgery. One month after the surgery her chemotherapy started. She has had 4 chemo sessions so far and only two to go. Her surgeon and oncologist both are specialists in breast cancer and our oncologist is also the head of the breast cancer tumor board in our province. There are numerous programs to deal with the physical, emotional and social aspects of her cancer, not only for her but for myself also.
Everytime we have appointments with our doctors we are never rushed and they always want to know if there is anything else they can do to help.
So far the only medical expense we have been billed for is $48 for a two night stay in the hospital because we chose a semi-private room. We haven't even had to use my work health plan for anything yet because it is all being covered by our provincial health care system. Even 75% of the prosthetics are covered by our gov't. I call them foobies;> And when it comes time for reconstruction that is also covered.
I guess the point I am trying to make is that there may be some longer waits in Canada for non-urgent issues but in my experience whenever it is an urgent health care matter you get into the system fast. Also the scary thing for me is that most of the cancer related books we have read are from the US and there is always at least one chapter on managing the financial side of cancer and negotiating with your insurance company. I can't even imagine having to deal with that kind of financial stress above all the other stresses that we have been dealing with.
This is the kind of care that the people of the US should be demanding from their government.
If games didn't have any levels anymore how else would I know when to go to bed! I like it when games have levels. It gives us "I need to finish everything in the game" gamers a sense of accomplishment and also provides for a break in the game. I have a hard time saving a game and just leaving it in the middle of the action. Even in games that don't have levels I need to finish the current "quest" or whatever and then find a quiet place in the game to save before I can leave it.
My wife was on Mr. Wizard long ago. She only remembers being really pissed off because she had to act stupid so that Mr. Wizard could explain the science behind the experiment.
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I wanted to share my latest experience in the Canadian health care system. Last October my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Within a few days she was in for surgery. One month after the surgery her chemotherapy started. She has had 4 chemo sessions so far and only two to go. Her surgeon and oncologist both are specialists in breast cancer and our oncologist is also the head of the breast cancer tumor board in our province. There are numerous programs to deal with the physical, emotional and social aspects of her cancer, not only for her but for myself also. Everytime we have appointments with our doctors we are never rushed and they always want to know if there is anything else they can do to help. So far the only medical expense we have been billed for is $48 for a two night stay in the hospital because we chose a semi-private room. We haven't even had to use my work health plan for anything yet because it is all being covered by our provincial health care system. Even 75% of the prosthetics are covered by our gov't. I call them foobies;> And when it comes time for reconstruction that is also covered. I guess the point I am trying to make is that there may be some longer waits in Canada for non-urgent issues but in my experience whenever it is an urgent health care matter you get into the system fast. Also the scary thing for me is that most of the cancer related books we have read are from the US and there is always at least one chapter on managing the financial side of cancer and negotiating with your insurance company. I can't even imagine having to deal with that kind of financial stress above all the other stresses that we have been dealing with. This is the kind of care that the people of the US should be demanding from their government.
If games didn't have any levels anymore how else would I know when to go to bed! I like it when games have levels. It gives us "I need to finish everything in the game" gamers a sense of accomplishment and also provides for a break in the game. I have a hard time saving a game and just leaving it in the middle of the action. Even in games that don't have levels I need to finish the current "quest" or whatever and then find a quiet place in the game to save before I can leave it.
My wife was on Mr. Wizard long ago. She only remembers being really pissed off because she had to act stupid so that Mr. Wizard could explain the science behind the experiment.