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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 1783000" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>Where we have our home from home, they operate a US style health care system. A few weeks ago, we heard of a young woman, known to us in a sort of "x, who works in y basis", who had had a nasty fall and broken her pelvis. Fortunately, she didn't appear to have a significant bleed, and didn't require surgery.</p><p></p><p>Whilst that seems all god, the reality was she was in hospital overnight (for observations, in case of a catastrophic bleed), but when she left next day her family weren't able to afford to buy her any pain relief. Can you imagin that? Going home, in someone's car, with a broken pelvis and no pain relief.</p><p></p><p>People were clearing out the medicine cabinets and hoping their contributions to her might help, and not do any harm. It's just unimaginable.</p><p></p><p>Our NHS may be very broken and limping along, but we have no idea how fortunate we are.</p><p></p><p>Enjoy your adventure. Some things just have to be done!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 1783000, member: 345386"] Where we have our home from home, they operate a US style health care system. A few weeks ago, we heard of a young woman, known to us in a sort of "x, who works in y basis", who had had a nasty fall and broken her pelvis. Fortunately, she didn't appear to have a significant bleed, and didn't require surgery. Whilst that seems all god, the reality was she was in hospital overnight (for observations, in case of a catastrophic bleed), but when she left next day her family weren't able to afford to buy her any pain relief. Can you imagin that? Going home, in someone's car, with a broken pelvis and no pain relief. People were clearing out the medicine cabinets and hoping their contributions to her might help, and not do any harm. It's just unimaginable. Our NHS may be very broken and limping along, but we have no idea how fortunate we are. Enjoy your adventure. Some things just have to be done! [/QUOTE]
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