Tuesday, September 22, 2009

I Suppose It Has Come To This



The past two week's covers may be the final nail in the coffin of print media.
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4 comments:

Bob G. said...

Daniel:
Agreed that "news" magazines aren't what they USED to be...

One of my favorite "sticking points" to this particular article is WHEN (in life) EXACTLY do we all wind up NEEDING health care anyway?
()hint, it ain't when we're teenagers)

Unless we're sickly youths, or have congenital problems that vex us throughout our lives, the majority of health care resides in the ELDERLY...you know, those people we SHOULD be taking care of.

I find any allusion to "decreasing the surplus population" (as Dickens once wrote) an abomination to the seniors, and to this country.
Sure, we're all living LONGER, but taking care of those who once took care of us when we were too fragile to fend for ourselves should be our duty as a people, and not something to shove in the corner, or pull the plug on.

But that's just *my* opinion.

September 22, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Daniel Short said...

It's all about the "sanctity of life" for me, Bob. From conception to the grave, every life is important. I just wonder how long God can look down and see us trying to do His job before he passes judgement...or has he passed it already?

September 22, 2009 at 3:46 PM
Christopher D said...

I am not at all for "death panels", but in reality we also need to look at when do we draw a line at what is reasonable for health care providers to push treatments?

A 20 year old with cancer, they should push.

A 89 year old with COPD, CHF and diagnosed with cancer? Should a healthcare provider morally and ethically push $100k of radiation, chemo, and such to drag life out 6 months spent sick, vomitting, with radiation burns, incontenance?

We need to look our systems from inside out, upside down.

And we further need to take a good look at ourselves and our expectations and unreasonable demands.

September 23, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Daniel Short said...

Chris, tell me at what point it stops? Tell me what 6 more months with you loved one is worth to you? Be very careful of the slippery slope and even more careful of a beurocratic panel making these decisions for you and your family.

September 23, 2009 at 9:59 PM

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