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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Wed Mar 27, 2013, 10:25 PM Mar 2013

Medicaid coverage: Topeka family lives amid insurance crisis

Mari White wasn’t looking for a handout when she came to the Statehouse on Wednesday to join thousands of others in calling for Medicaid expansion.

White was looking for a life raft as her family's finances and psyche sink in a sea of medical costs.

Topeka was introduced to White's 10-year-old son Alex last week, when one of his schoolmates at Shawnee Heights Elementary School started a fundraising drive to replace Alex's beloved service dog, Hope. Hope was struck and killed by a car after spending the past year and a half at Alex's side, helping him live normally despite a progressive neurological condition.

But White revealed Wednesday that Hope's death was just the latest blow to her family.

White's husband has the same condition as Alex, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia. His legs are weakening, his balance is becoming shakier, and other frightening symptoms are beginning to appear.

more . . . http://cjonline.com/news/2013-03-27/medicaid-coverage-topeka-family-lives-amid-insurance-crisis#.UVOfSXckqv8.facebook


And the comments from residents of red state hell:

The average RN in KS makes between $52,000-$78,000. Here's a crazy idea, how about if she worked 40-45 hours a week?

Mr. K, you are right, those people lack compassion when they try to prevent babies from being human sacrifices on the altars of personal freedom.


Everything the Right wing NutZ
Predicted about Obama care is coming true!

the first thing everyone notices is Cost's are Going Up instead of going down
like Obama said they would..

Obamacare is making thing worse!


You know, Kansas used to be a really nice place to live. Now it's full of cold hearted jerks and it's governed by stupid selfish assholes.

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