| The knowledge that life is relatively
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| | readings and thermometer readings every
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| short and absolutely unpredictable is
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| | few hours all day everyday... and at
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| humbling and insightful. I'm returning
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| | night too.
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| from 5 days in New York hospital with a
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| | The nurse would wake me up in the middle
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| serious intestinal infection... It is
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| | of the night to take my blood pressure
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| eye-opening to NOT EAT or DRINK for 5
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| | and temperature readings. (And I thought
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| days (not even water) and to be hooked up
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| | waking up to an alarm clock was
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| to an I.V. machine 24 hours a day. Guess
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| | annoying).
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| how much it cost?
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| | The doctors and nurses were all
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| Nothing beats a near-death experience for
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| | wonderful. Very professional care from
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| revitalizing the human spirit. The
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| | very capable professionals. After 5 days
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| knowledge that life is relatively short
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| | I was well enough to go home.
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| and absolutely unpredictable is humbling
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| | I was admitted on Sunday evening and was
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| and insightful.
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| | discharged Thursday evening... Sunday,
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| I'm returning from 5 days in New York
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| | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...
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| hospital with a serious intestinal
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| | 5-days.
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| infection... diverticulitis to be exact.
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| | But it only totals about 96 hours so the
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| It is eye-opening to NOT EAT or DRINK for
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| | hospital says it's 4 days. Guess how much
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| 5 days (not even water) and to be hooked
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| | 4 days in New York Hospital cost? The
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| up to an I.V. machine 24 hours a day.
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| | bill came today:
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| It Really Sucks!
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| | Rm Two Beds or more $8,230.08, Drugs
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| When you are fighting a potentially
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| | $758.57, Laboratory Services $346.30,
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| life-threatening condition or illness, it
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| | Laboratory Services $516.52, Laboratory
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| puts one's life in a new, refreshing
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| | Services $235.56, Laboratory Services
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| perspective. It has given me an
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| | $578.25, Laboratory Services $73.15,
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| appreciation for the really important
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| | X-Ray Services $229.10, Cat Scan
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| things life has to offer...
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| | $4,518.51, Emer Room Services $827.68,
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| Family, Friends, Loved ones, Health. (Not
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| | Drugs $506.94, Ekg Inpatient $174.81
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| necessarily in that order). Family,
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| | Totals $16,995.47
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| friends and Loved ones are the best life
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| | And when you add in the cost of the phone
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| has to offer... But life certainly is
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| | and television... That's a grand total of
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| more enjoyable when everyone is healthy.
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| | over $17,000.00 bucks for 4 days. That's
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| All the money in the world... isn't worth
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| | $,4,250 per day... And I didn't even have
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| losing your health over.
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| | any surgery (yet).
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| Your Health is the most precious thing
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| | Professional Care comes with a
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| you possess... Just ask any inpatient in
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| | professional price tag.
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| a hospital!
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| | Would you have enough money to pay for
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| I can tell you that although the health
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| | this if it came out of your pocket? Most
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| care was most excellent, life in the
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| | people couldn't afford to make a payment
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| hospital was not that much fun for me. I
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| | like that. It's not their fault. They
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| was hooked up to an I.V. for days with no
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| | work hard, get paid well but the cost of
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| food or drink. You have to drag that I.V.
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| | living is sooo expensive.
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| thing with you everywhere you go, even to
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| | Most families do not accumulate wealth.
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| the bathroom.
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| | Most families have a hard time saving any
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| (I'm not complaining - They probably
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| | money. The solution however is NOT to cut
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| saved my life).
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| | back.
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| I was getting prodded and poked and stuck
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| | The solution is to change your way of
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| with needles everyday for blood samples
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| | thinking. The solution is to realize
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| and stuck with another needle to give a
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| | that... Your Health is Your Real Wealth!
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| blood thinner. They took blood pressure
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