Talking about health, here’s a site that’s being shared on Reddit: The Battle We Didn’t Choose. The images that were shared by a husband in memory of his wife really hit home, and remind you of just how delicate life is. I am recovering from my own battle with my health, and lucky to be looking at a brighter future due to an amazing group of nurses and doctors. We talk all of the time about healthcare and choosing the right system, but until it affects you personally, you won’t recognize the importance of this talk. We can’t leave it to idiots who look at the system as an endless cash machine. It needs the heart of soul of a society that gives a damn of more than itself.
This story of a man and his wife is only one of many happening around the world everyday. We tend to focus on the causes without paying attention to the people involved. We need to stop the blind-folded feel good actions that revolve around pink ribbons or patches, which don’t help the actual nurses, doctors, researchers, and care-givers who work in the darkness to bring light to those who need it.
Here’s an opportunity to read a personal story and come face to face with the realities of failing health and an over-burdened system that gets little help that it needs. It’s a small step, but all new beginning start from tentative steps.
My condolences to the family of Jennifer. Your story helps keep her memory alive. And helps to change a world so that it can recognize its heart once again.
