What is really going on?

OMG! So tired!

I, Heather, spent the great majority of Monday evening in the hospital. I’m better now (in comparison) still can’t eat solid-like foods but I’m getting there. Applesauce is my friend.

So, I was catching up on the new sarcaschicks videos. This week’s topic is Occupy Wall Street. Bryarly’s  video (her page) had a response about how it was amazing that Americans don’t have public healthcare and I thought it would be a good topic for today.

As my friends and family know I have been trying desperately to save my pennies so I can actually get married in May. Well, just as soon as I got to the point that I could pay the first payment on my venue, I became ill. And I mean as ill as you could get without knowing why or where it came from. (I will spare you the details.)

Long story short, I went through a 1 liter saline IV in about 45 minutes (I normally have 3 liters of water in a day) while I was there along with a syringe of anti-nausea medication that I ironically got in pill form later.

Total cost for this lovely evening? $265.

Yes, I know that it could have been worse and I know there are people out there without insurance and in a worse off state than I have ever been in. In fact my future sister-in-law is in that kind of situation right now.

My monthly payment to my health insurance since I got my current position has not been horrible. Heck, I used to pay $330 a month only three years ago before I moved to my previous health insurance that would charge me for every single thing that I had done including doctor’s appointments that I had already paid copay for. In other words TG for my job now. J

This overabundance of healthcare spending caused me to slack off in going to the doctor for an illness that I FINALLY found out could have potentially killed me if I had kept on the same path I was.

I am not the only one.

Thousands of people every day are in in the same boat. “Do I go to the doctor or pay my rent?” “Do I take care of my health or feed my children today?”

The Japanese have seen a tremendous rise in overall health in their country simply because they have public healthcare. No one is afraid of going because of the bills.

However, there is a consensus that the people who are contributing to society in ways of having a job should not have to pay for those who don’t. What is welfare? Should that hamster wheel continue then?

What do you think? (Comment below)

If we would focus more on overall health of our citizens maybe the overall health of our economy would improve. And maybe we would be able to think a little better in the decisions we as a country need to make. (I certainly could not think straight yesterday because I was, and still am, exhausted and worried if my fiancé and I would be able to have the simple wedding we want.)