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Kyle Dempster & Scott Adamson Missing on Ogre 2 10-Sep-2016 At 1:05:23 PM dalai

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On 10/09/2016 Wendy wrote:
>I don't think it is a sustainable system when all sort of health, accidents and natural disasters have to be dealt with by begging.

Calling it begging is touching a very recent raw nerve Wendy - having held my wife as she took her last breath under 6 weeks ago!

Having the highest private health cover or insurance doesn't necessarily cover everything, especially in our case where Paulette had a rare cancer and the only remaining treatment is not on the PBS for anything except melanoma! We got a reduced rate on the drug, but even then was over $1000 per week and if it had worked would have been needed to be taken indefinitely.

I wasn't personally comfortable asking for support and was already looking at accessing our Super and selling the house. But a musician friend of my wife organised a fund raising concert and also set up a donation option for those who couldn't make the concert. I gratefully accepted the funds - explained by a person who donated when I mentioned my reluctance to take donations was that those who donated did so because they loved Paulette and felt helpless otherwise and this way they could support her.

What value do you put on someone's life - deny them treatment / support because they can't afford it? People will quickly decide if they want to contribute to a request for funds and if they do good on them! Do you think 25000 euro will go far for a rescue? Or 10000 euro for medical? My simple collarbone operation cost over $7000! Any decent medical support especially in the States your 10000 will be gone in a flash...