GoLightLady

You are inspiring. This is wonderful and fills my heart with love and hope. Thank you for doing this. Thank you for being more than you could be. I have no questions, but send a hug and lots of love for you to pass on to these wonderful people. All the best to you. :)

Oh man, all the best to you. I am amazed by this, and am impressed with your diligence. Signed the petition and hope you get all the signatures you need. Best of luck. :)

Wow. Your story is beautiful and the way you 'can only describe' what happened to you, seems perfect. I should say it feels perfect. I've read a few other stories of people experiencing something similar. Each comes back to say they can tell people death isn't scary, and they now know others shouldn't fear it. Reading your story brings me comfort and peace. I think you for sharing this on Reddit.

I'm with you. When I was self employed and making just enough, I couldn't get health insurance that wasn't outrageous. I could only really afford emergency care, at $600 a month. But it was less than the cost of paying for an ER visit! Made me mad that I couldn't find any basic health insurance like for people in the situations you mentioned. Instead I had to pay out of pocket for basic prescriptions (birth control was one. I had to pay full cost, not a copay. So everything was $100 minimum. Per script.) I have promoted universal health care since then (2001) and Obama care since its inception. If you haven't lived without health insurance, you've no idea what it's like. And no, universal health care isn't socialism. Helping the nation of people be healthier and happier isn't socialism, it's humanism if anything. But, if people still want to call it socialsm to have universal health care, then we are missing out on a benefit just to spite their own ignorance. Cheers.

Hey, just want to say a big thank you for actually answering questions. Good responses and many of them. Great AMA, even if I don't understand some of the topics you discuss. :)