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2008-01-28T09:02:00.000-05:00

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The accommodations at Deep Inferno General Hospita...

2007-10-27T16:27:00.000-04:00

The accommodations at Deep Inferno General Hospital sound like a classic case of good ol' American conspicuous consumption.

Sorry about the digression. I wanted to email this...

2007-10-22T13:49:00.000-04:00

Sorry about the digression. I wanted to email this...

You've probably seen this, but apparently (shock) a positive outlook has nothing to do with how well you can fight cancer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7052318.stm

I live in Canada, where we have universal health c...

2007-10-22T09:26:00.000-04:00

I live in Canada, where we have universal health care.
The hospitals in my city (which are all public) fall somewhere between the two extremes you describe here. Closer to the the private hospital, I'd say but without the bathrobes or the spring water. And the waits are longer.
You are a remarkable writer and I love your blog. Thank Dog for humour, no?

The other stuff seems like a big waste of cash to ...

2007-10-21T08:00:00.000-04:00

The other stuff seems like a big waste of cash to me.

I know it does. And yet...odd as it sounds, little touches like that actually would have meant a lot to me back during the worst days of my cancer treatment. I was so desperate for any little show of kindness, any tiny ckue that my feelings were important, that somebody somewhere cared enough to try to cheer me up, that I was a human being who mattered. Even if I had to pay a litte extra for it, I think a kinder, friendlier, more humane environment might have made up for at least some of the emotional support I needed so desperately.

Seems if they didn't have to pay for all that lobb...

2007-10-21T01:11:00.000-04:00

Seems if they didn't have to pay for all that lobby and desk fountains and rare orchids and vastly unnecessary shit in this hospital, and just had a clean, well-maintained, but simple facility, you'd be paying maybe only $40 per mammogram, rather than $50. Crazy, how much excess that all seems. When the most important things are that it's a) clean (sanitary), b) respectful of your privacy and decency, and c) provided excellent healthcare. The other stuff seems like a big waste of cash to me.

Dear Lymphopo,A few thoughts on your previous post...

2007-10-20T12:24:00.000-04:00

Dear Lymphopo,

A few thoughts on your previous posts:

1. When I go dancing to a C&W place, I NEVER get asked to dance. And I am a fairly attractive, thin, 30 year old girl. I literally have to ask those stupid boys myself. So there.

2. You ARE marvelously good at something. What a write you are!! I'd LOVE to be able to write like you. And you are also very very good at making people laugh.

So there.

Whitney, if you don't mind me asking, where the he...

2007-10-19T21:58:00.000-04:00

Whitney, if you don't mind me asking, where the heck do you live? I live in Chicago, and an uninsured, very ill friend of mine had to lay on a gurney in the hallway of the county hospital for almost 48 hours, waiting for a bed. It was pitiful.

In my city, there really isn't that big of a diffe...

2007-10-19T16:27:00.000-04:00

In my city, there really isn't that big of a difference between our private hospital and our public hospital (not even in waiting time). But then, the city keeps up our public hospital very well, and it has some of the best nurses and doctors in the area. If I have to go to the hospital for something, I always go to the public hospital.

Where I used to live, though, there was a big difference between the public hospitals and the private ones. I'm glad I live in a city now that obviously cares about providing great service in its public hospital.

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2007-10-19T13:37:00.000-04:00

Sounds to me like you well might go crazy !! www.shandarrah.com with love Barbara

Ahem, that would be "she lost it." Sorry.

2007-10-19T13:32:00.000-04:00

Ahem, that would be "she lost it." Sorry.

This reminds me of a story I heard about 20 years ...

2007-10-19T13:31:00.000-04:00

This reminds me of a story I heard about 20 years ago when I was living in DC. The Soviet Union's embassy was located in Georgetown, which was served by a largish but incredibly well stocked grocery store. Most of the staff lived on the Embassy grounds. The wife of a recently appointed embassy flunky was taken there to be shown where she could shop and literally had a panic attack in the store. They had to take her away in an ambulance and everything. Coming from Moscow, she was completely unprepared for the amount of foodstuffs, readily available. She didn't have to stand in line for meat or toilet paper or anything else. And it scared her so badly she lot it. Laughter seems like a much happier response to an equally horrendous dichotomy.

Yeah, what Citygrrrrl said.I'm no expert, but it s...

2007-10-19T08:34:00.000-04:00

Yeah, what Citygrrrrl said.

I'm no expert, but it sounds like a manifestation of PTSD to me.

I used to work for a hospital quite similar to you...

2007-10-18T21:06:00.000-04:00

I used to work for a hospital quite similar to your Deep Inferno General. In our two-story sky-lit lobby, we had a water wall which outlined the shore of Lake Michigan, a grand piano that played on it's own accord, and a real live fireplace for those cold days while waiting for the, ahem, valet to pull your car around.

I was in the business of fundraising. That damn lobby made my job a nightmare. Who wants to cough up any change when the place has money to blow on a water wall!

in a word, no.

2007-10-18T18:19:00.000-04:00

in a word, no.