Sorry, MomE -- I cannot remember where that all took place. It was at least 3 [?] years ago. Wasn't here. Wasn't YouTube. Was, I do remember, a fairly conservative place and the argument took the tone of conservative/responsible/insured versus wacko/goofy/uninsured -- which is far from realistic. It's actually a great source for discussion. I remember someone on the con/res/ins side was belittling the guy as being someone who "clearly does not take care of himself," etc. All that had to be said? "Did you check out his body? Hmm?" Because he clearly took care of himself!
Most everyone thought the infection merited a trip to the ED - but that raised the spector of costs and the virtues/perils of DIY home care. Thank God no one chirped "but it's free!" or they would have to be killed, obviously.
There are so many stories floating around about what really happened to this guy, before and after... I would love to know the truth. As in:
How long before the staph infection set in?! Was he put on oral antibiotics or i.v. infusions?!
[It's sad, but I recently ended a friendship because I just couldn't stomach her sense of entitlement -- it extended from her rent being subsidized to her health care being "free," because "the ER has to treat you..."]
If I ever run across the archives for that loooong thread about health care, guided by the spider/guy/pusface, I will be sure and let you know.
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