Caring at the End of Life

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• Posted 08/30/10 by fred
  Decent Film, Everyone should watch it. Want the story? Want to watch/film it? I'll do it if it helps others see from the other side. I accepted it, I’m a realist. Would shock Oprah! Absolutely, Basically the American dream, self employed, made great money in business, gov contracts etc, I worked 7 days a week, 18 hrs a day. I took care of both parents , then I got sick, made it through experimental surgery and lost just about everything ( Losing close friends was the worst, out of fear most ran away) I received bad blood, then found out I need chemo but I can’t stop work for chemo because my personal policy is now costing $1633.11 per MONTH! Yes, Per MONTH.Look it up, Blue Cross in NY. Insurance will not let me downgrade policy and still cover preexisting condition, The new changes don’t come into effect until 2014, I won’t be here that long. I work in the chemical field, so chemo is out while I work as my immune system would be too weak and the chemicals would kill me , So I work when I can, soon to lose the roof over my head. And I had three homes at one time, Good story. I started off from nothing; Homeless at 17 years old. MUCH more that will blow the mind if most people knew. If I decide to take the hospice way out it will cost the tax payers more than if I was treated now. This IS A CURABLE DIEASE with chemo, good odds anyway, Plus, I would keep working and be productive paying my own way and others too! Funny, the thing I remember the most is the nurses face when I said No DNR, she tried to talk me out of it saying I was too young and not thinking clearly. How sad that America has gone down this far. There is NO way you can understand this unless you are dying slowly. I always thought, if given the choice that I would want to when I was going to die. Well, I don’t. I accepted it and stopped seeing Dr’s except for pain medication so I can continue work until my time comes. Only then I will know what decision I will make on how I pass. Yes, I am frustrated with America, but others have it worse. Family in this film feel guilty, they should just let them go without suffering. And Dr shouldn’t be so rude, most are nice about it, but some….YOU will see … eventually. I only hope that changes.