Over the break, my uncle had an emergency room doctors visit. He had blood clots due to a previous surgery he had recently. We visited the first day he went into the hospital and the doctor estimated that he would have to stay in the hospital for about four days. This sounded reasonable because one of my uncles friends had gotten blood clots recently as well and stayed in the hospital for a few days; though his was due to his obesity. My uncle seemed fine in his state and he mainly talked with my aunt who was the most concerned and worried about him.
Because my uncle had a worse previous injury, his approach to this accurance wasn't as concerned as my aunts. He tore his ligaments in his calf and ankle, and after the surgery he had to use a wheelchair, crutches, or his scooter to move around. The surgery was also linked to his blood clots so he was still dealing with the outcome of that first injury instead of a completely new problem.
The ER visit happened on Christmas eve. I remember feeling bad when I thought that he would miss Christmas, especially because it was hosted in his house. But the next morning, my aunt made an announcement that he would be back for Christmas evening which was "the greatest gift of all" she included. I was happy that he became healthy so soon, but I was curious why when I remembered the time-frame his doctor gave. I don't know much about blood-clots maybe they are easy to fix, but it still made no sense that his friend had less of a speedy recovery. Then the obvious hit me. My uncle plays for the NBA and gets paid very well, and as for his friend, his only employer is my uncle. I'm sure that he has the best health insurance because he can afford it and after the insights learned in this unit, money has a crucial effect on your medical coverage in America.
Amhara
ReplyDeleteI think that you had a good start here. You really caught me off guard when you said that the ER visit happened on christmas eve and it really demonstrated maturity to be able to say that you don't always understand how the medical aspect of it works, but you did know that money can buy better care and in turn, healthiness. It sucks that his friend took longer to recover, but i am curious as to where that came into the story and the story behind it. Elaborate on it?
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ReplyDeleteI think that your idea "that money has a crucial effect on your medical coverage in America" is surprisigly true. It seems to be one of the sad true facts of our worls. I really like that you pionted it out even though it was your uncle who was on the reciving end of the situation. I think that you should elaborate on the story of his friend to make the idea clearer.
ReplyDeleteWow, i think the whole situation you put across about money having "a crucial affect on your medical coverage in America" was really apparent in the situation here. I think its disgusting that just because some people have certain jobs means they are more entitled to be healthy?
ReplyDeleteAs the other people above have said about elaborating on the story about his friend as it would give the paragraph a bit more depth.