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Hey mate, you seen that cheetah I'm racing around lately? Seeing that leopard reminded me. Hopefully he's training...I'm not going to be holding back. 🥴



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Hi mate, been missings you these last few days.
I think that cheetah's on a secret training camp, must have heard a whisper about the rocket from Aus, so yeah, I thi9nk you got him a little worried 🤣

Any results on the tests yet?

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That cheetah's going down!

Yeah, no cancer. Now just got to work out the root cause of the issue...It's there for a reason, but luckily not cancer, or so they say.

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Like I just said, he is running scared of the D-Dog express lol.

What a relief!!! Yeah, the root cause has to be sorted, but the big C is not involved and the blessing is that they caught it in time.
Great news indeed!

Now for the pain of paying for the treatments and the consultations, but anything is worth avoiding cancer.

I just told Marian and she sends her happiness to you guys!

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Thanks mate, and Marian too! 🙂

Yep, you're right none of this is cheap and most of it is not covered by Medicare so it's out of pocket. We're not sure of how much in total, but four figures, probably $2000-$2500 I suppose at a glance. Not really cool I guess, but there's little choice.

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Oh yeah, it rocked our pockets as well my friend and in all honesty I cannot see how they can charge such a huge amount for laying in a MRI scanning machine.
The machine does all of the work and then the expensive specialist doctor only advises.

Now once my back is fused, a new knee awaits, but I have told them only after Covid is gone.
In the meantime it allows us to save up lol.

It is a real pain to spend your hard worked for money on this, but as you said, it has to be done and choice is not an option.

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I don't think I'd want to be having an operation right at the moment either. The COVID situation is getting worse here...The numbers are far worse than they were in the first wave. Apparently in Victoria only one in four confirmed cases are being found isolating at home when checked upon by the authorities. It's spreading really quickly. So...Being in a hospital is not where I'd want to be right now.

The cost of some medical expenses is crazy. Remember a month ago I had to have that ultrasound-guided cortisone injection in my shoulder? It cost $307 dollars with no rebate from Medicare! It took a total of under ten minutes from walking into the room to walking out.

Ridiculous.

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Totally agreed with you and we hope that when summer comes this covid thing will slacken. But some are saying that it could last for a minimum of 3 years.
I am high risk, over 65 and can simply not take any chances.
We have hundreds of hospital staff that were infected with the virus, so I view a hospital as a graveyard for me.

Yeah, I remember that injection and it translates into about R5065 here.
I have to say that it is ingenious how the medical innovators have combined electronics with practical medical procedures, but one would assume that after 100,000 patient treatments, the machines would be paid off and a reasonable fee would be charged. But not so, as every year they rather increase the fees.

Ever heard of a "Doppler"?
They put some grease on the sides of your neck and then run a hand held scanner up and down over the grease. This scanner is connected to a machine with a video screen that shows the blood running through the main Carotid arteries from the heart to the brain.
That's how they discovered that my main right hand artery was blocked.
So, a little scanner treatment costs thousands.
Then I don't want to tell you for how long we almost lived on bread and water every day after paying for the operation lol.

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The bread and water comment you make...I know a few who have done so...It's a pretty sad indictment of society when people can't seem to get reasonably priced medical assistance...And here we are thinking that we've all come so far. Back in the day people who couldn't afford medical attention and treatment would simply die. Same these days I guess.

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All that I can say is that this world is in a sordid state my friend.
Things are not going to change unless every life is viewed as sacred, not just the few with millions, or billions.
People over here are also starting to revolt against the corruption and the flame that lit the fire is the fact that the millions donated to Covid relief is being stolen.

We live in four worlds here, the destitute, the poor, the midde class that makes up most of the tax payers and the filthy rich. Due to the bad economic situation there is no hope for improvement.

People are certainly dying here like flies and I think the latest stats reveal that 21325 people were murdered during the year recorded and 50 cars are stolen in the country everyday!

https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/crime-stats-murder-rate-remains-stable-at-around-58-deaths-a-day/ar-BB17pMGt?ocid=spartan-ntp-feeds

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Do you see it changing, the world I mean. I understand you and Marian hold strongly to your faith and that's admirable...But do you really see it changing. Is enough being done by enough people, governments and corporations? Is anything really being done to alleviate and improve the situation...Or is it all about money.

I'll be honest...I'm sceptical.

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No my friend, as optimistic as we are, we are seeing the biblical prophecies taking place here.
There will eventually come a time of great peace, a one world order under a new king, but that king will be darkness itself.
I think that we are well on the way to this scenario as described in Revelations.

Sorry, I am not preaching here, as I never do on Hive, but this is just my own view of things!

You have every right to be be sceptical, as the money god reigns.

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I half expected this answer to be honest. Yes, the fall will come...It's already happening.

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Agreed with you my friend. A time of unbelievable happenings "such as you have never seen before".
I have to pop out now to go and collect Marian's glasses, as they have put in new lenses and called to say that it is ready.
Her graduate student exam markings on the PC has deteriorated the sight in her left eye.
But of course I will be back if you want to talk!

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All good mate, have a nice time out...will catch you later.

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Happy news here, as we got the glasses and she will test them out today.

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I'm sure she'll be pleased to see more clearly. 😁

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Yeah, testing it right now. Will take some getting used to, but happy that she can see clearly again!

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