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Breast Cancer, Zen and Me

Submitted by evebowen on October 16, 2009 - 11:44

Crossposted on DailyKos and Tikkun Daily, by Evelette.

This is the second part of
my story about surviving Breast Cancer.

There is a slightly surreal quality of thinking that happens when one walks the halls of cancer. One is asked to consider options that are basically outside normal consideration, and come down to making choices that are simply variations on levels of suffering...

The bottom line is DEATH and you get to work up from there.

teaching, healthcare reform, breast cancer

Weekly Healthcare Series: When Health Care Works -- by Evelette

Submitted by evebowen on September 4, 2009 - 09:39

Cross posted at DKos and Tikkun Daily

My journey starts with the basic advantage of working as an R.N. in a small, rural, non-profit clinic here in New Mexico. Our CEO is a totally enlightened woman who used to run Health care for the Homeless in Albuquerque for about 5 years.

She was instrumental in getting our staff enrolled in a small pilot program for state insurance coverage for low income folks that was quietly rolled out by Bill Richardson last year. It was quiet b/c they were afraid the whole project would be overwhelmed immediately, which it was. The 100,000 slots were filled faster than the paperwork could be printed. I never paid more than $7.00 a pop for 2 surgeries, MRI's, needle biopsies, ultrasounds and home nursing. I Don't think I've even spent $100 so far.

personal, Health Care, breast cancer, NMSCI