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[–] kamills 113 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Ah yes. Many years ago before I was born, the guy who my was married to came home and complained about a bit of a painfull back. My mom made him drive to the hospital where he told them what hat happend. They told him to stand completely still and put a neck brace on him and made him sit in a wheelchair where he passed out. When he woke up half his body (left side I think) wa paralyzed.

It turns out he had fall off the roof of a barn and landed flat on his back on the fully extended ladder, breaking his back, and passed out and had lost his memory until he saw his work wan, with his name on it. He had then driven himself back home, before my mom insisted that he needed to go to the hospital, "just to have him checked out".

He still suffers daily from it, but he somehow managed to get full functionally of his body back, but never was able to work full time in trade work.

Long story short, Go. To. The. Hospital!

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

Your last line there. I get it and I agree, but for a lot of people without insurance it's like having to choose between bodily destruction and financial destruction

[–] kamills 30 points 1 year ago

I feel so awful some people have to choose. This dude just didn't wanna go. We go socialized health care here rho

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