DU Lost a Member Last Night

[OhioChick]

Her name was "AzLady." She joined in 2008, but lurked for years prior.
She was on the quiet side here, so many may not recognize her name. After I finally talked her into joining, DU and politics were all she could talk about. She loved DU. She posted here as long as she was physically able, but read until the end.

She fell ill a few years back, starting with a few symptoms and quickly went downhill over the past few months. She went doctor to doctor seeking help but was only given meds which usually didn't help. She had no health insurance since she lost several jobs, couldn't afford it and her home was in foreclosure. Over the past few months when the pain had gotten so bad that she was bedridden and spent her days moaning in pain, she begged for additional tests, but was denied due to her lack of health insurance.

Her husband begged the hospital to admit her and run a few tests a week ago (he did this often) and they finally complied. The tests showed that she had advanced stage colon and liver cancer. They gave her a week to live and she died last night holding her husband's hand.

I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense or if this post is all over the place. I'm in shock and numb. I somehow wonder in my mind had she had health care if they would've given her the necessary tests sooner and she'd still be here.

Azlady was my best friend and more like a big sister to me. She just turned 50. Her husband is crushed. She was a very big-hearted person. She was the kind of person to give whatever she could to help someone in need.

I'm beginning to ramble, so I must go now.
Please keep her and her husband in your thoughts/prayers.

[JitterbugPerfume]

1. Rest in peace AzLady

you were a part of our DU family , and you will be missed.

[flvegan]

2. RIP, AzLady.

My thoughts to her husband, family and loved ones.

[myrna minx]

3. Rest in peace, dear lady.

[ShamelessHussy]

4. thank you for sharing, my heart goes out to you and her loved ones, how tragic & terrible

our times truly are

but the show goes on, so many, do not notice.

i am completely SHOCKED and ANGERED by what our nation has become... things need to change, as a house divided can NOT stand!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

5. ...

Some of her sweet posts from the Pets Group...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[Raksha]

238. Thank you for posting that link. I didn't know her but I liked reading her posts.

It's so obvious that she was a good person who loved animals. If not for our dysfunctional "health care system" (so-called), she might very well still be with us.

RIP, AZLady.

[Ghost in the Machine]

6. Rest In Peace, AzLady...

Condolences and healing vibes to the family and all those who knew and loved her...

Ghost

[DainBramaged]

7. Thank you my friend. May Azlady rest in peace

I shall not forget.


Someday, some how, there needs to be a memorial forum on DU.

[Withywindle]

8. RIP, Azlady.

OhioChick, I'm so sorry for your loss, and her husband's too.

[kag]

9. Thanks for posting this.

Such a frustrating story. Only 50 years old! This has to stop!

[proud patriot]

10. RIP AZlady

Sending strength to your loved ones

[Peacetrain]

11. RIP AzLady... My prayers are with your family and your friends..

I am sorry we did not get a chance to meet online.. You must have been a beautiful soul to have a friend grieve you as OhioChick ... OhioChick I am so sorry you have lost your friend

[Subdivisions]

12. Rest well, dear AzLady. And

to you OhioChick. My sincerest condolesnces to you and to AzLady's family and friends.

[Terra Alta]

13. may she rest in peace.

her family is in my thoughts and prayers.

[Toucano]

14. Thank you.

Best wishes for her husband and family.

[Mojorabbit]

15. RIP dear Azlady. nt

[gateley]

16. May she rest from her labors, for her good deeds go with her.

I'm sorry for your loss, OhioChick.

I will hold you all in my heart.

[riderinthestorm]

This is a terrible story. So preventable if we had REAL access to health care in the US.

It makes me infuriated, devastated, and just plain horrified when I read about this. 50 years old!! AZlady had DECADES to contribute to our world....



I HATE what our society has become when we can't take care of people like your good friend. I know my words of comfort are probably cold comfort but please know her story means something, means a lot and I hope that helps you and her family today and in the days to come. Please know that stories like this are important and that her memory lives on....

Hugs and hopes for some peace very soon....

[unkachuck]

17. very sorry to hear about AzLady....

....our capitalist healthcare system has claimed another victim....this totally disgusting and shameful....

[midnight]

18. K&R for our AZLady!

[RamboLiberal]

19. How Sad - Rest in Peace AzLady

My deepest sympathies to you OhioChick and her family.

Tears in my eyes that another dear person is a victim to this terrible health care system of ours.

[The Midway Rebel]

20. RIP sweet lady

so sad

[Angry Dragon]

21. Sorry to hear of your loss ........

[alfredo]

22. Rest in peace.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. RIP and. Need single payer

This is the reason.

Why sew need to keep up that fight

[pscot]

24. Attention must be payed

Thank you for posting. It's a generous act.

[Mz Pip]

25. So sorry

My thoughts are with her and her husband. RIP

[Tatiana]

26. RIP AZlady.

My condolences to her husband, family, and friends (including yourself).

I have no words. It's stories like this that leave me both unbearably sad and angry at the same time.

This woman did not have to die like this and should have been able to receive the diagnostic support and medical treatment that any other citizen in any other industrialized country would have received.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

27. R.I.P. AzLady.

Another needless death caused by our messed up "health care" system. 50 years old is WAY too young - and early detection and treatment of her cancer could have saved her - if she only had access to it.

[uppityperson]

28. RIP and my condolences to her family and you friends.

[MrScorpio]

29. Rest in Power, AzLady

[City Lights]

30. Rest peacefully, AzLady.

My sincere condolences to you and all her loves ones.

[FedUpWithIt All]

31. OhioChick, i am so sorry.

I am sorry i did not know her, she sounds like a brave and good woman. I am sorry for the pain and grief you and her husband are feeling tonight. You are both in my thoughts and prayers tonight.

RIP Azlady.

[jimlup]

32. I'm sorry everyone

RIP Azlady

[Hello_Kitty]

33. I'm so sorry OhioChick!

[TheKentuckian]

34. ...

[ncrainbowgrrl]

35. Rest In Peace, AzLady

[UpInArms]

36. I am so very sorry for your - and our (here at DU) loss

my heart goes out to all of us

[spin]

37. +1

[demmiblue]

38. May the road rise up to meet you, AzLady.

[Bozita]

39. Sincere condolences to the family and friends of AzLady

RIP

[progressoid]

40. Heartfelt sympathies to you and her family

This is especially difficult during the holidays.

[seabeyond]

41. so sad. so very sad. rip. nt

[mia]

42. Rest in Peace AzLady.

I'm sorry for your loss of your best friend, OhioChick.

[mia]

43. Rest in Peace AzLady.

I'm sorry for your loss of your best friend, OhioChick.

[littlewolf]

44. Rest in peace ....

Let some good come from this thing ... those that have insurance ..
get your screenings ... including colon and prostrate checks ...

[Irishonly]

45. RIP Azlady

My thoughts and prayers are with her family and you. I hope her memory will gladden your heart soon.

[Irishonly]

46. Delete

Stupid computer

[Warren DeMontague]

47. Rest in peace.

I could say a lot more about the need for a SPHC system in this country, but for the time being I'll stick with deep, deep condolences.

Sorry for your loss.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

48. What a senseless tragedy

AZLady deserved many more years to shine with her family and friends like you, OhioChick.

Peaceful, comforting wishes to you all from an understanding heart.

[jtuck004]

49. We will keep you and her husband in our thoughts, and wish that she rests in peace. n/t

[MannyGoldstein]

50. So sad. So sorry for our loss.

Peace.

[jotsy]

51. This is murder by indifference. Any rage from that is entirely justifiable, but is likely best

separated from the process of grief; don't be surprised if it takes five to seven weeks to start feeling like yourself in how engaged you are on the is.

What I'd offer as comfort or condolence is to submit you consider your loss is that of but a mortal shell. The who of her will continue to speak to you always, listen with an inner ear that hears those little bristles on the wind and her voice will be in them. Grief is about a period of adjustment on lack of access to the tangible, which I don't see as the meatiest part of what makes us us. That spirited energy of definition and individuality stay with us well beyond the passing.

Be patient with yourself.

[Blue_In_AK]

52. How very sad.

Rest in peace, AZ Lady, and my condolences to friends and family. It's always so hard to lose a loved one.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. Holding AzLady, her family, and her friends in my heart...

Rest in peace, dear lady...

[mahina]

54. Aloha Ohio Chick, I am so sorry that your friend has passed.

Thank you for letting us know. Aloha no.

[denbot]

55. I remember AZLady.

I noticed her around the same time RadioLady "left". It only took a couple of posts to realize that they were not the same person.

Please give her husband our condolences. R.I.P. AZLady.

[GreenPartyVoter]

56. I am so very sorry. It should never have happened that way.

[Greyhound]

57. I'm so sorry and disgusted.

No one should have to suffer like this...

[lovemydog]

58. rest in peace

All the best to her family and loved ones.

[patrice]

59. You did a good thing for her, helping AZlady discover DU, OhioChick.

Remember that and rejoice in what you had, actually, still have with her.

[craigmatic]

60. It's always sad when a fellow dem passes. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[Beacool]

61. I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend.

It is unconscionable that in such a wealthy country as ours she was denied proper treatment. Colon cancer is very treatable in its earlier stages. Liver cancer not as much, but more could have been done for her.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, her husband and other loved ones.

Rest in peace AzLady.

[KBlagburn]

62. Rest In Peace

[political_Dem]

63. May AzLady rest in peace after touching the lives of others by her words and deeds.

I extend my sympathies to you, your loved ones, and her family. May each one of you find comfort and compassion in the wake of your tremendous loss. I hope in the coming days, the fond memories of AzLady will sustain you. Please take care.

[girl_interrupted]

64. So sorry you lost your friend

I will keep her and her husband and you in my prayers.

[Bennyboy]

65. Sad tale,, told too many time lately...

Sorry for your loss. I do remember her somewhat though. So sad.

[tpsbmam]

66. I'm so sorry for your loss, OhioChick. It makes me so angry reading what she had

to go through. Damn this country!! My heart goes out to all who loved her. I hope AzLady felt wrapped in the love people clearly had for her. May she rest out of pain and in peace.

[Desertrose]

67. I'm so sorry...RIP dear Azlady.

to you OhioChick and to Azlady's family.

So sad. There is no reason for someone to suffer so.

[Odin2005]

68. OH NO! RIP AzLady!

[rhett o rick]

69. May she rest in peace. nm

[ChromeFoundry]

70. Rest in peace, dear friend

[AllyCat]

71. Peace to you, her husband, and family and friends.

Thank you for telling us. What a great friend you are and she sounds a wonderful woman.

[MadMaddie]

72. Thank you for sharing this sad news with us

This is a great loss and it's one that healthcare could have helped.

What a sad day!

[glinda]

73. This post makes me both very sad and very angry. I am sorry that this happened to her.

[Lucian]

74. That's awful.

It's reprehensible that the hospital wouldn't do anything because she didn't have health insurance. What kind of country do we live in when we can't take care of our poor????

My condolences to you and to AzLady's family.

[avaistheone1]

75. Gone to soon.

So sorry ohiochick.

RIP azlady

[me b zola]

76. My condolences to all who knew and loved Azlady

Rest in peace, Azlady.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

77. My condolences and prayers for you and her husband... a life cut short possibly

due to our unfair health care system.

[GrpCaptMandrake]

78. Sweet Jesus!

Never imagine for a moment, and please pass to her husband this truth: that if one lives life connected to the living world, one cannot help but be anguished by news such as this!

No man is an island, entire of itself
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were,
as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were
any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls
it tolls for thee.


-- John Donne


"Because I am involved in mankind." Would that more would learn and live it! Peace be unto AzLady and her family.

[merh]

79. Rest in peace, AzLady

I'm sorry for your loss, for DU's loss. May her love cradle you and the memories comfort you.

Peace and gentle hugs for you and AzLady's husband.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

80. I am so sorry for her struggles, and for your loss.

Rest east, AzLady

[proud2BlibKansan]

81. The very same thing happened to a friend of mine and she had insurance

She had liver disease for most of her adult life. Managed it well for years and then she got really sick, they put her in the hospital and found out she had colon cancer. Gave her a week to live and she lasted 6 days.

So sorry for your loss. My friend was 50 as well. I understand how you feel.

[CrawlingChaos]

82. Tragic and utterly infuriating

I am so sorry OhioChick - I can't begin to imagine how you're feeling. I did not even know AzLady but the details of her story make me want to smash crockery. It's so horribly unfair and so WRONG.

I'm sure your friendship meant a lot to this dear lady.

[JackRiddler]

83. I'm very sorry for your loss. RIP, AzLady

[Hawkowl]

84. So very sorry for your loss.

May she find peace.

[laughingliberal]

85. So sorry for the loss of your friend and the horrible state of our health care system.

[Divine Discontent]

86. my condolences to them...

[20score]

87. This is terrible!

I talked to her many times. What a great lady!

Talented too.

I'm sorry for your loss and her families loss.

Damn!

[MsPithy]

88. There might come a time when those poor souls who die due to lack of insurance

should stop resting in peace and start some major haunting of those who are responsible.

[madmax]

89. Rest in Peace dear Azlady

Sorry for your loss OhioChick and her poor husband.

[DesertFlower]

90. so sad. RIP.

[KT2000]

91. Oh my....

how very sad. She should not have suffered like that. There is no rational excuse.
RIP AzLady.

[InkAddict]

92. I'm so sorry to hear this news...

She will no longer feel the pain, and I understand she left too soon, with friends and family grieving. Her story, unfortunately, will be played out many more times because so many are without the means, or the the advocates, or the GD subscriber cards. I wish our collective anger would turn things around so we all could find the peace in living now afforded her in death. She has most likely forgiven us our failures to do that as well as those that were so blinded they could no longer care about our friend. She will be missed here, as our journey continues...

[Cleita]

93. My condolences to you and her family.

Stories like these need to be collected somewhere, maybe a website, that our illustrious leaders cannot run away from or deny the existence of until people like your friend get needed access to the health care that they need to survive. I wish I could do it but I don't have the expertise, but maybe someone who reads this can do it.

[hlthe2b]

94. I want the focus only on AZLady and the loss to friends/family

So, I will sidestep the other issues for the time being despite my horror.

RIP, dear lady. I wish you had lived in a kinder country and in a more compassionate time.

[barbtries]

95. i'm so sorry ohiochick

just so sorry.

[DFW]

96. My thoughts are with you

And with the shame of coming from a country that has the capacity to prevent things like this, and yet refuses to

[sabrina 1]

97. I am so, so sorry OhioChick. I do remember her and wish I had

known her better. I wish there words that were right for situations like this, but there never are. This story is so sad, so indicative of the society we live in. I feel so sad for her husband too. This should not happen to anyone in this country.

Take care of yourself, your friend sounds like she was a wonderful person.

[go west young man]

98. Sorry for the loss of your friend.

And sorry that DU lost another good person.
And sorry that the U.S. has a ridiculous health care system.

[Solly Mack]

99. I'm so sorry!

Beyond tragic. My heartfelt condolences.

[orleans]

100. really sorry to read this

and yes, i believe if she had insurance she absolutely would have gotten the tests she needed.

[Dorian Gray]

101. I am so sorry for your loss

[Heathen57]

102. May her spirit rest.

and may the Deity she believed in, (if there was one) be holding her spirit in their loving hands.

My thoughts and condolences are with her husband and with you.

[calimary]

103. Rest in Peace, Azlady.

Damn.

Thank you for letting us know, OhioChick.

[reggie the dog]

104. she would likely be alive had she lived in a civilized country

no husband should have to beg a hospital to do tests, she should have had free treatment years ago.... such a sad sad story.

[mtnester]

107. ^This....what a sad day for everyone who knew and loved her

eom

[Raine]

105. I'm so sorry, she sounds like such a special lady

and way to young to die. Much sympathy to you, her husband and all those who love her.

[Turborama]

106. Hi OC, my heart goes out to you, your husband and everyone else who knew and loved her.

I think everyone here could learn a lesson from this. We don't know what's going on behind the scenes when someone is posting or lurking here. Although everyone is anonymous, these aren't just words on a screen we are sharing with an automaton. I see DU as one big family and we are all human beings with feelings at the other end. Even though we don't expose it, some DUers are experiencing tragedies and going through really tough times.

I think I'm rambling now, too, so I'm going to stop here.

I really miss seeing you here, OC. I'll be in touch....

[muriel_volestrangler]

108. So sad, OhioChick - I am so sorry for her family, and for you, too

Thank you for letting us know. It's such a young age to die at, and really tragic.

RIP, AzLady.

[happi1]

109. this

This whole thing only lasts
a few seconds.


All that matters is the love and bonds that were made.


May she find her way quickly back to the lifestream.

And see the snow falling in the galaxy.

[bobburgster]

110. A good example for the need of universal health care.

RIP

I hope here death will not be in vain.

[undergroundnomore]

111. How very sad

How many more victims will insurance companies leave in their tracks?

It sounds as though a wonderful woman left this world far too soon

[SalmonChantedEvening]

112. RIP AzLady

Condolences to her husband, to you OhioChick, and to her friends and family.

[Enthusiast]

113. So sad.

Such is the nature of the U.S. health care delivery system.

[malaise]

114. Deepest sympathy

This couldn't happen in any other developed country on the planet.

[johnnie]

115. So sad to hear this

R.I.P. AzLady

[madrchsod]

116. she`s resting high above that mountain...

her work on earth is done...

[Ferretherder]

117. RIP, AzLady.

...and may all who loved or cared about her find comfort and peace.

[WinkyDink]

118. {{{OhioChick}}} You have my sincere condolences. {{{AzLady and Husband}}}

Such a needless death in this land of wealth but of inequality.

[RainDog]

119. Condolences to you and yours

with thoughts of AzLady.

[mysticalchick]

120. Peace to you and AZLady's husband

No one should have to endure that.

Sending you all light and love.

[onecent]

121. I am so sorry to hear about your friend.

She was much to young and our country should do something with our health structure. My thoughts and prayers are with you and her family.

[rasputin1952]

122. Rest in peace AzLady...

So sad to read these accounts...no one should be forced into a situation like this...

[Junkdrawer]

123. Colon cancer is nearly 100% preventable with regular exams....

Tragic and unnecessary.

"Best Heath System in the World (if you're wealthy)."

[florida08]

124. My heart goes out to you and your 'sis' and family

The Hope

[Warren Stupidity]

125. Another victim of the greatest health care system in the world.

RIP Azlady.

[polly7]

126. RIP AZLady

My condolences to her Family, and to you, OhioChick.

[muffin1]

127. I am so sorry, OhioChick.

This is beyond sad. Rest in peace, Azlady.

[a la izquierda]

128. Godspeed, Azlady

My sincere condolences to your husband...

[GentryDixon]

129. Peace to you

and to the family of AzLady.

[OneGrassRoot]

130. How tragic...

I am so very sorry for the loss of your dear friend, OhioChick.

And I'm also so sorry for her husband and family, and for the injustice they suffered in the last few years. It's unconscionable.

Bless her....

[yellerpup]

131. So sorry for the loss of your best friend.

And sorry she was crushed by the bad economy and even worse health care system. Tragic. My heart goes out to all who loved her.

[xchrom]

132. i remember her. May Peace be with her

family, her friends and with you at this time.

very difficult.

[Tsiyu]

133. "The right to Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"

America failed her.

I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.
At 51, with no health insurance, I find this post hits close to home.

HCR did nothing for her.

The medical profession did nothing to save her.

I am truly disgusted with America, for AzLady and for all of us whom America has thrown away.


Rest in peace, Dear AzLady.

[Vinca]

134. This is why I'm so goddamn mad about the healthcare law.

She was stuck in that never-never land between Medicaid and being able to afford coverage. Those of us there have little hope of treatment when we become ill. I'm very sad for her and her family . . . and for this country.

[babylonsister]

135. OhioChick, thank you for letting us know.

you and Mr. Azlady have my most sincere condolences.

[lunatica]

136. ((((((((( AzLady, her husband and you ))))))))))

May she rest in peace after so much hardship. She is surely blessed for it.

[oasis]

137. . May she rest in peace.

[October]

138. Peace

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[blondeatlast]

139. Rest in peace, AzLady. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. nt

[orbitalman]

140. I think this is an example OF PROOF Obama's HCR is NOT working for most. n/t

[handmade34]

141. gentle thoughts for you and Mr. Azlady

so sad and too many suffer the ill effects of a failed system. Take care of yourself OhioChick

[madokie]

142. So sorry

If we had fair and equitable healthcare she'd be with us today as sure as the sun comes up.

[Norrin Radd]

143. Peace and condolences...

[MsLeopard]

144. Rest in Peace, dear lady

And thank you for letting us know. I'm very sorry for you loss.

[Loki]

145. I"m so sorry for your loss and that of her family.

Too many times we have looked the other way at the suffering and the pain of our fellow humans. We as a nation should be better than this, we will be better than this, we will make it happen.

Peace

Lee

[flyarm]

146. My sincere heartfelt condolences to Azlady's family and friends.

May she rest in peace, pain free, surrounded by angels to care for her.

I hope you as her friend can find comfort knowing she no longer is suffering.


I too in the past 1 1/2 weeks lost two very very dear friends. It is so hard to to say good bye to those who have touched our hearts with love and friendship.
My thoughts are with you as well as with Azlady 's family.

fly

[Zoeisright]

147. RIP, dear lady.

And only in American (and other third world countries) is this story even possible.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

148. I hope someone at that hospital had trouble sleeping. May AzLady rest in peace.

I regret that I did not know her.

[Daemonaquila]

149. RIP

She was murdered by the health care system, totally legally because she wasn't part of a privileged class with insurance. AZLady, I'm sorry this happened to you. I hope her husband finds some peace. The rest of y'all, if you didn't fight for single payer before, I suggest you do it now because it'll be far more meaningful than keeping her in your thoughts and prayers.

[marmar]

150. Eternal Peace to AzLady

[KittyWampus]

151. Peace to you and AzLady's family.

In her name I send out a hope, yet again, this country will evolve. Soon.

[raccoon]

152. Sorry to hear that.

This country really sucks, that it doesn't have a national health plan for its citizens.

[TuxedoKat]

153. I'm so sorry

for your loss and condolences to her family as well.

[FourScore]

154. This is so tragic.

I cannot, for the life of me, understand why we do not have a public option.

[nyc 4 Biden]

155. Rest in Peace AzLady...

[BlueCollar]

156. R.I.P.....n/t

[MilesColtrane]

157. I hope you and her family can find a little comfort in the days ahead.

Try to remember her whole and free of the pain.

I too lost a friend who couldn't afford health insurance this year. It is just so senseless...

[kentuck]

158. Thanks for posting this OhioChick...

Our thoughts and sympathies to AZlady and her loved ones.

[babydollhead]

159. I'm sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry for her suffering and the horrid amount of people that health insurance agencies kill everyday. My god! we aren't very free are we? you have a community here who are outraged, who want better, who care for the conditions of humanity. Do not be silent. In your own neighborhood, community, city, state, there are good people for you to reach out to and get to love and share yourself with. we are here so briefly. I hug you. I am so sorry.

[Festivito]

160. I wish you well. I wish us all well.

Goodbye AzLady.

[Pathwalker]

161. Rest in Peace, Azlady. Peace and comfort to her loved ones.

n/t

[ZombieHorde]

162. Recommended. nt

[NC_Nurse]

163. I am so sorry to hear this. Such a tragedy! RIP, AzLady.

[KansDem]

164. RIP...

[flakey_foont]

165. Rest in Peace

so sorry to hear

[Joanne98]

166. RIP

[Chorophyll]

167. Rest in peace, AzLady.

The best we can do now is try to prevent anyone else from dying from a lack of health insurance. It didn't have to be this way.

[livetohike]

168. My sympathy to Azlady's family and to you OhioChick

[Haole Girl]

169. Keeping her husband & you in my thoughts and prayers

Thank you for letting us know.

[guitar man]

170. Oh No

So sorry to hear this, RIP AzLady.

[mstinamotorcity]

171. Sorry you are hurting OHIOCHICK!!!!!

To lose someone you love is very heartbreaking. DU has lost another soldier. That is why I fight. I fight for those who can no longer fight. Or for those who have given up. Or for those who need time to mourn. Take all the time you need to grieve your loss. Let the family know we are with them in spirit and thought. And don't worry I am not tired yet!!!!!AZLADY enjoy your REST!!! The fight continues!!

[Le Taz Hot]

172. My sincere condolences to her family and friends.

50. This SHOULDN'T have happened. And so many of us are in exactly the same predicament re can't afford medical treatment.

[L0oniX]

173. It's immoral to charge money for health care. I expect the same thing to happen to my wife & myself.

[joeybee12]

174. This is so sad...may she rest in peace...and thoughts, vibes and prayers to

you and her family and friends.

[BuddhaGirl]

175. RIP dear AzLady

n/t

[femrap]

176. I'm disgusted by

the for-profit industries that look at people as if they're nothing but $$$$. I'm sick of this nation's 'leaders' who deny the citizens health care while they are fully covered.

RIP, AzLady. I'm glad your pain has ended. May the pain of the CEOs and our leaders begin.

[matt819]

177. Condolences

Sorry for your loss.

I hate to get even a little political at times like this, but bear with me.

I'm in my mid-50s, and I got a colonoscopy about a month ago. Suffice to say, it was timely. As a result, I would endorse doctor recommendations to get this done.

Now for the politics - It cost $5,000 plus. I have insurance, and my portion was minimal, thank goodness. But for those without insurance, or without the ability to pay this even over time, it's, well, it's a killer. This is the country we now live in.

[H2O Man]

178. RIP

I am sorry for your loss, and for DU's loss as well.

I certainly remember AzLady. And I will be going out to my lodge soon to say prayers for her, her husband, and for you, her best friend.

There are many people here, myself included, who are here to talk with you at any time.

Your friend,
Pat

[BuelahWitch]

179. RIP AZlady

[Kind of Blue]

180. I'm so very sorry, OhioChic.

Please accept my condolences.

[siligut]

181. Godspeed Azlady

...

[garthranzz]

182. May her memory be for a blessing

and may her words and deeds inspire others to such acts of goodness and kindness that no one else will suffer needlessly.

[Bossy Monkey]

183. So very sorry. May she at last find peace, and the same for you & for her husband. K&R nt

[CLANG]

184. She may have been saved if she'd had health care

Another real-life example of a greedy heartless system.

Rest in peace, AzLady. My thoughts are with her loved ones.

[bear425]

185. I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest in Peace AzLady.

Maybe someday there will be a healthcare system for us all.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

186. I don't want to live in a country --

where this kind of shit is allowed to happen.

I am sorry for your/our loss, and I am also INFURIATED that this is a story that can happen today in our country.

[FailureToCommunicate]

187. Sorry to hear of your loss of a good friend, OhioChick.

So many have gone too soon, too soon...

[AnArmyVeteran]

188. My thoughts are with you and her family.

[librechik]

189. A true DUer, AZlady, rest in peace my dear.

[Duval]

190. RIP, Azlady. So very sorry for your loss, OhioChick.

[hootinholler]

191. Soon she will be cradled by Mother Earth

She is already at peace with Father Sky.

May my Mother and Father comfort you and her husband as is my desire as well.

Blessings to you and yours.

-Hoot

[savalez]

192. Rest in peace AzLady...

[wryter2000]

193. I'm so sorry to hear this

Much love to you and her husband and family. RIP Azlady.

[Arugula Latte]

194. Very, very sad.

I weep for her, and for our country. We are truly lost as a nation.

[Jackpine Radical]

195. Thank you for bringing us word of the tragedy,

even as you confront your own grief.

I do recall posts from her, and will miss her.

DU is a big, dysfunctional family--but not so dysfunctional that the loss of one of us goes unmourned.

I hope, when you have resolved your immediate grief, that you will memorialize her in a useful and giving way by writing the story of her experiences with the health care system and finding a way to get it into public view. People don't respond well to abstractions, but stories like hers belong in the national discussion.

[Raster]

196. A safe passage and peaceful rest, Lady.

[tishaLA]

197. RIP AzLady

[oldtime dfl_er]

198. RIP Azlady

She sounds like a wonderful person. I'm so sorry for your loss.

[MindandSoul]

199. So sorry! RIP, Azlady

[nmbluesky]

200. RIP AZlady

We miss you, dearly..

[ihavenobias]

201. She and her husband are in my thoughts.

As are you.

[lumberjack_jeff]

202. I'm very sorry for your loss OC. But I'm also pissed that this can happen here.

What fucking kind of country is this?

[Catherine Vincent]

203. Rest in peace, AZLady.

[Mad_Dem_X]

204. Please accept my deepest condolences.

May she rest in peace.

[kestrel91316]

205. RIP AzLady. And a pox upon the RW and their healthcare plan: "Just die".

[BrklynLiberal]

206. OhioChick. I am so very sorry for your loss...This is a true American Tragedy.

My deepest condolences to her husband and the rest of her family.

To die for any reason at such a young age is sad, but to know that there could have been recourse if only
adequate health care was available, makes this a horrific story

.

[ooglymoogly]

207. Best thoughts to the husband and to you....sounds like even though

she has passed over she will still be with us.

[emilyg]

208. RIP

[Dappleganger]

209. OMG, I am so sorry!

Bless you for letting us know and for being her friend.

[ThomCat]

210. I am so sorry.

Murdered by lack of health care...

[dogday]

211. RIP Azlady

[blm]

212. (( )) and peace to all who loved her....

.

[NEOhiodemocrat]

213. Rest in Peace AZLady

That is so sad. 50 is way to young, and such a terrible way to go. I hate the health industry in this country...best health care in the world my #*@

[robertpaulsen]

214. I'm so sorry.

Please accept my condolences.

[Dirigo]

215. God Bless Azlady's Soul & Her Grieving Family

The DU family has lost one of its own and a pall falls over us as the reality of Azlady's illness and untimely death becomes more and more real to those who knew and loved her. Her story is a tragedy that has been playing out all to frequently across America. No one should be denied medical care for want of health insurance. If this is the best America can do for its own than we are failing miserably as a nation.. Azlady was to young to leave us and had so much more living to do. We are thankful for having had her on DU for the time we did and she will be sorely missed. Death has come like a thief in the night to one of our own and the U.S. healthcare system of Sickness For Profit brazenly steals our national soul.

[Uncle Joe]

216. RIP AzLady and thank you for your time here.

Thanks for the thread, OhioChick.

[truedelphi]

217. Sorry for your loss, and also

My condolences to her family.

I remember her from several of her posts. usually brief and to the point.

It also sickens me to think she was forced to suffer in pain. And that she was refused treatment.

[Plucketeer]

218. Rest in Peace AzLady

We were siblings in the strive for what's right.

[Celtic Merlin]

219. I pay tribute here to a woman I never met, but who was a sister - in spirit - to all of us.

I also offer my most sincere condolences to her husband, to her family, and to OhioChick - who was, obviously, very attached.

We shouldn't have to lose good people this way. Hell, we shouldn't have to lose good people at all, but we do.

It would be fitting that we remember our lost members - all of them - by continuing the fight for justice in America. Justice in our health care system, our legal system, our political system, and our economic system.

To AzLady: Thanks for being part of us.

Celtic Merlin
Carlinist, almost 52 years old.

[Swamp Rat]

220. .

[mistertrickster]

221. If it's any consolation, early diagnosis probably wouldn't have saved her

by the time symptoms showed up.

A routine colonoscopy years ago might have, but once it's in your liver, the prognosis is very poor.

"Someday this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed." Health care for all now.

[bdamomma]

222. Rest in peace Azlady

sad

[AikidoSoul]

223. We pray that she is in peace. We hope she will haunt the bastards

that make decisions to hurt the public with selfish healthcare policies.

[earth mom]

224. RIP AzLady.

It's sad to see that she was yet another victim of the diabolical health care and insurance industry.

I'm not religious but in my book the health care industry is as sinful as it can get.

This hits home because I am just about to turn 50 myself. It's not fair that I have good health care and she did not.

[Iggo]

225. Dang.

[SayitAintSo]

226. My deepest condolences....

I lost my little brother exactly 1 month ago today to bladder cancer. The loss is still fresh. My prayers go out to all.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

227. I am so sorry. This is awful. (((Hugs))))

[Mimosa]

228. God bless AZLady and comfort her husband and friends

I remember AZLady and her posts. We all need to keep fighting for universal health care in her memory.

[FinGovi]

229. Go gently, good soul.

[roguevalley]

230. Rest in peace, AzLady. I wish your family the same. :(

[WillyT]

231. Rest In Peace, AzLady...

for you, your husband, and you too OhioChick...

Peace...

[Kajsa]

232. Rest in peace, dear lady.

My condolences and prayers to her family and friends.

[DoBotherMe]

233. My deepest sympathies to you and AzLady's family

Dana ; )

[Crunchy Frog]

234. Greatest healthcare system in the world.

I hope she's truly at peace now, and hope that the people who've lost her can find some peace to.

[Liberal_in_LA]

235. Sad sad sad

[Call Me Wesley]

236. Safe passage to AzLady.

May she be free from suffering. Peace and comfort to her husband and friends.

[UndertheOcean]

237. I am very sorry OhioChick :(

[Steely_Dan]

239. This is very sad....

My thoughts to all concerned.

[foxfeet]

240. I wish peace to her and to all who love her.

[mazzarro]

241. Truly Sorry For The Loss

And you truly a wonderful person to have been a friend of hers as well. My best wishes for her family and to you as well.
May her dear soul abide in peace.

[riverbendviewgal]

242. May Az lady rest in peace

I send my sympathies to you and her husband and their family.... I hope the pain will lessen with each good memory of this lovely lady.

The only other thing I can say is SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA....

and that I am glad that I left you 41 years ago. and that my son and husband could get any kind of treatment for their cancers right away , no hassles and no medical bills. Canada, I stand on guard for thee...Canada cares for all its citizens, rich or poor, with a job or without a job.

SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA.

[democrank]

243. Rest in peace, AzLady

[Lilyeye]

244. R.I.P AzLady

[LeftishBrit]

245. I am so sorry!

[pacalo]

246. So sorry to hear! I do remember AzLady's name.

My condolences to you & to her husband & family. I'm so sorry to hear this.

[Kaleko]

247. Many tears upon reading this.

So sorry for her husband and you, OhioChick.

[msanthrope]

248. Rest In Peace, AzLady. n/t

[aquart]

249. Fifty is too damn young.

And damn the bastards who have kept this nation from universal healthcare.

[NikolaC]

250. Rest In Peace AZLady

I am so very sorry for your loss and my condolences to her husband, family and you.

[Kat45]

251. I am so sorry for your (and her husband's) loss.

And I'm appalled by what happened regarding her (lack of) insurance and health care.

[Ferret Annica]

252. My warmest condolences for your loss OhioChick

Thank you for sharing your love of this wonderful lady. We who have posted for many years know the pain of losing a friend one knows in forums. She may have been money poor, but she had the wealth that are friends. which you prove by your sharing this with everyone here.

[David Zephyr]

253. Thanks for this tribute to AzLady.

We lost a strong voice here, you've lost a dear friend, and her husband and loved ones who are suffering now will know that she was respected and at home here. Thank you for this thread.

[RagAss]

254. I'm so sorry.

May she rest eternally in peace.

[DawgHouse]

255. So young! I am very sorry for the loss of your friend. n/t

[Guilded Lilly]

256. Heartfelt condolences and much healing white light sent your way

[NashVegas]

257. So Sorry For Your Loss

RIP Azlady

[varelse]

258. :-(

[Dystopian]

259. A tragic loss....

My heartfelt condolences ...I'm so sorry you lost your friend.
A very sad story...
Keeping you and her family in my thoughts and prayers...

Rest in Peace AzLady



peace~

[sueh]

260. My condolences to Mr AzLady and you, OhioChick...

RIP AzLady. I wish the health care system had been there for you.

[NotThisTime]

261. I am so sorry for your loss and the situation that surrounds it, my condolences to the family :(

[Generic Other]

262. RIP AzLady

I remember her posting during the singlepayer debates about why people in her position needed decent healthcare coverage.