Sunday, August 20, 2006

Appropriate Anger and Disability

I am angry, not because I have a disability, nor because I am looking at the posibility of another disability, but I am angry cause of the AMERIKAN political system, and what it might do to my wife. I have teeth problems, multiple cavities, some bad, some not so bad, and I have no resources to get them taken care of. I call people that "serve the poor and homeless" and they say they need a certain amount (that I do not have) to pull out my teeth. I need to save up money, while my teeth rot out, and the gum infection posibly goes to my brain--killing me...when this could be taken care of now without losing eight or more teeth. I could pay A LOT more to get the cavities filled, but will I save up the thousands of dollars to do that in time? Not likely. So, I could stay in AMERIKA, and get eight more teeth pulled out. (I have already done five), die if it does not happen in time, or leave the country to get some basic health care. Can I ex pat, or become a legal resident somewhere else? Who knows? What really sucks is seeing my wife experience this horror that is our system, watching me rot away...and the fact that AMERIKA is about 13th in the world for life expectancy, and 24th in the world for infant mortality, and all this with the best medical technology on earth, that few can afford and access (1 out of 5 no access, 3 out of 5 limeted access). I accept disability, but I think it is okay to scream murder when AMERIKA snuffs people out willy nilly when they can be cared for. It is okay to be angry, and be acepting of who you are as a disabled person. Tell all your government officials that heath care should be a right, not a comodity that is bought and sold or auctioned to the highest bidder. AMERIKA needs a health care system!!!! WE NEED IT NOW!!!! Okay, I feel better now that I have vented. :-)

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