#welovetheNHS
I'm never one to join trends as people generally know, but something like this I find infuriating. There are benefits to the US health system, but then overall I think the NHS wins hands down. If I wake up and feel unwell, I can call the doctor at 8.30am, have an appointment by 9am and have a diagnosis/prescription by 9.15am. I think there is a view held by some in America that an NHS like system will lead to a socialist state. I'd say we are far from it. I don't really think that there is any mainstream party that appears to be socialist in our country. People have different beliefs in how their healthcare should be dealt with, but don't use it as an excuse to slag off our system.
My Grandfather has suffered from, and survived cancer 3 times in the last 20 years. Without the NHS he wouldn't be here.
My mother has had 4 sons in the last 25 years, without the NHS would she have delivered the 4 of us safely?
I broke my leg when I was 7 and had to spend 6 weeks in traction and a week to learn how to walk again, would I be able to walk properly again if my mother had to pay for my stay in hospital?
I could go on, and I know these questions aren't answerable since there isn't really any alternatives available, but all I know is that my family and I owe our lives to the NHS, and I'd fight for it until the end, when I'm lying in an NHS bed living my last moments.
My Grandfather has suffered from, and survived cancer 3 times in the last 20 years. Without the NHS he wouldn't be here.
My mother has had 4 sons in the last 25 years, without the NHS would she have delivered the 4 of us safely?
I broke my leg when I was 7 and had to spend 6 weeks in traction and a week to learn how to walk again, would I be able to walk properly again if my mother had to pay for my stay in hospital?
I could go on, and I know these questions aren't answerable since there isn't really any alternatives available, but all I know is that my family and I owe our lives to the NHS, and I'd fight for it until the end, when I'm lying in an NHS bed living my last moments.