I am watching the re-run of the Obama press conference on the healthcare plan, if you can call it that. I guess since we still haven't heard any specific details of this plan, and congress is still debating, it is more like the Obama "pipe dream". I am all for drastic changes in the healthcare system IF it reins in costs to the consumer AND delivers better healthcare to the citizens of this country. But I don't see how it will get done, at least not yet. I am all for the so-called "public option". But I don't see how we will ever get this as long as the insurance companies are running the show. And make no mistake, they have been running the show for a LONG time now. Of course I don't know how this will affect me and others like me that either have a disabling condition or a long-term health problem. I am waiting on congress to get their act together and even present a plan yet. I am kind of tired of hearing the talking heads yapping about "socialized medicine". When you have an industry as out of control as the so-called "healthcare delivery system" and so many obstacles to actually getting healthcare like access, out-of-control costs etc it is TIME for a change. No one is complaining about the police or fire departments we all depend on being "socialized". And something as important as healthcare quite frankly should not even be a part of the capitalist system if they can't be reasonale and fair. I thank God every day that I am getting my current care from a charity program in a Catholic medical facility, because without it I would be screwed. Anyone know how I get a personal lobbyist on Capitol Hill?
Last night I decided to ride with another carrier on his route to help out, but that turned out to be a big mistake. Part way through the route I got very ill. I was dizzy, and nauseated and broke out in a sweat. I felt like I was going to vomit at any minute and had to have him break off the route and drop me at a local convenience store while he finished the route. (We were too far from home and there was not enough time to take me home and still get done on time). After a trip to the rest room, I just sat at one of the tables for an hour or so and rested. After a short while most of the symptoms subsided and I made a couple of calls to other carriers to pass the time. By the time I got home I was feeling a little better, so I think a lot of it was car sickness.
While I was sitting at the convenience store an friend and former co-worker whom I hadn't seen in quite some time came in so I got to talk to him for just a minute. He wanted to catch up but was running late for work so he said to call him on Friday.
I took my Betaseron shot today. I was on their website the other day and signed up for an account. They have some real neat services that no one told me about. One is a reminder service where they send you a reminder email on the days you need to take your shot. If I am not mistaken they also have a cell phone texting reminder as well and they also have some type of MS friend "mentoring" type of program where you can schedule a chat with another patient who has multiple sclerosis.
I have also recently signed up for a Facebook account, for no other reason but that my sister asked me to. It turns out that I am very glad I did. Not only am I able to keep up on many of my extended family members much easier now, but I have re-connected with some old friend as well. For me being somewhat homebound a lot of the time, it is a definite plus in staying connected.
