tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post6205172969615577315..comments2024-02-29T06:34:59.406-05:00Comments on From The House of Edward: One More Time: How Do You Feel?Pamela Terry and Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-31539566592300786792017-03-24T13:43:15.521-04:002017-03-24T13:43:15.521-04:00Your thoughts, suggestions, insight into many subj...Your thoughts, suggestions, insight into many subjects is a breath of fresh air!!! If we all read what another person says with an open mind we will learn how to better live together in the only world we will ever know. Your compassion, empathy, and exuberance for life deserves to be appreciate by all of us. It helps to inspire us in what we do every day.!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487739263996518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-27355696431077846772017-03-23T18:56:12.544-04:002017-03-23T18:56:12.544-04:00Thank you,Pamela. This is your blog and you have ...Thank you,Pamela. This is your blog and you have every right to speak your mind on ANY topic. Medicare for all seems like a no-brainer to me. Other than that perhaps we could all have the health care that congress enjoys. Keep it simple: we all go on their plan! Let us hope that sooner rather than later the truth will out.annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361626368729886859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-86622695838829262472017-03-23T18:47:48.910-04:002017-03-23T18:47:48.910-04:00I was born in Britain before the NHS came into exi...I was born in Britain before the NHS came into existence. Now almost daily I hear complaints and fears about its ability to provide proper healthcare. However, from my own experiences I can only sing its praises, saving the life of a daughter, enabling me to have a child in the first place, without the worry of whether or not I could afford the treatment. I would wish this for everyone. After the good intentions of Obama what a disgraceful setback Trump is to your great country.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-39012478368110583822017-03-22T11:51:06.248-04:002017-03-22T11:51:06.248-04:00I'm sorry you'll no longer be stopping by....I'm sorry you'll no longer be stopping by. However, writing about things important to me is certainly not new here. If you'll notice, this post was written in 2013. I wish you well.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-19257291526201448582017-03-22T09:53:28.965-04:002017-03-22T09:53:28.965-04:00I really used to love seeing your posts on my feed...I really used to love seeing your posts on my feed. A lovely few moments of a delightful read. This is not the place I choose to come for political info or opinions. You are certainly welcome to yours as I am mine, I'm just not seeking it here. Sadly, for me, you've lost me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725388472032652798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-47049506059109545822017-03-21T22:42:41.422-04:002017-03-21T22:42:41.422-04:00I'm truly distressed about the entire situatio...I'm truly distressed about the entire situation regarding the president. It saddens me that there are people that can still justify their vote. I pray the mess that this administration has created can be reversed?<br />xo,<br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064699521293763744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-21159923592484325762017-03-21T18:28:42.731-04:002017-03-21T18:28:42.731-04:00I am so sad at what I see happening to our closest...I am so sad at what I see happening to our closest neighbour. Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-23902561338822585032017-03-21T18:26:50.306-04:002017-03-21T18:26:50.306-04:00I believe that the current British government is r...I believe that the current British government is running the NHS down to it's dregs with the view to replacing it with an American style system. The mantra is 'we can't afford this, people must pay'. Here in Australia we have Medicare for which we pay a relatively small 'debt levy' of 2% if we earn over $180,000 (AU $). Anybody earning under that benchmark pay nothing. In addition those who pay the levy are expected (but not forced) to take out health insurance which covers hospital admissions (we can also take out 'extra's' which helps with dental and optical and other costs). If you require an operation then your hospital stay is free, but private patients have to cover the specialist fee's however you can opt to 'go public' if this is not affordable. We are struggling to keep our system out of the hands of those who view your system as somehow attractive, but personally I don't think that will ever happen, Australian's are very protective of Medicare, it's not perfect but it works for all.<br /><br />I watch with horror as daily something else pops up that makes me cringe or feel hopeless for we are tied to your hip and need a strong US. I feel for you and only hope that there are good people behind the scenes waiting to pounce and I am sure there will be something to pounce on in the next 4 years so keep your spirits up and keep fighting. Believe me Australia is with you.OneEnglishLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747109933032515147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-23069943696475658602017-03-21T16:13:19.181-04:002017-03-21T16:13:19.181-04:00I will not assail your thoughts because they are m...I will not assail your thoughts because they are my very own.<br />you have said it all and said it well.<br />after I retired due to malignant hypertension (270/160) at the age of 60... and was not yet old enough for medicare... I lost my workplace HMO due to that retirement.<br />I fell and broke my wrist and many bones in my left hand during that time before 65.<br />lucky for me I had a credit card. for I couldn't afford insurance due to the 'heart problem.' the lowest quote from the ins companies for me was $584 per month. good grief. <br />so I charged all my medical expenses and paid interest on those charges for years. but I sold my house and did manage pay it off in full.<br /> <br />our country is broken. and its health care will stay broken as long as big pharma and the insurance companies are making billions of dollars. they will never give that up unless forced. <br />it is sheer greed. and it's sad in the extreme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-67618266921053810092017-03-21T15:55:56.278-04:002017-03-21T15:55:56.278-04:00I'm in despair at everything going on in my co...I'm in despair at everything going on in my country. I watch it all from the UK, where we're dealing with the shambles of Brexit, but at least our Prime Minister seems reasonably sane. The NHS is a bit creaky to say the least, but I wouldn't trade it for the system in the US, where healthcare is reserved for the privileged. That fact is abhorrent and unjustifiable to me. I truly hope that the corporatocracy that rules Washington is brought down by some miraculous, spiritual and moral awakening of the American people. Of course this will never happen as long as these deep divisions remain, and it is in the best interest of the powers that be to further this division. Herbalgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127478318407455605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-83210129037104353402017-03-21T15:47:43.030-04:002017-03-21T15:47:43.030-04:00I know!! Our healthcare under a single payer syste...I know!! Our healthcare under a single payer system would be fantastic. Just look at Medicare--it works perfectly for the patient. That's what we need for everyone. Everyone pays 10% -- the 1% and the lower percent as is done in Germany.<br />I'm still glum over what is happening to our country because of TT. But I am hopeful that this nightmare will soon be over. Thanks for all the TT (Times of Trump) blog posts and Instagram posts.MJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-73144423352775378562017-03-21T15:41:26.431-04:002017-03-21T15:41:26.431-04:00I have been writing and phoning my senators and co...I have been writing and phoning my senators and congresspersons pretty regularly. I'm just aghast at the changes this administration wants to make — all destructive in my opinion. Thanks for your post.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-35629004282793163892017-03-21T15:36:23.769-04:002017-03-21T15:36:23.769-04:00Oh Pamela, I have nearly given up on anything goin...Oh Pamela, I have nearly given up on anything going the 'right' way during the next four years. Guess I am too old to fight anymore and the daily shenanigans of the powers that be are a new path to idiocy on a scale we've never known. My state and federal politicians are republicans and the worst of the worst, Scott Pruitt and James Inhoff. While some don't respond, others send out a form letter talking about after 8 years of terrible Obama this and that... Hopeless, maybe, but I fear we will have to wait another 4 years to try and fix all they have destroyed. Keep up the fight dear lady.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-13073936905543622322017-03-21T15:11:36.507-04:002017-03-21T15:11:36.507-04:00Thank you so much for this post, Pamela. I share ...Thank you so much for this post, Pamela. I share your concerns and have just emailed my congressman in Northern California. I have committed myself to be more responsible in doing this. I've always especially loved the picture at the top of today's post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204127165550190242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917331337767835985.post-14196579477034418672017-03-21T15:10:51.512-04:002017-03-21T15:10:51.512-04:00I am absolutely devastated by these drastic measur...I am absolutely devastated by these drastic measures that are happening during this administration! I have never signed so many petitions, nor sent so many emails to my representatives in my 63 years of life. I have lived through many administrations, but this group of politicians are the most evil and idiotic that I have ever seen. Something HAS to happen to change what is going on! Thank you for letting me vent my frustration~Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627048113043386097noreply@blogger.com