Thursday, March 4, 2010
Two Father Williams..,Two Tier Medical Systems
If you were remember there are two father Williams. One was quite moral by Robert Southey and other was quite the shall we say the clown of Lewis Carroll . A verse or two from each:
Southey:
"You are old, father William," the young man cried,
"The few locks which are left you are grey;
You are hale, father William, a hearty old man;
Now tell me the reason, I pray.
"In the days of my youth," father William replied,
"I remember'd that youth would fly fast,
And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first,
That I never might need them at last."
Carrol:
"You are old," said the youth, "And your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—
Pray, how did you manage to do it?"
"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life."
Note this article by David Jones, tells us there were two analogous modern Williams. Both subjected to the Canadian Medical System. One acted like a good Southey Canadian the other like a good Carroll Canadian. The Southey Canadian died waiting in the queue for surgery. The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador known as "Danny Millions" Williams came to the United States and had his surgery done at Mount Sinai in Florida, recouped at his Sarasota Condo, and made an appearance at the winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he quipped "if I pass out take me to Seattle". His quote was, "This is my heart, it's is my health, and it's my choice". He then went on to imply that this type of thing of coming to the US is commonly done.
Of course Shark&Sharky present the question if the Canadian system is so good why did Danny's doctors send him here.
Southey:
"You are old, father William," the young man cried,
"The few locks which are left you are grey;
You are hale, father William, a hearty old man;
Now tell me the reason, I pray.
"In the days of my youth," father William replied,
"I remember'd that youth would fly fast,
And abus'd not my health and my vigour at first,
That I never might need them at last."
Carrol:
"You are old," said the youth, "And your jaws are too weak
For anything tougher than suet;
Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak—
Pray, how did you manage to do it?"
"In my youth," said his father, "I took to the law,
And argued each case with my wife;
And the muscular strength which it gave to my jaw,
Has lasted the rest of my life."
Note this article by David Jones, tells us there were two analogous modern Williams. Both subjected to the Canadian Medical System. One acted like a good Southey Canadian the other like a good Carroll Canadian. The Southey Canadian died waiting in the queue for surgery. The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador known as "Danny Millions" Williams came to the United States and had his surgery done at Mount Sinai in Florida, recouped at his Sarasota Condo, and made an appearance at the winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he quipped "if I pass out take me to Seattle". His quote was, "This is my heart, it's is my health, and it's my choice". He then went on to imply that this type of thing of coming to the US is commonly done.
Of course Shark&Sharky present the question if the Canadian system is so good why did Danny's doctors send him here.
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