Joan’s Boomer Blog

Baby boomers should pay attention to the current health care reform bills being pushed by the Obama Administration. If this health care reform is passed, American seniors will end up like their Canadian counterparts:

• Limited access to colonoscopies led to a 25% higher rate of colon cancer
• 42% of Canadians die of colon cancer vs 31% of Americans who die of colon cancer - in part because of a ban on the use of the two best colon cancer chemotherapy treatments in Canada. Americans, who still have access to these drugs have less chance of dying of this disease.
• The death rate from cancer in Canada is 16% higher overall than in the US.

As baby boomers and seniors in America, do we really want the same health care in America as the Canadians have? Do you want the government to decide if 80-year-old Aunt Sally gets a hip replacement or heart surgery? When you’re 80 years old and have health problems, the governement will look at you and say, “You’re OLD and a non-contributing member of society now. You will never be healthy again, You will never pay taxes again. The hip replacement (heart surgery, cancer surgery) money will go to the 45 year-old doctor or the 45 year old banker. Those people will recover and continue to contribute.”

If the current health care reform passes, I suggest you start looking for alternative remedies to your conditions and start reading books and listening to audios on self-healing because you will be on your own!

It’s amazing to me that baby boomers and seniors aren’t looking at this health care reform plan and screaming bloody murder. Your Medicare, which seniors and the elderly rely on now, will go away.

I recently overheard a conversation at the local YMCA where an older woman said “In the future, old people will just be done away with.” Many older people seem to believe this. Either that or the elderly will be warehoused in what passes for nursing homes.

Remember in teh 1980’s when all the mentally ill were turned out into the streets to fend for themselves due to Reagan’s government cut-backs on programs for them? They ended up homeless, living wherever they could, with no treatment of any sort for their illnesses.

Whether or not you’re a Republican or Democrat, Liberal or Conservative, you should pay attention to the health care reform situation. Whether or not you agree with Dick Morris, you owe it to yourself to read his column, Obama will Repeal Medicare.

Read how disapproval is mounting for Obama’s Plan

Personally, when it comes to doctors and health care, I’ve always done my own research and approached any health situation through meditation and self-healing. I’ve written many articles encouraging others to do the same. I guess it’s a good thing as in the future, as a senior in our society, I will be depending on the government to manage my health care decisions.

The number of people interested in self-healing and alternative remedies is growing by leaps and bounds every day. Perhaps these people instinctively know that soon they will only have themselves to rely on when it comes to health care.

If you are interested in self-healing, you can sign up for these free newsletters:

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I would recommend these:

You Can Heal Your Life: The Movie starring Louise L. Hay! Click here to watch the trailer.

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You may not have much choice but to deal with whatever the government does about health care reform. The only choice you will have is to empower yourself to self-healing and become proactive with your own health.