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<blockquote data-quote="the_anticarb" data-source="post: 750237" data-attributes="member: 16982"><p>As someone with a lifelong chronic condition I do feel slightly vulnerable and dependent on the government, so whichever party promises the most support for the NHS (that'll be labour then) will get my vote.</p><p>Being diabetic really has turned me into a one issue voter. It has opened my eyes to how vulnerable those of us with illnesses are (and anyone can develop an illness) which has made me lean more to the left.</p><p>I've had a few bad experiences with the NHS, particularly my eye hospital where I was told I couldn't have an appointment when I was due to be seen as I'd been put on a wait list due to a lack of consultants. Three months later they then discharged me 'in error' (that's a good way to get the wait list down!) and my private doctor said he'd seen people get permanent eye damage due to not being seen quickly enough.</p><p>However we do still at least have an NHS. I'd hate to think of it gradually fading away, all us diabetics left to fend for ourselves or basically paying for treatment out of our own money. Because let's face it no one will give us medical insurance.</p><p>So I am prioritising this issue when I cast my vote this year to pretty much the exclusion of everything else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the_anticarb, post: 750237, member: 16982"] As someone with a lifelong chronic condition I do feel slightly vulnerable and dependent on the government, so whichever party promises the most support for the NHS (that'll be labour then) will get my vote. Being diabetic really has turned me into a one issue voter. It has opened my eyes to how vulnerable those of us with illnesses are (and anyone can develop an illness) which has made me lean more to the left. I've had a few bad experiences with the NHS, particularly my eye hospital where I was told I couldn't have an appointment when I was due to be seen as I'd been put on a wait list due to a lack of consultants. Three months later they then discharged me 'in error' (that's a good way to get the wait list down!) and my private doctor said he'd seen people get permanent eye damage due to not being seen quickly enough. However we do still at least have an NHS. I'd hate to think of it gradually fading away, all us diabetics left to fend for ourselves or basically paying for treatment out of our own money. Because let's face it no one will give us medical insurance. So I am prioritising this issue when I cast my vote this year to pretty much the exclusion of everything else. [/QUOTE]
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