tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post2146320408159028260..comments2023-10-28T08:03:36.967-05:00Comments on Doug Mack | Blog: An Open Letter to Congressional Republicans From a Guy With a Gaping Hole In His SideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-75302605300129922812013-10-15T11:24:19.713-05:002013-10-15T11:24:19.713-05:00Thank you Doug for writing. A very dear friend of...Thank you Doug for writing. A very dear friend of mine suffers from colitis and has a very similar list of experiences. My gratitude to your courage.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896227871402786474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-72661908545076675282013-10-03T21:11:34.017-05:002013-10-03T21:11:34.017-05:00Thanks for reading and best wishes to you and your...Thanks for reading and best wishes to you and your family. Yeah, the current system is ... really messed up. Here's hoping the ACA will help us freelancers--and everyone.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-21711066881893027742013-10-03T21:09:23.020-05:002013-10-03T21:09:23.020-05:00Cheers. And to you.Cheers. And to you.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-12733658084648353412013-10-03T20:49:48.818-05:002013-10-03T20:49:48.818-05:00Um, it's a highly personal essay about a highl...Um, it's a highly personal essay about a highly personal situation, posted on a personal blog. So, yes, there's a healthy dose of Me. But as I said numerous times, I'm not looking for pity, and I realize I have it far easier than a LOT of people--I was using myself as a case study, one story among millions. And as I also said above, I'm aware that the ACA has myriad flaws. But we that means we should try to fix the flaws, not tank the whole thing.<br /><br />But thanks for the congrats on getting married and going freelance. I do appreciate it. Cheers.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-5442534659246601702013-10-03T18:54:38.758-05:002013-10-03T18:54:38.758-05:00A somewhat self absorbed article. Great! ACA works...A somewhat self absorbed article. Great! ACA works for you, a guy with a hole in his side. Doesn't make ACA a good deal across the board. Suspect there will be a lot more people with just the opposite experience as time goes on. Time will tell. Congrats on taking the turn away from the rat race though... and also on getting married. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-62107955531474710572013-10-01T21:07:59.285-05:002013-10-01T21:07:59.285-05:00I had a longer post, but it ate it. I am a freelan...I had a longer post, but it ate it. I am a freelance writer too and our family was just sideswiped by a serious illness. We take care of ourselves. We work hard. The situation our current system puts us in incredibly stressful and ridiculous.<br />A million thanks to you for writing this. I can't right now because the situation I'm in is too new and too private. I'm glad you did. You took the words out of my mouth. <br />I'll be reading. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-60271459481367691262013-10-01T12:36:17.359-05:002013-10-01T12:36:17.359-05:00Thank you & best wishes to you and yours.Thank you & best wishes to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-4624719871923167862013-09-30T16:02:06.857-05:002013-09-30T16:02:06.857-05:00Thanks! Yeah, happy ending. For me, anyway. And fo...Thanks! Yeah, happy ending. For me, anyway. And for the rest of the country ... well, I sure hope so. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-3620829728444748772013-09-30T16:00:51.801-05:002013-09-30T16:00:51.801-05:00Right! F'real. On all counts. The fact that 10...Right! F'real. On all counts. The fact that 100% of House and Senate Republicans *have* government health care yet claim that it'll be the End Of The World As We Know It if other people get it ... well, that just makes me want to throw things. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-11557343659655177762013-09-30T15:52:05.398-05:002013-09-30T15:52:05.398-05:00Thanks! And, right--EVERYONE should have it. Not j...Thanks! And, right--EVERYONE should have it. Not just those of us who already have it but the tens of millions who don't. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-41968805749818864052013-09-30T15:50:36.151-05:002013-09-30T15:50:36.151-05:00Thanks very much, Bob! (And hello!)Thanks very much, Bob! (And hello!)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-17795643227117211722013-09-30T15:49:54.636-05:002013-09-30T15:49:54.636-05:00Thanks for sharing it, Chelsey! Much appreciated.Thanks for sharing it, Chelsey! Much appreciated.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-81365055011456768282013-09-30T11:40:24.177-05:002013-09-30T11:40:24.177-05:00Also not to mention that they all have a federal h...Also not to mention that they all have a federal health care plan...it all drives me batty! I find it hard to comprehend the anti-healthcare sentiment that 50% of the population has. Really? How is it that half the country consistently votes against their own health, wealth and well-being for the past 3 decades?!?Nick Vivionhttp://bootysnola.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-21836111427708683402013-09-30T01:22:48.536-05:002013-09-30T01:22:48.536-05:00Doug, this is BRILLIANT! I laughed, I cried, and m...Doug, this is BRILLIANT! I laughed, I cried, and my heart swelled in anticipation of the happy ending. I'm sharing this everywhere and keeping my fingers, toes, arms, eyes, etc crossed that Congressional Republicans (and the gaping holes in their brains, hearts, souls, etc) let this dream happen. Thanks again, Doug, for providing me with a speaking platform to help combat The Stupid. Cheers! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12606826301879516169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-81633069381699693752013-09-27T12:46:52.389-05:002013-09-27T12:46:52.389-05:00You are a hero for writing this. I'm thankful ...You are a hero for writing this. I'm thankful to have health care and want EVERYONE else to have it too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-59195357001845912552013-09-27T11:58:34.750-05:002013-09-27T11:58:34.750-05:00Great work, Doug. Sharing with my Facebook friend...Great work, Doug. Sharing with my Facebook friends.Bob Mungernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-14356810634423034212013-09-27T10:26:35.768-05:002013-09-27T10:26:35.768-05:00Sent this out on all my social media outlets- than...Sent this out on all my social media outlets- thank you for writing.Chelsey Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/04655950344478385870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-56355762680974103852013-09-26T23:34:21.703-05:002013-09-26T23:34:21.703-05:00Which makes me wonder who's on after me. "...Which makes me wonder who's on after me. "Okay, ladies and gents, give it up for our NEXT act, a dog that does card tricks ..."Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-6841242701440121092013-09-26T23:32:40.928-05:002013-09-26T23:32:40.928-05:00"Too fit and too female to have colon cancer ..."Too fit and too female to have colon cancer (this, despite having it)." Yikes. Example No. 39410413 of why we desperately need a health care reform.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-90286315229227110212013-09-26T23:31:17.769-05:002013-09-26T23:31:17.769-05:00I could rant for another twenty pages on the preex...I could rant for another twenty pages on the preexisting condition clause. But ... I'll save it (for now). Good luck to you and to your aunt. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-77391721793451072872013-09-26T23:24:55.135-05:002013-09-26T23:24:55.135-05:00Thanks for the kind words, Marianne. Right, there&...Thanks for the kind words, Marianne. Right, there's no such thing as a perfect health care system (alas), but I'm so eager for the day (soon!) when the USA catches up to New Zealand and so many other countries, and has a health care system that looks out for *everyone.* Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-46653500561985106522013-09-26T23:19:32.248-05:002013-09-26T23:19:32.248-05:00Many thanks, Scott! And hi. Hope all's well wi...Many thanks, Scott! And hi. Hope all's well with you!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-71301577187564685902013-09-26T23:17:18.287-05:002013-09-26T23:17:18.287-05:00Thanks! Hmmm ... I think Congressional Deafness Sy...Thanks! Hmmm ... I think Congressional Deafness Syndrome is covered, yeah. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-43946914109907227082013-09-26T22:02:18.453-05:002013-09-26T22:02:18.453-05:00Thank you! I will be linking to this on FB and sen...Thank you! I will be linking to this on FB and sending it out to my family who seem hell bent on voting against their own interests. Health insurance has kept me trapped in my job for over a decade now. The preexisting condition clause has prevented my aunt from getting coverage for years and almost killed her couple times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-52998310564735362132013-09-26T18:30:04.362-05:002013-09-26T18:30:04.362-05:00Thanks for writing this Doug. As you almost certai...Thanks for writing this Doug. As you almost certainly know, we have publicly funded health care in New Zealand, and although the system has it's flaws I honestly can't imagine life without it. But - as you know very well, and have demonstrated here - it takes personal stories, people willing to reveal their own struggles, to emotionally engage enough people to move an issue as entrenched as this. Thanks for your willingness to be part of that. It's courageous. Mariannehttp://marianne-elliott.comnoreply@blogger.com