I’m just a mother but I hate living in this kind of world.
I have ulcerative colitis. Without proper medical care my colon eats itself and would to the point it needed to be removed. Or I die. Whichever comes first. I was shoved aside for years because I should just change my diet.
I have ankylosing spondylitis. Without proper medical care my spine will fuse together causing me to not be able to bend at all. I was misdiagnosed for years and have had to find three rheumatologists over three years before finding one who will fight for me. But I was also denied a wheelchair because I can still walk short distances.
My oldest daughter gets severe panic attacks. Without medication she cannot be a productive member of society.
My middle daughter has 29 documented allergies to various things some of which are severe and require epi-pens. Her allergy testing was denied twice.
My youngest daughter has juvenile arthritis and without medical treatment she would live in pain as well as lose the use of her jaw. She would be required to have a feeding tube once her jaw no longer opened. Or without that care she’d just die of starvation. But she was misdiagnosed with a sprained knee and once we jumped through all hoops to finally get proper care she’d lost so much range of motion in her jaw she had to have cortisone shots to be able to open it fully. Not to mention the three times a week PT to teach her how to walk after her ‘sprained knee’ left her unable. That took almost a year.
I’m a mother. I’m a patient. I’m a human being. Why does my life matter so much less than his?
After learning about your story, I can't imagine what kind of jury would be present in that trial.
If this dude really is the gunman, I hope he gets the best fucking lawyer on the planet and can actually win the case for the sake of the people whom he symbolically stood up for.
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u/Rootbeercutiebooty Dec 09 '24
They keep bringing up that he was a father. Okay, what about the countless fathers who have died due to corporate greed? Do they not matter?