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UK hospital tells 83-year-old pensioner who broke arm in two places she is too old for treatment
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 73853635:MV80MDcyNTEwXzczNzg4NDIwX0Q0MDY0RDBD] [quote:pool:MV80MDcyNTEwXzczNzg3NTc1XzgwQkEzN0E3] How many people don't come forward that are treated this way?? [/quote] I live in the Midwest and switched insurance this year, so needed to find a new primary physician. I picked one who specialized in sport medicine because I had fallen and wanted to rehab so I could continue my active lifestyle. I was told by the doctor that, “At your age, we don’t do anything about that”. I am not even 65, and certainly young in most ways except chronological number. I also had an insurance benefit for Therapeutic Massage Therapy which required a doctor referral. The doctor and I had a heated conversation because he did not want to refer me because he thought it was a costly benefit and he inferred I was not worth it. In spite of his objections, he did give me the referral. The therapy has made a huge difference to me...I’m back riding my bike and walking many miles, etc. Needless to say, I switched doctors. I learned a lesson though, that ageism is well and alive in our culture, here in the U.S. I definitely feel even more responsible for my own healthcare. At the beginning of the year, a friend of mine, in her nineties, who was very active and involved in her life, was euthanized with pain meds after a fall. It’s coming to that...it’s not about quality of life, but some hypothetical “expiration date” we are living past. [/quote]
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Susan Halbert, 83, was turned away from Glasgow's New Victoria Hospital
She was taken there by paramedics after she fell at her home and broke her arm
Doctors told her they would not see her because she was over 65-years-old
The pensioner was then taken to A&E, given a splint and then sent home
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This is what leftie sociopaths are turning the UK into. What next, compulsory euthanasia for over 65s?
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