Exactly- I forgot the drug companies. Thank you!//There is also a decline in geriatric physicians I note in my insurance directory.// I read or heard somewhere where the biggest healthcare costs were for premature infants and end of life care- not sure of that anymore with the advances of various surgeries- anyway those costs are really profits depending on how you look at it.//The imp in my brain also thought of a spooky plot- a mate gets rid of his mate by giving her/ him the barbituates and he/she drinks sugar water. Sorry...:-)
On Jul 16, 7:48�am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Highly possible that Kevorkian presented a threat to the medical and > more so the giant pharmaceutical industry. �They would probably topple > if terminally ill and elderly people decided to check out and skip the > med bandwagon. �It goes to show "again" how much power corporate > lobbyists have on government, it's like a choke collar on a pit bull > and as usually the people are the puppets and pawns in the money > making game. �The one drug that people can grow in their yards of > course is illegal, they can't allow self medication that doesn't bring > in revenue. > > On Jul 16, 5:47�am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > There comes a point of no return but do not think my mother ever > > considered suicide to end her suffering. Strong willed, was she.//Your > > post was interesting- perhaps Kevorkian was a threat to the medical > > profession and the lucrative nursing home industry- plus the attendant > > bureaucracies of the courts and social services. There is a case in my > > local news where the daughter embezzled her mother's fortune via power > > of attorney which is shameful- so family isn't always the answer, > > either- neither are shady court appointed guardians.//This whole > > business is going to get interesting as Social Security peters out and > > the government must decide/ration health care costs- they could kill > > one old bird with two stones.// What these new approaches may hasten > > is a vigorous objection from active, healthy seniors who refuse to > > submit to ageism and elder abuse and treasure their final years on > > their own terms because they can and have earned the right to them. > > Our society is youth oriented so it won't be easy. I find myself > > looking at the images of middle aged to senior men and women and find > > they are often stereotyped which is ridiculous and insulting. On the > > other hand, you have Gloria Vanderbilt's new book "Obsession" which is > > her Marquis de Sade experiment in elder-lust- she is 85! lol Poor > > little Gloria- smutty at last! > > > On Jul 16, 1:07 am, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > We put our pets down when they are no longer able to walk and function > > > in their old age but we insanely subject ourselves to the aches of > > > aging, the bed sores and agonizing pain that haunt our every conscious > > > minute. I never did understand the Kevorkian problem, it's not like > > > the people did not want to check out. I would think that early > > > religious ideals embedded within the fabric of the country still have > > > a grip on the acceptability of suicide, notions of good and bad forced > > > upon the people regardless of their personal beliefs. As you pointed > > > out, the idea that abortion is a acceptable practice is dumbfounding, > > > where does the choice of life or death lie in that? It is all about > > > political ownership of life. We develop lousy governments to boss us > > > around. > > > > On Jul 15, 2:29 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/world/europe/15britain.html > > > > > With a swoon of Prokofiev! Read the reader comments as well as > > > > Americans may be waking up to the fraud that is end of life care and a > > > > national disgrace.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
