Thread: When I was 19, I had a rare cancer called #chordoma. It's a particularly relentless disease. I was told not to expect a curative intervention. I expected to live for 7 years (partially due to statistical misinterpretation.)
That was 14 years ago.
Since then, I have...
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But, I also think sometimes the conversation about health care (and other social issues) doesn't move forward partially because it's natural to feel a visceral compulsion to deny the recognition of your inevitable illness and need entry into your imagination. I really get that.
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The period of treatment is horrible. I've tried explaining it before but thanks to Stranger Things upside down I have a pretty clear way to convey it now: it feels like your trapped in the upside down. It really is a place apart from reality. But denial doesn't work.
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And providing health care to everyone isn't about scalpels and syringes. It's about saving the wealth of a person's future experiences. Every argument about cost is an asshole coming upon a car crash with a bleeding victim and saying, "Sorry but I have really nice leather seats."
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