jniekamp wrote:I know in Illinois at our state capital (?sp) (to many years since school) in Springfield, We have a excellent Cardiac center over there and if a person is air-lifted from our emergency room over to them they will do a quad bypass and have that person back home in about 3 days. It's unreal.
When I talked to Rudi I told him it's like a darn assembly line, they go from one person onto the next and so on. It really surprises me that they have such a high success rate moving patients in and out like they do. I would guess most of thses types of cardiac centers run the same way.
But at least in Canada, with their health care plan. The patients don't see some $30,000 bill when all said and done. Like I would would have with my Blue Cross, Blue Shield health insurance policy. Heck a guy just can't really afford to get sick these days. THEN if you die, they still want their money.
Now what I am wondering about in Canada's plan. What if it a matter of life and death? Like Jim Hudson mentioned about his grandson needing a donor liver. We have the transplant list and they will classify the patient to the level of need. How does this work in Canada? Don't the most needy go first?
Speaking of which, after having siter-inlaw (two times) and a real good friend both needing of a donor kidney. Just like what Like Jim said that livers aren't an "unlimited supply"
NOT TO BE PREACHING HERE, but sign your organ donor cards, a lot of states uses the back side of the driver's license. But not only that, let your love one's know what your wishes are, in the case of an unfortunate event. I have seen lving proof, (as many of you have) on how many more years it may give to someone in need of a heart, liver, lungs and other tissues. I have mine signed and everyone knows my exact wishes.
I hope that didn't sound to morbid, or that I benifit in any way from the above.
OK, enough of my opinion.
Get well soon, Rudi
John Niekamp
If Rudi's health changes they will boost him up on the list.