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03-22-2019, 04:11 PM #176Banned
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...w6gH-oE7ist3Cc
Butt-hurt-flake. This has been fascinating to watch. You really are a piece of shit.
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03-22-2019, 04:20 PM #177
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03-22-2019, 04:21 PM #178
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03-22-2019, 04:22 PM #179
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03-22-2019, 04:26 PM #180
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03-22-2019, 04:27 PM #181"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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03-22-2019, 08:39 PM #182Banned
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03-22-2019, 09:05 PM #183
I think you have to use up all of your money first.
A few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.
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03-22-2019, 09:14 PM #184
That and they only pay up to a certain amount.
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03-22-2019, 09:23 PM #185Banned
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We should be easy on Buttahflake. His favorite football team's owner has been fucking sex slaves (and filing court motions to suppress video tape evidence.) Plus it sounds like he just quit drinking. Not to mention that his state of NH has the second highest opiod mortality rate. He's literally surrounded by people in their houses (or is it cabins?... not sure what they got in NH) dying of fentanyl overdoses. When your only recourse is "well, at least we're not West Virginia", it can put you in a bad/alzhemeirly mood.
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03-23-2019, 09:27 AM #186Registered User
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Lane County (Eugene) Oregon fun facts again:
2450 homeless children attended school there. (something like 300 of those are unaccompanied.)
54% of 3rd graders in Eugene's school system can't read at grade level. This is a key indicator of high school graduation and success later in life.
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03-23-2019, 10:07 AM #187
I'll bet it starts here for some. My friend got hit by one of these "legal" scumbags. The WA constitution seems to favor the powerful rather than protect the weak.
$249 medical bill that difficult for the debtor to pay legally morphs into $1260 debt.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...2jb0rHH3XTsGKgA few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.
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03-23-2019, 10:54 AM #188
Yes. If you have assets but not enough for a private nursing home you will need to dump assets (timeline is five years - you can't just dump and go) to get into one that Medicare will cover. They aren't always the nicest but it's better than nothing.
And those med bills stack up quick. My less than 24hrs in the ER/Hosp for diverticulitis in Nov. billed out at over 10K.“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
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03-23-2019, 12:02 PM #189Registered User
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@ $1400/mo you're getting off easy. My FIL is in an assisted living facility now and it's over $11k/mo. Granted it's a pretty nice place but... ouch. Thankfully he had a long term care policy that covers a bit under half and he has the resources to cover the rest for another few years.
When I was in the hospital for 11 days a few months ago nearly every day they tried to push some sort of opiate on me and at least 4 of those days they tried to make me take Zanax. I turned them down every time but when I was asleep overnight they put it in the IV drip that was running. There were times I was in significant pain and they tried to get me to go for morphine, I'd say no and they basically forced it on me by saying "ok get up and leave" when there was no way I could have done that. You can't get away from it.
When it comes to the homeless being in the situation they're in due to piss poor choices they made and the drugs they chose to use that put them there I agree with he who I hate agreeing with. I may even have a colder attitude towards it than the one he expressed. If it was due to the med/pharma industry forcing it on them and they were too weak to resist I may be a little bit softer but it's ok to hurt a bit and not let yourself get led down that path, there are alternatives. Smoke a bowl or something, it doesn't have to be synthetics.
You want to know what it's like to have a family member that doesn't remember you were in to visit for a few hours 10 minutes after you left? You want to know what it's like when they don't remember eating 2 minutes after they're done? You want to know what it's like when they call the police because you're 'stealing' their money that's being used to pay for their care and you get investigated by adult protective services? The paranoia is overwhelming, the anger is heartbreaking to watch, the confusion and empty stare is maddening for those around. Shut the fuck up about dementia maybe not being a disease.
You don't even want to know. See above.
I'm so fed up with the whole medical industry you can't even imagine...
Again, fuck you.
Sort of. If any family member has any ability to contribute they must. There is no choice or way out of it.
That amount doesn't even cover what it costs to be in the most horrible state or city run facility. They also don't feed the 'residents' sufficiently to keep them marginally healthy much less alive. They frequently use food that's been donated because it's past the expiration date or is leftovers from corporate kitchens or catered affairs. The slop they put on plates is disgusting.
@KQ that $10k for a day is pretty mild compared to my 11 days for $400k Insurance is covering most but not all. It's going to hurt for years trying to get that taken care of.
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03-23-2019, 12:13 PM #190
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03-23-2019, 12:31 PM #191
My mil was able to financially separate financially from my fil when he went to a home with dementia. That was in a high tax state. States pay a portion and make the rules.
A few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.
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03-23-2019, 01:26 PM #192Registered User
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03-23-2019, 01:33 PM #193Banned
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I like it that advising people that have had some financial success... ie, they have assets at the time when they realize they may need assisted living in the not so distant future...to hide their assets is not met with more scorn...
If someone struggling to make ends meet hides assets to qualify for assistance they are lazy fraudsters.
If they spend some of their money rather than save it and cant afford their cancer treatment well they should have saved more...
But put everything in the kids names so you dont have to pay the nursing home is ok?
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03-23-2019, 02:46 PM #194
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03-23-2019, 02:51 PM #195
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03-23-2019, 03:16 PM #196
[QUOTE=gravitylover; I'd say no and they basically forced it on me by saying "ok get up and leave" when there was no way I could have done that. You can't get away from it.
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There a reason for pain management beyond shutting up an uncooperative patient:
Why is pain control so important?
In addition to keeping you comfortable, pain control can help speed your recovery and may reduce your risk of developing certain complications after surgery, such as pneumonia and blood clots. If your pain is well controlled, you will be better able to complete important tasks, such as walking and deep breathing exercises.
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03-26-2019, 06:47 AM #197Banned
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https://vtdigger.org/2019/03/25/ex-g...ewport-prison/
The solution is just another problem on the horizon.
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03-26-2019, 06:53 AM #198
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03-26-2019, 09:13 AM #199The report commissioned by organizations representing thousands of businesses across Seattle highlighted inadequacies in the criminal justice system. It looked at 100 prolific repeat offenders and found that many are addicted to drugs and severely mentally ill.
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03-26-2019, 09:40 AM #200Banned
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