Comment · Tue, July 24, 2012
Aurora shooting victim could face $2 million in medical bills because of lack of health insurance
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This.
Hell, my grandfather was in the hospital after a stroke for three weeks before passing and his total bill for everything was ~$17,000,000.
Yep, that's not exorbitant at all.
EDIT: A lot of people choose to call bullshit on this, so I figure I should mention that he did more than just lie in a bed for three weeks. He had severe bleeding and damage in his brain. His lungs were not functioning properly. His body rejected multiple treatments for some other shit he had that I honestly can't be sure of. Every single day he was there, it seemed like he was going into surgery for something or having multiple doctors check him out.
People are telling me I am bullshitting, just trying to get friends, exaggerating.
Firstly, fuck off. I suppose I shouldn't have mentioned it at all but the man was not only my grandfather, he was the only male role model I ever had. Both my father and his father died when I was very young, and I learned everything about being a man from my grandfather on my mother's side. He was there for me countless times as a kid and I was there when we pulled him off the respirator after waiting weeks for any positive change in his condition. Do not tell me that shit didn't happen. Do not tell me I didn't watch my grandmother get countless medical bills and cry constantly about losing the man she was with for 50+ years as well as the idea that she was not sur…
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb
While I agree medical costs are out of control, I have a hard time believing that your grandfather's 3 weeks stay cost $17 million!