Monday, April 9, 2007

Hospitals are normal

Yesterday, my wife expressed her gratitude for the good health of our family, with which we are blessed and fortunate. I would add health insurance to that gratitude. In months 20 through 40 of her young life, Olivia has seen mommy (maternity ward), daddy (ER trip on misdiagnosis), and little sister (dehydration, virus) in hospital garb on a gurney or hospital bed. In her world, it is normal for a family member to be in the hospital once in a year. "Gurney," "stethescope" and some mispronunciation of "ambulance" are part of her vocabulary.

Doing that without health insurance? ugh.

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