From the St. Petersburg Times, by Robert Steinback
I am scheduled to begin dying on Feb. 1, 2010.
Although I have been an insulin-dependent Type 1 diabetic for 22 years, my health has always been very good. My condition has never impaired my enjoyment of life; I've never had a diabetic emergency.
Luck, of course, has played a part, as has educating myself about diabetes management. By far, though, the single most critical element of my vitality has been excellent health insurance coverage.
That will end on Jan. 31, the day my COBRA insurance benefits run out.
Read the rest of the article here.
4 comments:
That's very poignant.
I'm sorry for Robert Steinback, and I hope he finds a job with good benefits soon, but I am relieved to realize (on second reading of your post) that it wasn't YOU who was running out of COBRA benefits on Feb.1, 2010.
It's amazing that in this unified struggle against death that all humanity share that there is so much centralized... (greed? hatred? fear of losing power? I don't know... pick one or more)... in so few, but who wield such significant power and money that they can manipulate so many weak individuals into giving so many of us up to death before our time.
Thank you for sharing this, Molly.
ReportingonHealth.org has an interview with Robert Steinback on this issue: http://bit.ly/8cfz9N
Thanks for passing that along, Barbara.
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