Funny story about that. This was prior to the ACA but the issue remains particularly salient. When my mother had her stroke, there were major concerns about th

Funny story about that. This was prior to the ACA but the issue remains particularly salient. When my mother had her stroke, there were major concerns about the cost of going to the ER. We at the time didn't know she was having a stroke and so my parents put it off. If you're at all familiar with how strokes work this is the worst thing you can do. The sooner you get the victim to a hospital, the better chances of recovery. She was lucky to survive because we did eventually go to the ER, but she suffered from partial paralysis of her body as well as massive brain damage. She's struggled a lot with mood disorders and has trouble doing some mental tasks. So put yourself in this situation. Are you prepared for potentially permanent mental and physical impairment because you were afraid of going to the hospital? My family ended up bankrupt anyways because this was prior to the ACA, but if we had gone sooner things would've been vastly different.