State of the Heart is a nonfiction narrative that describes the odyssey Maggi Grace and Howard Staab undertook when Howard's heart valve suddenly malfunctioned and the local hospital in Durham, North Carolina estimated $200,000 to fix it. They faced the entire bill since Howard had chosen not to have health insurance, and instead, flew to India for the surgery.
posted by Maggi at 6:07 AM
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I heard from a man who said he got my name from the tourist board in India. Sadly, he explained that his mother died during her long wait in Canada for the medical care she needed. He didn't know about the option of going abroad. Well, neither did I until we were forced to find an alternative. I wish I could have helped his mother sooner.
I had no idea so many people watch C-span! But I keep getting thank yous from viewers, saying:
"Caught you on C-Span. Thank you for getting Congressional attention. The medical "economy" is killing our country. Good luck and best wishes to you and Howard."
Found an interesting blog (now closed to comments) from the World Association of International Studies
2006 “Critical World Problems” Conference at Stanford University, California
Medicine: Outsourcing Medical Care to India
http://cgi.stanford.edu/group/wais/cgi-bin/index.php?p=673
We saw your testimony and anxiously await your book. Is it being published soon?
We watched your testimony and can't wait to read your book. Is it being published soon?
The book is due out in 2007. I wish I could say it is ready now, but I hope you don't lose interest while we wait. Thanks for watching and writing.
I will be doing a live radio talk show at noon on Friday, Aug. 4th, out of Norfolk, VA. You can even listen and/or call in.
WHRV 89.5 FM Public Radio
12:00 - 1:00 pm "House Calls"program
with Host Dr. Pat Raymond
Topic: Medical Tourism
To Listen: go online to www.whro.org. On the left, click on Live Radio Streams, then on 89.5 FM
QUESTION: Why isn't your book out?
Recently got an email that said:
"By the time the publisher is ready to publish your book it will be ancient history. Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat first published in May 2005 and in April 2006 he already had an updated and revised version in the bookstores….Things are changing so fast, that a publisher taking that long to publish is dealing with history not current affairs."
ANSWER:
Not sure how to answer this, except my book is in the queue. I doubt the healthcare system in the US will be fixed when it comes out. Sorry. Wish I could speed things up.
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