tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post7826911940651668791..comments2024-02-08T04:53:50.967-05:00Comments on GO TO TOGO: How much is ONE worth?Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118198899682057595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-38914457913197218972015-12-07T07:28:53.416-05:002015-12-07T07:28:53.416-05:00Am so happy that i got cured of hepatitis B (HBV) ...Am so happy that i got cured of hepatitis B (HBV) with the help of this clinic, after so many years of suffering. I never knew it can be cure, because DR told me is not a curable disease, this clinic deliver the medicine to me after 7days i was tested (HBV) Negative, contact them for help if you are (HBV) patient or have any other deadly disease healthmedlab@gmail.comjuliet cariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516404408418292339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-40192674345683270062014-02-02T18:05:05.702-05:002014-02-02T18:05:05.702-05:00This post hit me right where I've been thinkin...This post hit me right where I've been thinking the past couple weeks. I've encountered several patients in the past few weeks who don't have their blood pressure or asthma or other necessary medications because they cannot afford them. I've had to have several conversations about which medications are most important, when almost all of these patients could have filled their prescriptions at our hospital pharmacy (which provides subsidized meds for cash-paying patients) for less than $30. I walked out of each of those rooms completely torn - I desperately wanted to help them, could afford to help them that day, but should I pay for their meds this month? Individually, it may be the right thing to do, but then I thought about the problem on the population scale and felt helpless. I still don't know what the right answer is, and I feel helpless to solve The Problem at large, but I do know that I serve a God bigger than this. Therein lies our only hope in situations like this. I'm praying I will know the right thing to do in the next similar situation that comes my way.Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15135490941561641259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-70908849555871348152014-02-02T17:07:51.315-05:002014-02-02T17:07:51.315-05:00Praying for you, Kelly! I am so in awe of all tha...Praying for you, Kelly! I am so in awe of all that God is doing in Togo through HBB. Our team will continue to pray for each of you as you deal with these situations daily. Thanks so much for sharing with us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275162577210600271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-6968857721954770032014-02-02T09:34:04.252-05:002014-02-02T09:34:04.252-05:00Beautifully captured! The daily considerations of...Beautifully captured! The daily considerations of a Western Doc in Togo. <br />God Bless. Mike and I are praying for you and the rest of the team!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491473103350103250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-46717386217380013052014-02-01T23:19:36.574-05:002014-02-01T23:19:36.574-05:00Good presentation Kelly on some of the ethical dec...Good presentation Kelly on some of the ethical decisions physicians face--not only in Togo or other Third World, but even in the USA. With the exploding costs of health care, rationing takes place every day through insurance company coverage, utilization committees, authorization for surgery, and ability to pay (or not) for treatment and pharmaceuticals not covered by insurance. Then you can look at paying for hospital treatment vs preventive care. How lives could be saved from safe water supplied by wells drilled with that $1200. Lots of questions with no easy answers. Then a final reminder that no matter how many lives are saved by medical or surgical treatment, if they live a few more years and die without knowing Christ, we have accomplished little.Ken Petersennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670748553163103212.post-17126112737004327402014-02-01T21:13:06.446-05:002014-02-01T21:13:06.446-05:00I appreciate your thoughtful reflections, Kelly. ...I appreciate your thoughtful reflections, Kelly. Really feel as though you let us see inside the struggle that you must face in your daily decision making. Will add this to my list of things I can be praying about for you. In Christ, Michelle SealyMichelle Sealynoreply@blogger.com