Reply #122: That is the reality our so called representatives miss [View All]

I was talking to the friend of a patient at Parkland. She knew her friend had to go to the hospital, but couldn't afford an ambulance. They took the bus, even though her friend was in a wheelchair. The bus driver made a hard turn and this woman's wheelchair fell over and landed on top of her. They wound up calling an ambulance anyway. Since Parkland is a county hospital, they have to take everybody regardless of ability to pay. I talk to a lot of these folks and I summarily call Sessions/Cornyn/Hutchison to tell them the stories I hear. All I get from the girl that answers the phone is snarkiness and I believe she thinks I'm making all this up.

I hope you and your children can get help soon. Some dentists will work on a sliding scale. At the hospital, I can pay as little as $10 a month which is helpful, because it seems like I'm making those payments to everybody.