• Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz
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    9 months ago

    Since September my wife has had about ten CTs, three MRIs, two major surgeries (the last one 7 hours long), one emergency surgery, weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatments and about 8 weeks hospitalised including some time in the ICU.

    Total cost: $0

    Unless you count the cost of parking when I visit her in hospital, in which case I’ve spent about $170 USD

    This is in New Zealand with a publicly funded health system.

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      9 months ago

      In Canada and something similar. My aunt got breast cancer and my mum has since been diagnosed with leukemia. Of all the stresses they have dealt with, money has never been one of the things.

      It’s absolutely cruel that we would do that to a human being in such a tough time. Why any nation would prioritize profit over someone’s well being is beyond me.

      That said, Canada isn’t perfect either my son is diabetic and we still have a lot of profit inducing flaws. It’s just when you compare them with “the greatest country in the world”… Well nothing really compares.

      Edit - changed pancreatic cancer to leukemia. No idea why my brain wasn’t working this morning. Point being fuck the BRCA2 mutation.

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      My wife’s experience and costs were about the same for similar breast cancer treatment in Canada.

      Our parking fees are a bit more expensive…

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        9 months ago

        A cancer diagnosis and complications from chemotherapy. It’s been rough on her but she’s an absolute trooper.