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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 08:24 AM Oct 2022

I was just reading about an Irish woman, type 1 diabetic, who had...

some bad insulin on a Spanish vacation.

Hospitalization, teatment, and fresh insulin cost her 15 Euros, a benefit allowed for all EU citizens.

Howzat compare to the good ol' USA?

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I was just reading about an Irish woman, type 1 diabetic, who had... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Oct 2022 OP
Too much... 2naSalit Oct 2022 #1
All she has to do is eat right. SergeStorms Oct 2022 #2
oh SNAP.... Good one. As a Georgian I can only apologize for that thing. CurtEastPoint Oct 2022 #3

SergeStorms

(20,811 posts)
2. All she has to do is eat right.
Mon Oct 17, 2022, 08:38 AM
Oct 2022

I feel so sorry for these backward countries that don't have access to people like Herschel Walker.

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