Something is fundementally wrong when... [View All]

[Kevin Spidel]

... someone who is middle upper class has just been told they have rapid spreading cancer, and his first thought is to sell his house.


Let me elaborate...

My father-in-law went to the emergency room because he thought he was passing a kidney stone (blood in the urine.) Come to find out he has an 18cm tumor on his kidney and they feel it spread to his lungs.

He makes nearly $80k a year. My mother-in-law a teacher w/ a masters making barely $30k a year. He has insurance. But should he survive he will be in recovery for a while. In otherwords he has to quit his job. He was the bread winner in this family. Her money just paid for groceries, etc. They just found out about this yesterday, and are already looking into bankrupcy.

So yeah... I am dealing with this emotional stuff still. But I had to get at least this off my chest.

Cancer recovery should not mean bankrupcy.

WE NEED UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE NOW! and Employer regulations for this shit.

Imagine if he was one of the 44million now with out healthcare.


Imagine if he, like many, brought in only $25k or less.


It should not be this hard in America.


/emotional rant