re: #613 researchok

You touched a nerve. I am aware of the death of an individual for no other reason than she was seen and treated too late.

Also, a physician here at Duke (formerly Ontario (?) Hospital for Sick Children) noted that treatment protocols can be different in Canada because they take into account the reality that certain conditions are not detected as early as they are here.

I don’t mean to be disrespectful, especially about the death of someone you know, or at least are aware of.

But here in the U.S., it depends on your income level or job status if certain conditions are detected earlier. At least that is the way it has been for years. If you cant afford to go to the doctor, you don’t get diagnosed until you end up in the ER.