2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Susan Sarandon has a great locale for your next workers' council meeting. [View all]unapatriciated
(5,390 posts)you are wrong to suggest that I believe in magic and fairytales. I would never presume who you are in real life so please don't presume about what I believe in or have done. Like I said I have been involved for a very long time but more specifically in health care reform. In the early 90's I told my story over and over again to those who would listen in the government and private sector. There were many of us of telling our stories and lobbying for health care reform. We managed to get some very important reforms put in place in regards to pre-existing conditions in California. We also got the "Fair Claims Practice Act" implemented. All of this took hard work from many families like mine who had a loved ones being denied health care. We had great private insurance, yet we endured continual denials or reviews of claims.
My agenda is not "pertaining to a specific personality" (whatever that is supposed to mean) nor do I believe one person will "make my dreams come true". I do however understand that it will take a lot of hard work to accomplish what I dare to dream for my children and grandchildren. I and many others were told you could not fight the Insurance Industry. Yet we did and achieved reforms in health care in California. I have never been adversed to hard work and sacrifice.
I'm not going off in a snit, just don't want to argue with someone who belittles me. Been there done that and it accomplishes nothing.
You have been very condescending and for the life of me I don't understand why. We have the same goals just disagree how to get there.
btw I know all about putting one foot in front of the other have been doing it for decades. Nor do I panic, couldn't afford to dealing with my son's illness for decades. Most of the lawyers I came in contact with during my fight against blue cross were never as dismisses as you have been to me. In fact I took my work on my son's case to William M. Shernoff when I was fighting my insurance company (blue cross). His office reviewed my file and were very impressed with not only my documentation but what I had accomplished in regards to payment of claims.
You can continue to ignore and demean those of us with different views and we will continue to fight for what we know is possible.