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I have watched this fact unfold before my eyes while sitting in Government funded (??) Veterans hospital waiting rooms. I have asked why things such as medical care and services are vanishing from the VA medical care system right before my eyes. And while looking right into my eyes the answer from the top dogs at the VA are, "we have a shrinking budget". How so, since the Fed's haven't passed a budget in now 5 years running? Now, as the deck gets reshuffled and a coin gets tossed for heads or tails, it is reviled to me that the findings in my case shows me, the Vermont Veterans Hospital Tumor Board has in my case voted death rather than life. This is the same death vote by the majority of the Boston Veterans Hospital Tumor Board as well. The tumor board of both my primary medical care center as well as my source for a second opinion the Boston VA Medical Center, my last chance and hope for curative medical care has voted, I should not and will not receive any curative Medical care. I will only receive palliative/comfort care my remaining days.
So, forget VA Hospital and the changing definitions of the words that they use to play word games. I shoot for the understanding and what this means for my outcome and for the living breathing Veteran that I am. Well, My very life and usefulness that I may have literally hangs in the balance that's determined by a board/panel. Whether you call it a Tumor Board or a Death Panel, maters not, in the end it's the exact same thing. Get ready because when and if you or a loved one gets sick enough and meets the criteria set forth by this Panel or that, you will be the fuel that keeps the cog wheel a churning and the Panel going on. Civilian Health care is next to have such panels and may already. At best it's knocking at your door. Please understand it won't and isn't just for old farts either, age doesn't mater to boards. As I have described above. What "only" maters is medical care has become and gaining ground to be just another business and as with any business, it's measured by costs and profits, Black or Red. When the Fed fully runs and operates the US Medical care system, black and red are out the door. Just look at history. The means to the ends will as every time before control the the masses from cradle, the grave and all that is between.
We Americans have slowly but surely become nothing more than Federal Expenditures to a Federal Budget that is unsustainable. What I find so sickening is, all the career politicians know and have known and try to cover the historic fact that over the past 100 years or so we have been headed this way. To me, what's more sickening, is this mess is and has been coming for a while now and may already be a done deal. What seems to be, is what our representatives and leaders mostly do now, is fine tune the beast that they have long since let out of the cage. History of past clearly predicts what's ahead.
So, I'll conclude with this, The US of A already has Death Panels regardless of how you spin or create new definitions for words and also create brand new words. I have witnessed in letter and deed, No mater how you slice it, (Tumor Boards = Death Panels), and again this isn't something new under the sun. If you sincerely want to see what tomorrow looks like, diligently read your history books.
May you all prosper in wealth and in health
May our Children forgive us for partying with their money
Death Panels may be the answer to prayer,
but who are those that are praying?
And who are those that are prey?
Please forgive my rant about Tumor Boards
Through it all, all is well with my soul
Sincerely
Sam aka chappy
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