Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Health Care Reform: A Matter of Life and Death

My wife passed away after a six-year-long battle against two things: a very aggressive form of breast cancer, and the Canadian medical system. The first battle is now over: We lost. The second battle will continue as I fight on her behalf, and on behalf of patients like her.

I wish to thank OHIP and all the doctors – Canadian, American, and Chinese – who helped treat her. Nevertheless, my goal in this article is to inform people that our medical system has major problems. I have no statistical data, political bias, or medical education. I will not use any second-hand information to support my argument. Everything I write is based on my personal experiences with different medical institutions and systems around the world: the Mayo Clinic, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and medical facilities in Buffalo, Detroit, Arizona, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

When Canadians encounter a major health problem, like cancer, our current medical system has the potential to become an insurmountable obstacle standing between our disease and the most advanced treatments. Sometimes, this is a matter of life and death. In my wife's case, it was that, and more: It was the difference between seeing our daughter grow up to be six years old – or only three.

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