In the summer of 2009 Andrew Morris was shot in the head in a road rage incident while driving with his three young children in Oakland, CA. With the courageous help of his children he survived and spent a month recovering at Alameda County Medical Center’s Highland Hospital. He was later transferred to Fairmont Rehabilitation Hospital where he received physical, occupational and speech therapy. Now he’s going home without health insurance, not knowing if all the bills will be paid.
On the night of Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress – a rarity for any sitting president – we dragged an old tv into the waiting room to show the assembled patients and staff Obama’s speech and get their reactions. Here Robert Taylor and Sheon Slaughter, both uninsured, offered their thoughts. Highland Hospital volunteer Lucy Ogbu and Certified Nurse Assistant Amy Johnson also discuss the implications of the speech.
So, the way we are looking now we will be well over 200 (patients) by the time I leave today. http://bit.ly/Countin_Heads #healthcare http://twitter.com/waitingstories
we feel your pain amigo. http://bit.ly/like_pulling_teeth RT @madwixxy: In dentist waiting room...sound of a dental drill in the background. http://twitter.com/waitingstories
