Oh, praise be to god, and Medicare! Or are they the same?
I thank God first of all because He is to be praised above any medical device or doctor.
For a long time, Medicare declined to pay for my husband to get a defibrillator, although his heart doctors recommend that he should have one. We could not pay for one ourselves.
Finally, in October 2005, Medicare approved for him to have one. We had not used it until July 18. His heart doctor confirmed that most likely he would have died if it had not been for the defibrillator. He is a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and brother.
I just feel that if a life can be saved with these kinds of devices, they are well worth it.
Faye Mims, Augusta
Comments
Oh, praise be to god, and Medicare! Or are they the same?
While I'm glad your husband is well and didn't die, I'm confused. If you truly believe it's worth it, why didn't you or your family find some way to pay for it????? Perhaps you intended to say...I just feel that if a life can be saved with these kinds of devices, the government should provide it. I would most likely give anyone the shirt off my back especially little kids or the elderly but....this has become the prevailing attitude and it invites big government into our lives. The only way the government has to pay for anything is through our taxes.
The Augusta Chronicle ©2012. All Rights Reserved.
