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Tue Dec-27-05 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #58 |
| 92. Sheesh, roody, how old are you? |
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Edited on Tue Dec-27-05 10:19 PM by Straight Shooter
Bless you for your good genetics, but believe me, exercising, diet, et cetera, et cetera, blah blah blah, all of that will not prevent you from needing medication if your body fails you somehow. I sincerely hope your thyroid stays intact and you never acquire diabetes. It isn't necessarily someone's "fault" that they need meds.
As for your doctor brother, I find it hard to believe that exercise and low fat diets aren't even being suggested. A good doctor (and most of them are good physicians) always suggests and implements conservative treatment first, and, if that fails, gradually steps up the regimen per the patient's lifestyle.
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| -Just witnessed something sad at my local pharmacy. |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 12:55 AM |
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and scenes like this are being repeated all over the country, as people |
niyad |
Dec-27-05 12:57 AM |
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But they'll STILL vote Republican, right??? |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:02 AM |
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The only way they change |
FreedomAngel82 |
Dec-27-05 01:09 AM |
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Hell, even then a lot of them don't change |
ComerPerro |
Dec-27-05 06:14 AM |
#33 |
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we can't assume that these people are always repugs. Poverty |
roguevalley |
Dec-27-05 01:58 AM |
#25 |
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I'm not sure... |
jmauller |
Dec-27-05 09:43 AM |
#46 |
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I hope you are, I like to say that you are right; |
greiner3 |
Dec-27-05 12:04 PM |
#53 |
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9/11 9/11 9/11 |
yorkiemommie1 |
Dec-27-05 08:37 PM |
#82 |
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Or more "gay marriage". worked last time. |
WinkyDink |
Dec-27-05 09:45 PM |
#86 |
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can't afford gas, can't afford heating, but gays can't marry yippeee |
Shallah |
Dec-27-05 11:45 PM |
#96 |
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Republicans all suffer from the same disease.. Battered Wife Syndrome |
B Calm |
Dec-27-05 04:54 PM |
#71 |
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They have an endless supply of excuses. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Dec-27-05 04:57 PM |
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Oh, no. |
Maat |
Dec-27-05 12:58 AM |
#2 |
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I thought about offering to pay. But I could tell by her demeanor |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:04 AM |
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Yes, many poor would rather die than ask for help |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:08 AM |
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In fact my sister did ... under * |
WhereThereIsFire |
Dec-27-05 11:58 AM |
#51 |
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Be sure your MD knows your situation |
Patiod |
Dec-28-05 07:57 AM |
#104 |
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And there are vet supplies ... |
WhereThereIsFire |
Dec-28-05 11:53 AM |
#119 |
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Yes, many poor would rather die than ask for help |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:08 AM |
#11 |
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I take three types of medication each day: |
tblue37 |
Dec-27-05 03:14 PM |
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I dropped one ... |
WhereThereIsFire |
Dec-28-05 11:56 AM |
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I also don't always take my medicine as often as I am supposed to. |
tblue37 |
Dec-28-05 04:44 PM |
#136 |
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A recent study |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-28-05 07:07 PM |
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I'm sure that's true. |
Maat |
Dec-27-05 02:09 AM |
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Probably REAL close to the look on my face when I opened my last... |
PassingFair |
Dec-27-05 01:00 AM |
#3 |
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Yep |
FreedomAngel82 |
Dec-27-05 01:10 AM |
#14 |
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Yep. This year I am very glad that as a middle-aged |
tblue37 |
Dec-28-05 05:03 PM |
#137 |
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What a Bush and a Frist can do when they put their heads together. |
BuyingThyme |
Dec-27-05 01:02 AM |
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And yet we are paying for universal health care of the Iraqis |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:05 AM |
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Yes. In this era of "ownership" Americans are expected to |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:09 AM |
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and pay for our own prescriptions |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:19 AM |
#18 |
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In what sense are we paying for Israel's healthcare system? |
SmokingJacket |
Dec-28-05 09:11 AM |
#107 |
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Can you say "compassionate conservative"? |
lpbk2713 |
Dec-27-05 01:07 AM |
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So sad |
FreedomAngel82 |
Dec-27-05 01:07 AM |
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They want us to die. Haven't you figured that out yet??? |
DianeG5385 |
Dec-27-05 01:12 AM |
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reminds me of "waiting for an army to die: the tragedy of agent orange" |
niyad |
Dec-27-05 01:17 AM |
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I have a relative who suffered poisoning by Agent Orange. |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:21 AM |
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Yes, reduce us to contemptible citizens for not being rich |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:23 AM |
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Who needs death camps when they can just let the undesireables die |
Shallah |
Dec-27-05 10:46 PM |
#94 |
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Yes, reduce us to contemptible citizens for not being rich |
Erika |
Dec-27-05 01:23 AM |
#22 |
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It's a "culture of death". |
mwb970 |
Dec-27-05 07:38 AM |
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That is terrible |
Nicole |
Dec-27-05 01:18 AM |
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Well, I for one got cured by Bush's policies. |
lvx35 |
Dec-27-05 01:19 AM |
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That is nothing like genuinely needing medication for illness. |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:24 AM |
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and let us not forget that rummy's old company is going to make a |
niyad |
Dec-27-05 01:26 AM |
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Yeah I know. |
lvx35 |
Dec-27-05 02:11 AM |
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And that prostate cancer will cure itself |
Nobody |
Dec-28-05 09:45 AM |
#112 |
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another problem with this |
KT2000 |
Dec-27-05 02:11 AM |
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Her pharmacist should have offered to let her split the prescription |
Hekate |
Dec-27-05 02:23 AM |
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Welcome to health care under the Bush Medicare plan |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Dec-27-05 02:28 AM |
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Hey, this is a pay-to-play society we live in. This is expected. |
Selatius |
Dec-27-05 02:33 AM |
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She does pay, she has insurance. The benefits have been cut. |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 12:40 PM |
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My husband's meds..SEVEN of them |
SoCalDem |
Dec-27-05 06:43 PM |
#80 |
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Can you work with his doctor to lower these co-pays? |
Patiod |
Dec-28-05 08:25 AM |
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While I sypathize with the woman, another problem is the constant |
Vinca |
Dec-27-05 06:10 AM |
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You are so right! |
No Exit |
Dec-27-05 08:24 AM |
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I can relate to that too! |
Tracer |
Dec-27-05 09:30 AM |
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Part of the challenge of battling pharma is drugs like Neulasta -- |
IndyOp |
Dec-27-05 09:55 AM |
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Unbelievable!!! |
No Exit |
Dec-27-05 12:06 PM |
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Good heavens what is "Neulasta" used for? n/t |
laugle |
Dec-28-05 12:30 AM |
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Neulasta boosts white blood cell counts. |
Tracer |
Dec-28-05 09:16 AM |
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And the patients themselves are undoubtedly in the best position |
No Exit |
Dec-28-05 09:49 AM |
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Thanks for your good wishes. |
Tracer |
Dec-28-05 12:03 PM |
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Well, that's good to know!! |
No Exit |
Dec-28-05 04:39 PM |
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Thanks for the reply...I'm glad you finished the |
laugle |
Dec-28-05 03:35 PM |
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I'm tired of hearing about erections |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Dec-27-05 09:36 AM |
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Yeah--even the humor value has worn off! |
No Exit |
Dec-27-05 12:08 PM |
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When I was in high school ... |
TahitiNut |
Dec-27-05 06:58 PM |
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heehee |
annabanana |
Dec-28-05 06:59 PM |
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I've got restless leg syndrome sometimes (at bedtime usually) |
EC |
Dec-27-05 04:49 PM |
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My Cure for That |
Crisco |
Dec-27-05 09:09 PM |
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re: statins - my mom just had a horrid reaction to hers |
Shallah |
Dec-27-05 10:53 PM |
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Maybe it's the GOP way of dealing with the AARP |
BushOut06 |
Dec-27-05 07:42 AM |
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That's exactly what happened to me. |
No Exit |
Dec-27-05 08:18 AM |
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How horrible is that?! |
BIG Sean |
Dec-27-05 08:30 AM |
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Yep...my wife sees it all the time when she picks up her prescription.... |
Media_Lies_Daily |
Dec-27-05 08:45 AM |
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I've had that happen |
LizW |
Dec-27-05 09:06 AM |
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a young on-call dr prescribed a new, not-covered drug....my regular |
bobbieinok |
Dec-28-05 03:26 PM |
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I see this sort of thing all the time |
rox63 |
Dec-27-05 09:21 AM |
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We the phamaceutical, HMOs, and insurance companies ... |
YOY |
Dec-27-05 09:35 AM |
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After this Medicare prescription drug benefit kicks in, |
Cleita |
Dec-27-05 11:15 AM |
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SAD, but at least he was willing to give it to her. |
rd_kent |
Dec-27-05 09:38 AM |
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You misunderstood...he wasn't willing to give it to her. She |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 12:42 PM |
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Ahh, but you misunderstand me... |
rd_kent |
Dec-27-05 06:24 PM |
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Good point. n/t |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 11:49 PM |
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Do we know that she was buying birth control? |
Beaverhausen |
Dec-28-05 07:18 PM |
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No |
MountainLaurel |
Dec-29-05 09:55 AM |
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The day after the election |
lwfern |
Dec-27-05 09:59 AM |
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Medicine to the vulnerable |
ArmchairMeme |
Dec-27-05 11:12 AM |
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So whose fault is it really? |
The Straight Story |
Dec-27-05 12:02 PM |
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Things really started to |
FlaGranny |
Dec-27-05 12:23 PM |
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Even the "nonprofit" hospitals rip you off these days. |
1monster |
Dec-27-05 10:40 PM |
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"For not saving her money better?" Excuse me please, but I find |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 12:24 PM |
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I did not say *I* felt that way |
The Straight Story |
Dec-27-05 12:45 PM |
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These days, the victim is always blamed. It's easier than caring. |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 01:11 PM |
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Great Post! I feel the EXACT same way! nt |
TheGoldenRule |
Dec-28-05 02:19 PM |
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Solution |
nadinbrzezinski |
Dec-27-05 04:57 PM |
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RW brother claims all his friends with Canada experience say Canadian |
bobbieinok |
Dec-28-05 03:31 PM |
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You said exactly what I think when people say that |
Shallah |
Dec-28-05 12:14 AM |
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The "old lady" never envisioned that the social systems that had.... |
Media_Lies_Daily |
Dec-27-05 12:56 PM |
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"old" lady? Umm middle age is around 45 or 50. sheesh. n/t |
progressivebydesign |
Dec-27-05 04:56 PM |
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Us All - For Sleeping |
Crisco |
Dec-27-05 09:13 PM |
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Americans need to get off drugs. |
roody |
Dec-27-05 12:29 PM |
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Tell that to the next schizophrenic you meet. Or tell that to the |
amitten |
Dec-27-05 12:46 PM |
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I agree with you and would go even further... |
Iowa |
Dec-27-05 05:15 PM |
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I have about 1 month to live before I die unless I take my medicine |
uppityperson |
Dec-27-05 09:00 PM |
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Sheesh, roody, how old are you? |
Straight Shooter |
Dec-27-05 10:18 PM |
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I'm 52 |
roody |
Dec-28-05 11:16 AM |
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You are extremely lucky. |
Straight Shooter |
Dec-28-05 01:35 PM |
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Actually I am 20 pounds overweight. |
roody |
Dec-28-05 06:48 PM |
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Everything is not based upon diet. I never drank soda either. |
MrsGrumpy |
Dec-28-05 06:58 PM |
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Ahem...roody...as a person with an immune system that suffers from |
MrsGrumpy |
Dec-28-05 06:50 PM |
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I'd be interested in knowing what she was trying to purchase. |
prudentlike |
Dec-27-05 02:00 PM |
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ri-i-i-i-ight |
annabanana |
Dec-28-05 07:10 PM |
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I don't think insurance companies ever covered birth control. |
Straight Shooter |
Dec-29-05 09:48 AM |
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Transparent as glass |
LostinVA |
Dec-29-05 10:12 AM |
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My Mom lives in a senior/disabled building today they lost their HUD money |
progressivebydesign |
Dec-27-05 04:54 PM |
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I'd think HUD cuts |
jbnow |
Dec-28-05 09:26 AM |
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I would have shouted go to a Canadian pharmacy... |
lovuian |
Dec-27-05 04:54 PM |
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this is the kind of pain that is needed to convnce many |
nadinbrzezinski |
Dec-27-05 04:54 PM |
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Pharmacist could've tried to help a bit more |
deek |
Dec-27-05 04:57 PM |
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If you think watching her walk away was sad... |
Hubert Flottz |
Dec-27-05 04:59 PM |
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I'd be hurtin' too if I had to pay for all my family's prescriptions. |
Maestro |
Dec-27-05 05:03 PM |
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That is truly a very sad story. Right now I am dealing with the VA |
laugle |
Dec-27-05 09:54 PM |
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I wish I could help. My Gram has told me of the trouble the VA gives her |
Shallah |
Dec-27-05 11:57 PM |
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This happens a lot. I want my country back for them. |
usregimechange |
Dec-27-05 09:57 PM |
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I worked in a pharmacy for ten years. Normally in a situation like this, |
1monster |
Dec-27-05 10:06 PM |
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Back when I went three years without insurance |
Nobody |
Dec-28-05 09:48 AM |
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Truly "compassionate" conservatism at work... |
ddeclue |
Dec-27-05 10:09 PM |
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Where's the media??? |
welshTerrier2 |
Dec-27-05 10:17 PM |
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that is so upsetting |
hopeisaplace |
Dec-27-05 11:59 PM |
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No surprise here. I take my blood pressure medication every two or |
acmavm |
Dec-28-05 06:31 AM |
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does your insurance not allow you to order from Canada? |
tiddlywinks |
Dec-28-05 09:05 AM |
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What insurance? The last policy I could have gotten wanted |
acmavm |
Dec-28-05 12:20 PM |
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repeat after to me: i'll be in the poor house, sick and broke but |
xchrom |
Dec-28-05 06:54 AM |
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And when they changed her policy so that it covered less ... |
Jim__ |
Dec-28-05 09:13 AM |
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A sad part is what her insurance |
jbnow |
Dec-28-05 09:34 AM |
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Talking with a retired person yesterday about Rx coverage... |
tyedyeto |
Dec-28-05 09:46 AM |
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avg. American |
area51 |
Dec-28-05 10:07 AM |
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Civilized countries also have at LEAST one month of vacation |
SoCalDem |
Dec-28-05 11:43 AM |
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in Germany, 1 month PAID vacation.....at least it used to be that way |
bobbieinok |
Dec-28-05 03:39 PM |
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The war on the middle class is alive and well. |
MATTMAN |
Dec-28-05 12:06 PM |
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Add to that war |
stanwyck |
Dec-28-05 02:19 PM |
#128 |
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I can relate. |
TheGoldenRule |
Dec-28-05 01:59 PM |
#125 |
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My dad was recently diagnosed |
tenshi816 |
Dec-28-05 02:14 PM |
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And that is what the Republican leadership is forgetting. |
amitten |
Dec-28-05 03:08 PM |
#130 |
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Faith based medicine - pray that you dont get sick. |
DanCa |
Dec-28-05 02:34 PM |
#129 |
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We are a nation of buyers and sellers, haves and have nots. |
Rex |
Dec-28-05 05:04 PM |
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You can have capitalism and still install govt. funded medicine. |
amitten |
Dec-28-05 06:00 PM |
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Neocons to |
liberalhistorian |
Dec-28-05 06:58 PM |
#142 |
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I've known breast cancer survivors who've done this |
OzarkDem |
Dec-28-05 07:05 PM |
#145 |
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