What happened to Obama's mother?

[Stephanie]

What is that story about being denied health coverage due to pre-existing condition?

[ursi]

1. I thought she had cancer at 51?

He has a nice ad running here in Nevada showing him with her ...and talking about her worrying paying her medical bills while fighting cancer.

[Nailzberg]

7. Yes, she passed away from ovarian cancer in 1995.

But I believe she was 53.

[MADem]

2. Died of cancer. nt

[Bluerthanblue]

3. she died of ovarian cancer-

not a nice way to go.

[Avalux]

4. She had cancer; died years ago.

:(

[Justpat]

5. ovarian cancer. n/t

[flpoljunkie]

6. His mother died from ovarian cancer,and was very worried that she would be able to receive treatment

and get her medical bills paid.

[Stephanie]

8. That's so sad.

That's a bad one to get. And she didn't have insurance?

[Pirate Smile]

9. She had started a new job and her new insurance was trying to say

her cancer was a preexisting condition so they wouldn't cover it. That was why she was reading the insurance forms and dying at the same time. Standard crap people in the US have to deal with so he "gets it".

edit to add - he lost both parents quite young - although his dad was never around anyway but he died in a car crash before Obama started Law School.

[Stephanie]

10. oh no that's awful!

new job and trying to get your insurance to cover your cancer treatments? horrible. i just got portable insurance and it's really liberating. I don't have to stay at this job, I won't lose my insurance if I switch. Freedom! (freelancersunion.org)