By Sal Donzella, Matt Geran, and Anna Lanford
Throughout China there is a rising problem that is become more and more evident; there is not very good coverage for different medical procedures so a lot of the Chinese citizens have to pay for the procedures they need out of pocket. Because the people are paying with their own money the doctors in the hospital are predicting very optimistic outcomes for the patients. This gives their family hope and reassurance that the patient will survive when the patient more then likely ends up dying. This roots back to when China was first getting the healthcare system that they have today. They started first with the people in the cities and slowly worked their way out to the farms. Because of this process the farmers have the worst coverage of all even though they are prone to the most diseases. Because of this some people take revenge!
Hello my name is Dr. Qing and this is my story:
It started as any normal day in the hospital. People were rushing in and out trying to find a solution to their illness. I was doing what any good doctor would do. I was trying my best to raise the hopes in my patients and to make them have a better disposition about life. Then all of the sudden I saw from the corner of my eye someone walk into my examining room. I turned to talk to him trying to tell him that the hospital is particularly busy today and that he would have to wait his turn. I turned having these thoughts in my head but when I looked the man in the eye I recognized him and my heart dropped to my stomach. I recognize this man. He was in the hospital two days ago with his wife. She just passed from cancer. The man smiled at me and he pulled back his trench coat to reveal a big long knife. He pulled it out of his jacket and held it up to me. He started to yell at me and cry telling me that I gave him false hope. Saying that I didn’t do everything in my power to save his wife. The last thing I remember was him coming at me with the knife saying how I ruined his life with my false hope…
I woke up the next day with this huge scar from my armpit to the middle of my stomach. All I tried to do was give hope to this poor man. It looked like he needed it.
Bibliography
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