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October Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 10:17 AM
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15. $5K - 7K here in the NE
My mother had a stroke, and as she is half paralyzed, is now in a nursing home.

She is 62. Went into cardiac arrest after elective surgery (Surgery that was to "give her a better quality of life.")

My mother was a HEAVY smoker, and was overweight; she shouldn't have been a candidate for surgery in her condition. Past issues with aorta valve replacement...birth defect...

Anyway...it's expensive.
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  -Evidence Shows Sloppy Stroke Care in U.S. Conservativesux  Feb-05-05 09:16 PM   #0 
  - "It's like we've built a cascade of system failures here." Actually,  VegasWolf   Feb-05-05 09:19 PM   #1 
  - The medical industry actually profits more if the stroke victim..  Conservativesux   Feb-05-05 09:27 PM   #3 
     - You nuts?  Warpy   Feb-05-05 09:54 PM   #5 
        - Who said anything about Medicare here?  Conservativesux   Feb-05-05 10:32 PM   #6 
           - $5K - 7K here in the NE  October   Feb-06-05 10:17 AM   #15 
              - I am very sorry to hear that October. My Grandma went the same way.  Conservativesux   Feb-06-05 03:00 PM   #16 
  - I've read about cases  Lauri16   Feb-05-05 09:20 PM   #2 
  - The article says that patients are often just to the sent to the nearest  Conservativesux   Feb-05-05 09:46 PM   #4 
  - that is what my mom died of  madrchsod   Feb-05-05 10:48 PM   #8 
  - my mom died of a stroke  madrchsod   Feb-05-05 10:46 PM   #7 
  - madrchsod.......  Lauri16   Feb-06-05 09:53 AM   #14 
  - I'd like to see the same study compared to canadian results.  reprobate   Feb-05-05 11:39 PM   #9 
     - I agree. I would be very interested in such a study.  Conservativesux   Feb-05-05 11:46 PM   #10 
        - Listen, if you think doctors and nurses  LeftCoast   Feb-05-05 11:51 PM   #11 
           - I agree with this - most medical professionals are caring people!  yardwork   Feb-06-05 12:05 AM   #12 
              - But not greedy hospitals, drug companies and insurers.....  Conservativesux   Feb-06-05 02:00 AM   #13 
 

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