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copyright © 2004 Cass Brown
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Cass Brown
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LIFESTYLE
posted Thursday, 24 November 2005
Here in the UK, we have yet another row brewing over the decision by a few health trusts to refuse certain treatments (eg hip or knee replacements) to those who are obese, on the basis that their obesity is a lifestyle choice and is a cause of their clinical need. Patients are told to go away and lose weight so that they can be treated. Ignoring for the moment, the absolute lunacy of the concept of these people further damaging themselves by running to work or doing star jumps to exercise away the pounds, there are other very valid points of view.
I had thought that it was only God who created man in His own image. The vanity of the managers (yes managers, not doctors) who are attempting to clone themselves by this genetic cleansing manoeuvre is astounding. As a leading member of the Fat Bastards Club, I will be insisting that these managers apply a politically correct standard to other lifestyle related complaints.
Obviously anyone who requires surgery as a result of participating in any sport or exercise must be refused treatment. They have made their lifestyle choice and must jog their way through the pain in their hips/knees.
Vehicle related injuries must not be treated. The use of a car is a lifestyle choice.
Asthma sufferers living in our polluted cities? Guess what? Go live in the country – it’s much healthier. Sorry kids, your parents have made your lifestyle choice for you.
The home improvements industry is now closed. No point in coming into A & E here with your soggy fingers hanging off because you chose to make a book shelf.
Choked on a nut cutlet? Don’t even think about it.
Women. Do you have any idea of the cost of HRT? Make a lifestyle choice and get a simple sex change op.
The incredible thing, is that these self appointed little tyrants of the public good can’t do basic maths. If someone is very overweight, smokes and drinks like Bogart and exercises like Homer Simpson, they are going to be off your books about 20 years early thanks to them being very dead. No treatments, no drugs, no pension for the state to pay for. Wake up and look at the figures!
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