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Legless man denied wheelchair [Swedish government "uncertain if the impairment was permanent"]
thelocal.se ^ | December 1, 2011

Posted on 12/02/2011 6:29:35 PM PST by grundle

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To: BykrBayb; SWAMPSNIPER
i guess my point is, the people on this thread are looking at buying their own electric chairs not asking the government to pay for them...

i am all for people that truly need them getting them even from the government, but i still say there are some that want them, yet don't necessarily need them

my uncle was in one for three years till he died at 92 but it wasn't motorized

even Jim Robinson needs one

41 posted on 12/03/2011 5:52:44 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: cableguymn

They’ll probably send my wife to the death panel, not that I’ll quietly let them off my wife.


If the mood of the country goes the way I think it will then these people on the death panels as well as congress critters and Judges may need to have 24 hr bodyguards to protect them from the results of their actions.


42 posted on 12/03/2011 5:59:42 AM PST by The Working Man (The mantra for BO's reign...."No Child Left a Dime")
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To: grundle

The unstated problem that leads to these decisions in Europe is similar to the unstated problem that leads to similar decisions in the US.

In Europe, all the available public medical funds are going to pay for prenatal and birthing services for the invasion army of Muslims.

In America, all the available public medical funds are going to pay for prenatal and birthing services for the invasion army of Mexicans.

In both cases, people who have worked all their lives to build the system and maintain the system are being locked out of the system to make room for invading armies of pregnant immigrants.

If you think I’m exaggerating, go to any medical care facility in any large or medium sized city in Europe or America and tell me what you see.

If you don’t see waiting rooms filled with pregnant “southerners” and their growing broods, then you need to check out the ophthalmology care while you’re there.


43 posted on 12/03/2011 6:38:30 AM PST by samtheman
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To: Chode

Oh, I see what you mean. I’ve been looking at various wheelchairs that my husband doesn’t need, but would like to have. I don’t mind paying for that. He needs a wheelchair. A power chair would be nice, but the manual one he has is sufficient. When he first got it, TriCare wouldn’t authorize purchasing one. They’ve been paying monthly rental on it. I just got a notice this week that they’re not going to pay for it anymore. He can sometimes walk a few feet with a quad cane, but he needs a wheelchair, even at home. Tricare hasn’t explained why they’re stopping payment for his wheelchair. I’ll have to contact them and see what I can find out. He’s not a charity case. He has more than paid for his healthcare coverage. I shouldn’t have to fight tooth and nail to get him what’s rightfully his, and to have to explain to stupid bureaucrats the difference between need and want.


44 posted on 12/03/2011 7:10:34 AM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: BykrBayb
absolutely right... i will pray for him and you
45 posted on 12/03/2011 7:50:58 AM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Chode

Thank you. We know the power of prayers, and they are always appreciated.


46 posted on 12/03/2011 7:57:51 AM PST by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: The Working Man

I doubt anyone would do it. I know I wouldn’t.


47 posted on 12/03/2011 1:13:56 PM PST by cableguymn
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