The vote has been cast. The healthcare bill has been approved. And while its just a fragile victory, it has galvanized a movement to give the citizens of this country the fundamental right to healthcare coverage. No longer do we have to suffer with the fear of becoming catastrophically ill with no safety net. I am proud of Nancy Pelosi for bearing the burden of this bill on her shoulders. She has become an object of hatred and scorn yet continues to lead effectively.
How many of us have sought employment simply because the healthcare benefits are good? How many of us have had to worry about loosing that job because we fear having no healthcare? And finally, how many of us have ever known what its like to not have health care?
Its a fact that people who have health insurance are actually healthier than people who do not. I am ashamed of the hostile opposition to this issue. These hateful, angry, ugly people should suffer without health insurance themselves for all the nastiness they have spread around. They are a disgusting virus that spreads itself by attacking good people and attempting to destroy them in their tracks. My prayer is that their mouths are silenced, but I know that will never happen.
I have lived for years with chronic illness. I have lived many years without health insurance. I know first hand what its like to fight for healthcare. Likewise, I know what its like to be denied health coverage. It is a humiliating place to be.
Peace be with you!
i am completely uninsurable. neil and i joke that i married him just to be able to get insurance. in the two years we have been married, the rates have doubled and the coverage has been cut in half. we were forced to go with his work's coverage, which has slightly cheaper rates, but a tremendous deductible and no copay. and we are the lucky ones who are insured at all. pray no one gets sick for a very very long time. even with insurance because still, no one can afford it. love you to bits, lonnie. a bazillion bits.
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