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Old 06-14-2014, 12:24 PM
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To someone who has to wait for hours and hours at The Villages ER, it's likely of little comfort knowing that it could be a lot worse at other ERs. If your roof starts leaking, does it help to remember that there are people in the world who live in grass huts? Does it make everything okay knowing that it's worse somewhere else? No! You're more likely to get better medical care if you expect it and demand it.

What should we expect from ourselves? How about learning how to cross the street safely. Look at all the pain and suffering that could have been avoided if the doctor had been more alert in crossing the street. I speak from experience. Just yesterday I was driving in the rain, in front of a shopping center, and people were running in front of me without looking where they were going. They must have thought that cars should automatically stop for them so they could hurry up and not get too wet. But by not being cautious, and not looking both ways before crossing, they risk being run over by an inattentive driver.

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