EYES WIDE OPEN??

I DON'T HAVE A PICTURE TO POST ALONG WITH THIS, BECAUSE I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE REALLY. MAYBE IT WOULD BE A PIC OF ME LOOKING REALLY P***** OFF ABOUT THE WAY WE AS AMERICANS ARE TREATED IN OUR OWN COUNTRY COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES. NOW BEFORE I GO ON A RANT I NEED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I LOVE AMERICA. I LOVE THIS COUNTRY AND ALL THE WE ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING, PERIOD. UNFORTUNATELY I WATCHED PART OF A DOCUMENTARY TONIGHT THAT MADE MY SKIN CRAWL AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES OR EARS. SO MANY OF YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN MICHAEL MOORE'S DOCUMENTARY CALLED - "SICKO" FROM A FEW YEARS BACK. WELL I NEVER HAD SEEN IT. I ONLY WATCHED A PORTION OF THIS DOCUMENTARY AND FELT SICKENED BY THE WAY US AMERICAN'S ARE TREATING OUR OWN PEOPLE. SICKENED!!

IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENTARY WATCH IT!! I AM THIS CLOSE TO PACKING UP MY FAMILY AND MOVING TO FRANCE EVEN. I HAVE NEVER SAT DURING A MOVIE WITH MY MOUTHED GAPED OPEN IN COMPLETE DISMAY, BUT THIS WAS THAT SHOCKING. WHY DO WE ALLOW THE BIG TIME INSURANCE COMPANIES AND DRUG DISTRIBUTORS TO RUN OUR COUNTRY?? WHY IS IT THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN EUROPE CAN HAVE HEALTH CARE FROM BIRTH UNTIL DEATH AT NO COST OR VERY LITTLE COST AND WE AS AMERICAN'S ARE FORCED TO SETTLE FOR BELOW MEDIOCRE CARE AT A HUGE COST OR HUGE SPACE OF TIME?

I WAS LITERALLY LAUGHING WHEN MICHAEL MOORE GOES OUT TO DINNER IN FRANCE WITH SOME FRIENDS OF HIS WHO HAD MOVED THERE FROM THE GOOD OLD U.S.A.. HE IS LISTENING TO THE FRIENDS TELL THEM ABOUT UPON ARRIVING IN FRANCE THEY ARE ASKED TO FILL OUT A FORM TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM. ONE MAN ARRIVED IN FRANCE WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES AND WAS ASKED TO LIST ALL HEALTH ISSUES - EVERY ONE. WELL HE LISTED HIS DIABETES AND WHEN THE WORKER SAW HIS PRE-EXISTING CONDITION HE WAS IMMEDIATELY GIVEN CARE FOR HIS DIABETES WITH EMPHASIS ON PREVENTATIVE CARE. THIS BLEW ME AWAY. ANOTHER EXAMPLE WAS A MAN WHO WAS BORN IN FRANCE AND AT AGE 18 HE MOVED TO THE U.S.. WHEN HE WAS IN HIS LATE 20'S OR EARLY 30'S HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. WELL BECAUSE HE LIVED IN THE U.S. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE THE CARE THAT HE NEEDED BECAUSE HE COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SO HE DECIDED TO MOVE BACK TO FRANCE. WELL HE SAID HE HAD NEVER PAID TAXES IN FRANCE, BUT UPON ARRIVING BACK TO FRANCE HE WAS SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL AND STAYED FOR HIS CHEM/RADIATION THERAPY. AFTER HE WAS DISCHARGED HE WENT TO A FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH HIS DOCTOR. HIS DOCTOR ASKED IF HE FELT WELL ENOUGH TO GO TO WORK TO WHICH HE REPLIED, "NO!". HIS DOCTOR ASKED HOW MUCH TIME HE THOUGHT HE WOULD NEED TO RECUPERATE AND GET WELL, TO WHICH THE MAN REPLIED, "3 MONTHS MAYBE.". SO THE DOCTOR WROTE HIM A NOTE TELLING HIS EMPLOYER STATING THAT HE NEEDED 3 MONTH MINIMUM OF TIME OFF WORK TO RECOVER FROM CANCER TREATMENT. DONE. THE GOVERNMENT PAID 65% OF HIS PAY FOR THAT 3 MONTHS AND HIS EMPLOYER PAID THE REMAINING 35%. THE MAN RECOVERED BY GOING ON "HOLIDAY" FOR 12 WEEKS AND CARING FOR HIMSELF IN ORDER TO RETURN TO WORK AT 100%. WHAT THE HELLO?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THIS GUY GOT PAID TO RECOVER FROM CANCER. HE GOT PAID. AND HERE IS THE BIGGER KICK IN THE BUTT...THE DOCTORS IN OTHER COUNTRIES GET PAID MORE IF THEIR PATIENTS ARE HEALTHIER. SO IF I GO TO THE DOCTOR AND HE HELPS ME TO FEEL BETTER HE GETS PAID MORE THAN FOR THE DOCTORS HERE WHO THROW A SCRIPT MY WAY AND SAY SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. I AM PEEVED. I KNOW THAT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD TO WORRY ABOUT ANY MEDICAL ISSUES WHATSOEVER THAN OK YOU ARE SAFE, BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR YOURSELF OR IN YOUR FAMILY THIS IS A HUGE MATTER.

THIS IS PROBABLY A CAN OF WORMS THAT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE OPENED AND HERE I AM WITH MY CAN OPENER...YES PEOPLE I AM FREEING THE WORMS! AS I WRITE THIS I AM WATCHING MY HUSBAND JUMP THROUGH HOOP AFTER HOOP JUST TO STAY ALIVE. WHY SHOULD SICK PEOPLE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING BETTER?? WHY CAN'T SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS OUR HEALTH BE A NON-ISSUE?? I CAN TELL YOU THAT I UNDERSTAND WHY EUROPEANS AND CANADIANS LIVE AN AVERAGE OF 7 YEARS LONGER THAN AMERICANS...DUH! THE STRESS OF LOW GRADE HEALTH CARE WOULD DRIVE ANYONE TO THEIR GRAVE SOONER IF THEY HAD TO JUMP THROUGH AS MANY HOOPS AS US AMERICANS HAVE TO. IT IS EMBARRASSING!! OKAY THAT VENT FELT GOOD. AHHHH!!