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There is a really good chance I'll have a patient in the ER someday that survived a mass shooting.
cc: @OurRevolution
cc: @OurRevolution
@OurRevolution They may show up after a suicide attempt and tell me how they were plagued with PTSD and chronic pain from their injuries and just couldn't take it anymore.
I may be the last person to talk to them.
I may be the last person to talk to them.
@OurRevolution Their parents may show up and find themselves unable to mourn the loss of their child as they are quickly overcome by a familiar thought:
"Can we afford our rent AND this hospitalization?"
"Can we afford our rent AND this hospitalization?"
@OurRevolution We are on track to impose a similar fate of a lifetime of medical expenses on the survivors of our most recent mass shootings.
Are we okay with that?
Are we okay with that?
@OurRevolution These are the moments where we need to appreciate how fundamental health care is as a human right.
To charge innocent victims for the rest of their lives is nothing short of cruel.
To charge innocent victims for the rest of their lives is nothing short of cruel.
