Let’s take a moment to put aside the gloom and doom and appreciate the good bits of life in the UK. There must be some…right?

  • Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk
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    10 months ago

    NHS. Despite people complaining about it and funding problems it is still amazing. My sister in-law is in Asia and has cancer. Even with health insurance from her job it’s still insanely expensive. She basically can’t afford treatment. Getting sick is bad enough but imagine that with the worry of money.

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      10 months ago

      On Friday night, on the way back from a night out with mates, one of our buddies starts having complications regarding his diabetes. He takes care of himself but his sugars spike either up or down occasionally. We were worried and called for an ambulance, and I kid you not it was here in maybe 2-3 minutes or so.

      His levels got sorted with the right stuff, had an IV drip of something, and by the next morning he was at home.

      If he was in another country, he’d have insane difficulty paying for medical. As a mate I’m grateful for the NHS.