1980 Picture of my sister Diane (L) with my niece Ivy, sister
Jenise, and my two babies.
My forty-five year old sister Diane is one of the many
Florida residents who don’t current have health insurance. On August 9, 2013,
she had a heart procedure at a hospital in Tampa, Florida. The surgical
procedure was done to correct/address damage done to her heart caused by
steroids given to treat chronic asthma.
Diane who is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Her treatment
includes having her leave the hospital with a LifeVest which automatically provides monitoring and delivers
electrical therapy without bystander intervention for a high-risk heart patients
awaiting implants.
Diane and
other Americans who suffer from life-threatening heart problems life and health
is important to their love ones as Dick Cheney’s life is to him and his family.
Cheney received the best medical treatment available in the world for his heart
problems and eventually received a heart transplant at age 71 .
I don’t
know what my precious sister’s future will be but I do know that Gods holds the
future. I am thankful that Affordablce Health Care Act (Obamacare) is the law
of the land. I am so happy that Florida Republican Governor Scott has reversed his stance on Obamacare which will
make health insurance coverage available to 1.3 million Floridians.
I had a heart health scare earlier this year. Unlike Diane I had
health insurance and extensive testing revealed that I didn’t have a defective
heart. My own experience and that of my sister had made me believe more than
ever that every American deserves to have affordable health care as a RIGHT and
not a privilege.
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