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ellenrr

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4. pertinent, relevant and useful attitude..
Sat Apr 26, 2014, 10:04 AM
Apr 2014

One reason so-called "health-care" SUCKS in this country is bec. of people who are willing to say, 'things wear out'.
Yeah, so let's replace this knee, that elbow..
cuz there isn't any $ in replacement surgery is there?

Bec people will not hold the mis-named "health industry" to keeping us well, active and with our original parts well into our 80's, 90's and beyond.
People live this way in other societies, where they do not turn care over to technicians who only know how to cut or prescribe drugs.

Yes, in some cases knee or other replacement may be necessary and appropriate and I am grateful that I live where that is available.
(altho my insurance company will determine whether or not I can afford it.)

Yes, there are some conditions which after investigation, it will turn out - "damn, I just don't know."
but in the vast majority of cases there is a reason(s) people develop illness.

And my post was (among other things) about a so-called medical profession who has no interest in "why".

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