My question is, how did he pay for his medical care? The article says he was in and out of the doctor’s office - how did he pay for that? Medical bills are a very common reason people declare bankruptcy, and the cost of care can easily derail even the best planning and saving.
To me, THAT is the most unrealistic part. Was he using his existing wealth to get care? If that’s the case, then the entire thing is void. Also, having medical issues to deal with and overcome is just part of life for many. Quitting simply so you can go back to your ultra cushy lifestyle to better deal with medical issues that cause exhaustion and joint pain is missing the point entirely.
Somewhere in the article or in the title or in the captions it mentions the word “family” once. He clearly had some network of support. Friends, family, born into wealth…
How else could someone just suddenly opt out of homelessness and go back to his previous wealthy life?
Aw, darn, my health. Welp, looks like I’m done being homeless. Back to the mansion & the car I said I gave up. Hah!
Oh, weird. And I know from personal experience that signing up for Medicaid and the like that it’s not a fast process and he probably isn’t even signed up by this point. I suppose he could have contributed to unnecessarily over-burdening the emergency medical system, which I only begrudge him for because he had the option to do otherwise. To be clear, I do not think poorly of those who go to the ER because they have no other options. They are why I am doing my best to get a really good foundation in primary care medicine during medical school while intending on going into emergency medicine. This guy though? If I knew his whole background, I’d be hard-pressed to want to do more than the EMTALA basics for him.
My question is, how did he pay for his medical care? The article says he was in and out of the doctor’s office - how did he pay for that? Medical bills are a very common reason people declare bankruptcy, and the cost of care can easily derail even the best planning and saving.
To me, THAT is the most unrealistic part. Was he using his existing wealth to get care? If that’s the case, then the entire thing is void. Also, having medical issues to deal with and overcome is just part of life for many. Quitting simply so you can go back to your ultra cushy lifestyle to better deal with medical issues that cause exhaustion and joint pain is missing the point entirely.
Somewhere in the article or in the title or in the captions it mentions the word “family” once. He clearly had some network of support. Friends, family, born into wealth…
How else could someone just suddenly opt out of homelessness and go back to his previous wealthy life?
Aw, darn, my health. Welp, looks like I’m done being homeless. Back to the mansion & the car I said I gave up. Hah!
Based on the URL, I think this was in the UK, so the healthcare was already paid for.
Possibly, but I quickly checked one of the videos with the guy in it and he doesn’t have a British accent of any kind - it’s American midwestish.
did you mean “doesn’t?”
Oops! I did indeed lol. Lemme fix that!
Oh, weird. And I know from personal experience that signing up for Medicaid and the like that it’s not a fast process and he probably isn’t even signed up by this point. I suppose he could have contributed to unnecessarily over-burdening the emergency medical system, which I only begrudge him for because he had the option to do otherwise. To be clear, I do not think poorly of those who go to the ER because they have no other options. They are why I am doing my best to get a really good foundation in primary care medicine during medical school while intending on going into emergency medicine. This guy though? If I knew his whole background, I’d be hard-pressed to want to do more than the EMTALA basics for him.