Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hi, Frank. Yes, it is insane that one has to actually recover from having been in a hospital. Upon being discharged, one can be suffering from malnutrition, sleep deprivation, constipation and more. Elliot , " califpacific " <califpacific> wrote: > As with most things and people in life, it is not what they say that > is really important but what they do. I try and use that as a measure > for all of the biggies in life like politics, justice, religion, > relationships, health, etc. > > Allopathic mediicne talks constantly in an altruistic caring way that > misleads people into thinking that it is really humanistic directed > when nothing could be further from the truth. It is an economic > marketing system to garner profits first, last and almost always and > any human touch is almost incidental to the process. Almost 20 > percent of our gross national product is spent on health care in one > form or another. > > Millions of people are employed in the field and a lot of them are > very well paid. The whole system takes up a large part of our > resources both in manpower and money, but the one thing that gets > neglected in the whole scheme of things and the one that no one has > much time for is the patient. He usually fairs last in consideration. > He is mainly relegated to be kept occupied and cared for by the least > trained and the lowest paid in the whole system. > > In a hospital setting it is the sytem that produces money that counts > not the recovery of the patient. If it were they would care about > nutrition ( jello anyone?), rest, etc. That is at the bottom of the > list and usually almost nonexistant. > > my 2 cents, > > Frank > > > , " breathedeepnow " > <aug20@m...> wrote: > > I spoke further with my wife last night about her friend who > travels > > about administering mammograms. She has even been to Alaska, giving > > them to Eskimos! Isn't it comforting to know that we don't withhold > > modern miracle medicine from the vestiges of the Native American > > population still alive in this country? That really sets me on my > > ear, thinking of Eskimos getting mammograms! > > > > The woman gets paid very well for irradiating the breasts of her > > fellow women all across this country. " Hey, you don't have > > mammography available in your home town! Not to worry! We'll bring > it > > to you! " It is sad and strange that she believes she is someone > doing > > a great service to humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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