[TheForge] Marginal Blacksmithing Question

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments below.

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005, Ralph Douglass wrote:

andy>  
andy> Like all insurance, it sucks ass.  I just had to say that.
andy>
andy>         -Andy
andy>

ralph>
ralph> Mebbe so but I can tell you that in the last 3 months with out insurance
ralph> I might not have much time left, as I could not afford the medical
ralph> bills.
ralph>

last time i checked no one gets out of this life alive.
being alive and in serious medical debt makes absolutely no sense to me.
particularly when the quality of life is questionable.
there is a difference between "being alive" and existing.

ralph>
ralph> Right now it is costing me 15 bucks a month for the interferon I am
ralph> taking. But the druggist said it cost 4K a month. That is not counting
ralph> the first 4 weeks of treatment ( I think that cost almost 15K a month ,
ralph> have to buy the Drs and nurses....)
ralph> Plus my Rad treatments. I think that came to a grand total of 30K.
ralph> I am glad I work where there is reasonablly good ins.
ralph> 
ralph> So you never answered. How is the east coast?
ralph> 
ralph> Ralph
ralph> 
ralph> 

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terry l. ridder ><>