Out of Control Health Care

I am so angry at the despicable U.S. health care system. I cannot get past 

the concept that Cancer is incurable. But what I really have a problem 

with is the fact that when there are no more "conventional" treatments 

that remain financially self-serving "viable", instead of seeking out 

alternative or unconventional protocols, the health care system  throws 

up their hands and decides the patient has no real rights to fight for 

life and only a "comfortable and pain free" final days is in order.

Let me assure you that my wife is neither pain free or comfortable with 

the level of care she is receiving. This weekend at home was her most 

comfortable since returning from the hospital and hospice. The handling 

of her by aides and nurses that appear to be competely devoid of proper 

medical procedure or training is at best criminal and at the worst 

criminally inhumane. The drugs prescribed for her by her family doctor 

and administered by hospice care are all for assisting the body to shut 

down. There seems to an exception in the laws that seems to allow for

no other action but planned execution.

It took me more than two weeks to even get to speak to her primary care 

physician, and then only under threat of reporting him to the state 

medical board. He refused to participate in any alternative treatments 

that were not AMA/FDA approved which is the true nemesis of good health 

in the United States. When I pointed out the fact that he misdiagnosed 

her lung cancer as spinal arthritis and failed to find lung tumors and 

cancerous tumors in her brain, he remained silent.

Many have been supporting me from afar, I thank them and those that are 

knowledgeable in such matters tell me to get a lawyer. (incorrect issue), 

What I really want is a compassionate doctor knowledgeable with disease; 

and the techniques and methodologies, which reduce disease. When the health 

care system deems a human being is no longer viable, Law suits will 

not heal anything, and that is all I care about. I want to save my wife's 

life and all those in the health care business are telling me that a proper

diagnosis wasn't made early enough and its too late. 

Who gets to make the choice of whether it is to late to do anything?  I 

thought it was up to her and me; since, she communicated that she wanted 

to fight for life, no matter what.

I plan on making the issues of the deplorably poor educational institutions 

teaching outmoded, incorrect medical science supported by a never ending 

revolving door between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, and the medical

profession  a priority in my commentaries and discussions. I will raise awareness, 

I will educate lay persons, and I will lobby the state and federal governments to

look beyond the AMA, FDA approved methods, many of which are 50 years or 

more out of date, or simply have been proven incorrect. 

I will not stop until the victims of cancer and other diseases  in the United States 

are allowed to receive proper efficacious medical treatment. Treatments that give 

patients better than a fighting chance for life.