r/BeAmazed • u/UnitedLab6476 • Jan 23 '25

Miscellaneous / Others Caring And Determined Wife Goes Above And Beyond To Help Husband Recover From A Stroke

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u/holysbit Jan 23 '25

I cant blame you for that but yep the subject of this video is absolutely financially catastrophic for more than probably 60% of americans. Catastrophic as in selling everything and being up to your eyeballs in debt forever. This video is super sweet but my first thought was also the costs this family must be paying

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '25

There must be a point when it's cheaper just disappearing, leaving all debt behind and starting somewhere over

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u/zgtaf Jan 23 '25

I can’t even imagine… the daily stress and worry that would involve. I mean, anybody could get hit by a stroke at any time, and then they’re just.. fucked?

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u/holysbit Jan 23 '25

Yep. A car veers into you? Fucked. You have a particularly nasty fall down the stairs? Fucked. Random stroke? You guessed it. It’s genuinely shocking how many people here are just apathetic about our healthcare

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u/throwaway983143 Jan 23 '25

My wife and I had a very real conversation promising each other that if something like this were to happen, we would have a DNR in place. Not for lack of will to live but really to avoid financial ruin.

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u/ussrname1312 Jan 24 '25

Dude if I even got appendicitis I would be fucked. Medical bills alone would kill me, but my jobs also don’t give me sick time or vacation time or anything so I would have to lose all my income while I recover, and I would absolutely end up on the streets. And that’s with insurance.

It’s so fucked up here.