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Originally Posted by dyna mo
this is where i am coming from, from the article kane posted:
A staffer with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services emailed the Observer to say Lang’s case had been “discussed here in DC at a fairly high level” in hopes of finding a solution. If the family income were to rise above the poverty level ($15,730 for a couple), he could qualify for special enrollment, the staffer said.
For Lang’s doctor, the overwhelming feeling is frustration at knowing that one of his patients could lose his sight for lack of a way to pay for care that’s readily available in modern American society.
“That’s probably the worst thing that can happen to someone outside of death,” Edwards said. And he added that if Lang doesn’t get help now, he’s likely to end up dependent on the government: “It’s extremely costly to let a person go blind.”
Edwards says it’s not uncommon to see patients who don’t take the treatment regimen seriously until they’re facing major problems.
Read more here: Who should save sight of SC man who can't afford surgery?
finding a solution and realizing this guy is a human being are my points in this thread. |
Why is finding a solution for this guy so important to you, but you routinely brush off any compassion for people whom get shot by cops? We have countless topics here on GFY where you and many others even myself joke about certain people getting shot and killed. Why no compassion for them, yet this guy has had every opportunity in the world and you want us to treat him differently because he squandered his opportunity and was a cheap ass? Why?
Look at the picture L-Pink posted.. Does it look like he has lived a impoverished life? Does it look like he has nothing at all he could sell to pay his medical bills?
He claims to be broke but is sitting in a very nice house with very nice things and a pack of cigarettes in his pocket. He is broke begging for donations but stil has the ability to live in a very nice house and buy cigarettes..
I'm sorry I have no compassion for him, because he clearly doesn't value his health as much as he values smoking or his possessions.. I bet he also has a very nice $50 thousand dollar car or two in his garage. If you get to the point you are in serious problems, you sell your shit and do what has to be done, that is called taking personal responsibility for yourself.. but not this guy.. it's everyone else's fault for his bad life choices and we should have just throw money at him because of Obama!