st2005's Journal

I sat in my isolated hospital room, watching the olympics, and I thought of just one more reason that I'm proud of being Canadian.... after going through RAI, I am so thankful that the health care system here takes care of their patients. I couldn't imagine having to do that treatment out of hospital, or having to be billed for it. I remember reading other blogs on here from American patients who had to fight to get the treatment in hospital, or whose insurance wouldn't cover the hospital stay. I feel for you all so much when I realize how well I've been taken care of.

I'm sure many of you have seen the documentry "sicko" by Michael Moore, and I have to say that, as contraversial as he may be in your country, he makes sense to the rest of the world. I don't understand how a country who works so hard for personal freedoms (and just works so hard as a nation), has accepted a health care system that caters to the rich. Noone should be denied this critical treatment. It's your life, it's time to take it back!