There are those who seem to feel that to be defective and disabled is unacceptable. People who readily say they would not wish to live under certain circumstances, which can even involve the mere use of a wheel chair to get around. People who see the disabled as valueless and nothing more than a drain on our resources. To these snob peoples, who see perfection as a requirement to a rightful place in society, I have this quote from the article "One-Limbed Med Student to Graduate UCLA" (Associated Press, May 28, 2007 1:20 AM EDT) to share...
"Kellie Lim, who became a triple amputee at age 8 because of bacterial meningitis, is to graduate from UCLA's medical school on Friday, and she plans to focus on childhood allergies and infectious disease."The Michigan native, 26, does not use a prosthetic arm and manages to perform most medical procedures - including giving injections and taking blood - with one arm. She walks on a pair of prosthetic legs.
"Just having that experience of being someone so sick and how devastating that can be - not just for me but for my family too - gives me a perspective that other people don't necessarily have," Lim said."
And if that weren't amazing enough, the article further states that Lim was raised by a blind mother.
But the disabled are less valuable? The disabled only drain society? They can't possibly be productive citizens? What world do these snob people live in? It certainly isn't the same one that Kellie Lim and her mom live in.
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But the disabled are less valuable? The disabled only drain society? They can't possibly be productive citizens? What world do these snob people live in? It certainly isn't the same one that Kellie Lim and her mom live in.
Oh sure. We'll see whether the free-market health insurance industry you praise so highly will sell a cripple like Kellie Lim health insurance at a price anyone but a billionaire can afford.
Despite my Ph.D. in biochemistry, I could not get the insurance I needed, so I left the country to live and work where I am really appreciated for what I can contribute. Here I am accepted as a full member of the community.
Every night I thank God for the good fortune to live and work among enlightened people.
Anonymous, I think you are addressing the wrong person. Personally, I think insurance and many medical charges are way out of line and should be addressed. On the other hand, I don't think socialized medicine is the answer either. Socialism sounds good in theory, but theory often doesn't work out in the real world.
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