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This Sask. man had a stroke in Arizona. His family awaits massive bill after insurance claim denied
After a man from Halbrite, Sask,, had a stroke while vacationing in Arizona, his family learned they were on the hook for a $56,000 flight home — and other medicals bills yet to come in — as their health insurance was cancelled.
Source: CBC | Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatoon Source Type: news

How to Keep Alzheimer ’s From Bringing About the Zombie Apocalypse
I tried to kill my father for years. To be fair, I was following his wishes. He’d made it clear that when he no longer recognized me, when he could no longer talk, when the nurses started treating him like a toddler, he didn’t want to live any longer. My father was 58 years old when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He took the diagnosis with the self-deprecating humor he’d spent a lifetime cultivating, constantly cracking jokes about how he would one day turn into a zombie, a walking corpse. We had a good 10 years with him after the diagnosis. Eventually, his jokes came true. Seven years ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jay Newton-Small Tags: Uncategorized Alzheimer's Disease Source Type: news

'We feel we can breathe again': Blue Cross reverses course, will cover Sask. man's $500K medical bills
The family of Louis Lamothe, a Halbrite, Sask. man who suffered a stroke while vacationing in Arizona and incurred thousands of dollars in travel and medical bills, is resting easier now that Saskatchewan Blue Cross, which had denied their travel insurance claim, has had a change of heart.
Source: CBC | Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatoon Source Type: news