It should be noted that Canadian "health care" is every bit as callous to both the extremely poor and the disabled as the hyper-capitalistic devil-may-care system that we currently have. It is a known fact that Canadian "health-care providers" like to just write-off anybody with a disability and/or an actual severe illness, because the disabled and the very sick are (in the sick collective mind of Canadian "health care") a "drain" on resources and therefore "just not worth the expenses".
You, o priveleged sir, really ought be grateful that you have so far enjoyed the privelege of not worrying whether/not you be in walking distance of a decent grocery store, or if you have a sidewalk in your neighborhood, or whether or not your physicians value your very existence, or if they intend to just dump you like Canadian doctors are known to do.
Your blog is written with the Point-of-View of somebody who has very probably always had a decent grocery store and good sidewalks where you live. You are using a Canadian "health" article that, of course, is skewed by the Canadian "health"-care mentality, and we all know how Canadian "doctors" maintain higher rates of successful "health"-care.
Your article deserves my utter contempt, and I have decided on the spot to Unsubscribe from your banal twaddle!
What on earth made you so angry today? I sincerely hope you are able to get some help!
“Thus, the researchers emphasize that addressing psychological and emotional needs should often come first, especially if you’re dealing with loneliness or social isolation. And you don’t have to become a different person to make this work.”
Wow! I'm sorry to read your post. Instead of unsubscribing can you educate those of us who are not fully aware of the issues that are inherent in your healthcare system? I am assuming that you are Canadian, and in their system.
There are people from all over the world who subscribe to this newsletter, and that's what makes it so attractive to so many. If we can't learn from each other this comment section is completely unnecessary.
A frustrating thing about Substack is that comments accounts and subscriber accounts aren't linked in the dashboard.
So, I don't know if you are someone who has been with me for years, or who signed up today specifically to make this comment — or even if you actually did unsubscribe.
If you're still on here and would like to share your experience I and others are interested to hear.
You are mixing things up. Sidewalks are municipal decisions. Healthcare is provincial and federal decisions. Having moved to BC a couple of decades ago, I always found it strange how many roads don’t have sidewalks but still have open ditches.
Our healthcare is far from perfect but at least it is there.
I always trigger when anyone claims something is a “known fact”. So, here’s this, which I find much more believable.
“No, it is not a known fact that Canadian healthcare providers intentionally dismiss individuals with disabilities or severe illnesses. While the Canadian healthcare system faces challenges, such as wait times and resource limitations, the idea that providers "write-off" patients due to them being a "drain" is an unfounded and harmful stereotype, not a reflection of reality. Concerns about resource allocation and access to care are real issues, but they do not equate to a systemic practice of abandoning disabled or seriously ill patients.
Concerns about the system exist: The Canadian healthcare system, like any other, has limitations and faces challenges related to funding, access, and the management of resources, according to this comment on a blog post.
Misinformation and stereotypes are harmful: The claim that healthcare providers intentionally disregard patients with disabilities or severe illnesses is a harmful stereotype that is not supported by evidence.
No evidence of a "sick collective mind": There is no credible evidence to suggest that there is a "sick collective mind" among Canadian healthcare professionals to view patients as a "drain" and therefore "just not worth the expenses".
The Canadian system has its own unique challenges: While the Canadian system has its own unique challenges, such as long wait times for certain procedures, the system is not designed to abandon patients with chronic illnesses or disabilities.”
I live near Canada. Two things that really stand out when I visit is 1) Canadians, on the whole, are slimmer than Americans and 2) at lunch no matter the weather, in the cities I visit, everyone is outside walking. Though these may seem minor, when it comes to being healthy they mean a lot.
If there was ever any doubt we know for sure how trump feels about American citizens, especially the ones that did not vote for him.
It is so embarrassing to have a president that thinks using juvenile bathroom humor against people he does not like is funny. However, it is not surprising given his “locker room” boasts of being able to grab women by their crotch. How anyone - particularly women - can see him as leadership material is beyond comprehension unless they like entitled teen age boys for the job.
I am Canadian. Although our health care system is far from perfect, no one goes into bankruptcy for healthcare. We have a huge shortage of family doctors - which government knew for years was coming and did nothing about - and it can take months to get in to see a specialist. Now we re running into lack of long term care spaces - again a problem the government knew about for years and has done little to prepare for.
I learned from my mom “use it or lose it” she was active well into her 90’s. While it is tempting to sit and watch tv or scroll the internet all day, that turns your brain to mush and it’s gone, the rest of you will follow. Get out and enjoy and appreciate where you live.
What are the chances the story of the found grave marker happens the same time the theft from the Lourdes happens? Too random!
And we won’t mention the total wrecking of the east wing of the White House(The People’s House) after cutting down trees that were planted by Andrew Jackson. He doesn’t intend to leave-ever.
It should be noted that Canadian "health care" is every bit as callous to both the extremely poor and the disabled as the hyper-capitalistic devil-may-care system that we currently have. It is a known fact that Canadian "health-care providers" like to just write-off anybody with a disability and/or an actual severe illness, because the disabled and the very sick are (in the sick collective mind of Canadian "health care") a "drain" on resources and therefore "just not worth the expenses".
You, o priveleged sir, really ought be grateful that you have so far enjoyed the privelege of not worrying whether/not you be in walking distance of a decent grocery store, or if you have a sidewalk in your neighborhood, or whether or not your physicians value your very existence, or if they intend to just dump you like Canadian doctors are known to do.
Your blog is written with the Point-of-View of somebody who has very probably always had a decent grocery store and good sidewalks where you live. You are using a Canadian "health" article that, of course, is skewed by the Canadian "health"-care mentality, and we all know how Canadian "doctors" maintain higher rates of successful "health"-care.
Your article deserves my utter contempt, and I have decided on the spot to Unsubscribe from your banal twaddle!
What on earth made you so angry today? I sincerely hope you are able to get some help!
“Thus, the researchers emphasize that addressing psychological and emotional needs should often come first, especially if you’re dealing with loneliness or social isolation. And you don’t have to become a different person to make this work.”
- Bill
Wow! I'm sorry to read your post. Instead of unsubscribing can you educate those of us who are not fully aware of the issues that are inherent in your healthcare system? I am assuming that you are Canadian, and in their system.
There are people from all over the world who subscribe to this newsletter, and that's what makes it so attractive to so many. If we can't learn from each other this comment section is completely unnecessary.
A frustrating thing about Substack is that comments accounts and subscriber accounts aren't linked in the dashboard.
So, I don't know if you are someone who has been with me for years, or who signed up today specifically to make this comment — or even if you actually did unsubscribe.
If you're still on here and would like to share your experience I and others are interested to hear.
You are mixing things up. Sidewalks are municipal decisions. Healthcare is provincial and federal decisions. Having moved to BC a couple of decades ago, I always found it strange how many roads don’t have sidewalks but still have open ditches.
Our healthcare is far from perfect but at least it is there.
I always trigger when anyone claims something is a “known fact”. So, here’s this, which I find much more believable.
“No, it is not a known fact that Canadian healthcare providers intentionally dismiss individuals with disabilities or severe illnesses. While the Canadian healthcare system faces challenges, such as wait times and resource limitations, the idea that providers "write-off" patients due to them being a "drain" is an unfounded and harmful stereotype, not a reflection of reality. Concerns about resource allocation and access to care are real issues, but they do not equate to a systemic practice of abandoning disabled or seriously ill patients.
Concerns about the system exist: The Canadian healthcare system, like any other, has limitations and faces challenges related to funding, access, and the management of resources, according to this comment on a blog post.
Misinformation and stereotypes are harmful: The claim that healthcare providers intentionally disregard patients with disabilities or severe illnesses is a harmful stereotype that is not supported by evidence.
No evidence of a "sick collective mind": There is no credible evidence to suggest that there is a "sick collective mind" among Canadian healthcare professionals to view patients as a "drain" and therefore "just not worth the expenses".
The Canadian system has its own unique challenges: While the Canadian system has its own unique challenges, such as long wait times for certain procedures, the system is not designed to abandon patients with chronic illnesses or disabilities.”
I live near Canada. Two things that really stand out when I visit is 1) Canadians, on the whole, are slimmer than Americans and 2) at lunch no matter the weather, in the cities I visit, everyone is outside walking. Though these may seem minor, when it comes to being healthy they mean a lot.
If there was ever any doubt we know for sure how trump feels about American citizens, especially the ones that did not vote for him.
It is so embarrassing to have a president that thinks using juvenile bathroom humor against people he does not like is funny. However, it is not surprising given his “locker room” boasts of being able to grab women by their crotch. How anyone - particularly women - can see him as leadership material is beyond comprehension unless they like entitled teen age boys for the job.
You’ve got that right. Bathroom humor from a juvenile delinquent who is stuck at age 13.
I am Canadian. Although our health care system is far from perfect, no one goes into bankruptcy for healthcare. We have a huge shortage of family doctors - which government knew for years was coming and did nothing about - and it can take months to get in to see a specialist. Now we re running into lack of long term care spaces - again a problem the government knew about for years and has done little to prepare for.
I learned from my mom “use it or lose it” she was active well into her 90’s. While it is tempting to sit and watch tv or scroll the internet all day, that turns your brain to mush and it’s gone, the rest of you will follow. Get out and enjoy and appreciate where you live.
What are the chances the story of the found grave marker happens the same time the theft from the Lourdes happens? Too random!
And we won’t mention the total wrecking of the east wing of the White House(The People’s House) after cutting down trees that were planted by Andrew Jackson. He doesn’t intend to leave-ever.