Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.
The focus this time: Death is the ultimate elimination of being sick and suffering.
First, a little mood music:
Carrying on…
The promise of socialized healthcare was that even if you couldn’t afford it, the government would provide all the medical help you needed… in truth all they offer is a quick death.
“Dan Quayle marked his 52nd birthday on Oct. 7 in Victoria General Hospital waiting to find out when chemotherapy would start for an aggressive form of esophageal cancer.
“He would die waiting.
“After 10 weeks in hospital, Quayle, a gregarious grandfather who put on his best silly act for his two grandkids, was in so much pain, unable to eat or walk, he opted for a medically assisted death on Nov. 24. This was despite assurances from doctors that chemotherapy had the potential to prolong his life by a year.
“His family prayed he would change his mind or get an 11th-hour call that the chemo had been scheduled, said his step-daughter Shayleen Griffiths, whose mother, Kathleen Carmichael, had been with Quayle for 16 years.
“As the weeks dragged on in hospital, Carmichael kept pressing for answers on when chemo would be scheduled.“
“‘There was never a timeline on that,’ said Griffiths, who lives in Victoria. ‘Their exact words were, “We’re backlogged.”’”
