http://melluransa.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] melluransa.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] kseenaa 2012-07-28 11:02 pm (UTC)

Thank you so much for sharing! I watched the Alexander De Leon vid and the army vid.

Just last month, one of my classmates decided to do a project on head injuries soldiers received in the military, and she couldn't find anything. Injuries are not reported, and so many soldiers are returning with multiple disabilities and brain damage. The impact is huge. And that they also hide rape? That's terrible! A person has the right to their body safety. That's so awful to hear, and I suspected they hide this stuff. They hide everything and it's really scary to think of what all they hide.

I'm watching the Alex video now! WOW!

The universal healthcare blogs are similar to what I heard! I recently read a book called "Where is the Mango Princess," by Cathy Crimmins from the U.S. Her husband had a severe head injury while they vacationed in Canada. Their care in Canada was immediate and very high quality care. No questions, no delay, just what was needed! Then after her husband's condition stabilized, they arranged to return to the U.S. and they experienced so many problems. In the end, the poorer care and high expenses resulted in causing more damage to her husband's brain. O.o He didn't recover as much as he could have.

The book was mostly about living with her husband and his brain damage, but that part about the healthcare of the U.S. versus that of Canada really struck me. Healthcare in the U.S. actually hurt him, which is ironic because it's called healthcare. Health. Care. *shakes head*

Again, thank you so much for sharing! <3

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