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Edwcraig

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36. And we pay three times the cost and are 40th in the world in life expectancy. Yea we beat Ecuador.

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Sat Aug 14, 2021, 01:49 PM

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52 yrs. of marriage - divorced to pay medical bills for husband [View all] packman Aug 2021 OP

oof Dorian Gray Aug 2021 #1

sooooooooooooooo sad. makes me cry. Trueblue1968 Aug 2021 #2

Advertising something like this on the internet seems very ill-advised (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #3

True, even though it was 3 years ago and the situation may have changed. Klaralven Aug 2021 #5

Fortunately it isn't real. The only search result for the tweet text is on iFunny NYC Liberal Aug 2021 #6

Well, I'm glad to hear this ... (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #8

Ok. Not that I'd call it funny... unblock Aug 2021 #9

It's basically an image hosting site, so anyone can upload any kind of image there. NYC Liberal Aug 2021 #20

Thank you! I appreciate your fact-checking. femmedem Aug 2021 #11

Thanks for the factchecking MustLoveBeagles Aug 2021 #16

I agree. I know of another couple who did this. Nt spooky3 Aug 2021 #18

My husband and I considered doing this MustLoveBeagles Aug 2021 #22

I am so glad that things turned around for you. spooky3 Aug 2021 #24

Absolutely. That's why it's (sadly) not unbelievable at all! NYC Liberal Aug 2021 #19

Yes, and it's REALLY sad and REALLY wrong that it ever has to happen at all. ShazzieB Aug 2021 #28

Especially with all the details unblock Aug 2021 #7

She may regret putting this on the internet where a collector might find it... unblock Aug 2021 #4

Why? LiberatedUSA Aug 2021 #39

A few things: unblock Aug 2021 #40

One could declare bankruptcy. LakeArenal Aug 2021 #10

But getting divorced doesn't ruin your credit TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #23

We had friends who ended up having to go this route. Canoe52 Aug 2021 #12

Not much has changed KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #13

But we luv our health care heroes!!!!! JonAndKatePlusABird Aug 2021 #26

This one may be hypothetical, but don't kid yourself FakeNoose Aug 2021 #14

Such bullshit. We are slaves to health "care" in US. This doesn't happen in other countries. nt Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #15

Stories like that were common before the ACA. haele Aug 2021 #17

A variation on this concerns long term care not covered by Medicare. spooky3 Aug 2021 #21

Marriage is two things NotASurfer Aug 2021 #25

Yes, I agree - marriage is a bound packman Aug 2021 #35

It's very 😔 sad seta1950 Aug 2021 #27

Same thing happened to my sister & her husband. CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #29

Damn that's depressing. gixxerlee Aug 2021 #30

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2021 #31

that is brutal. barbtries Aug 2021 #32

This wouldn't be private insurance though cinematicdiversions Aug 2021 #33

There's tons of stuff private insurance doesn't cover questionseverything Aug 2021 #38

I know this is unverified, but it is not necessarily wrong. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2021 #34

And we pay three times the cost and are 40th in the world in life expectancy. Yea we beat Ecuador. Edwcraig Aug 2021 #36

If we can't have universal healthcare the least the government should do marie999 Aug 2021 #37