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bmichaelh

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15. Trump put my health at risk during his first term

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 24, 2025, 02:06 AM

Nov 24

Trump does not understand the complexities of healthcare, especially cancer care.

Trump has cancelled cancer research.

I was first diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 1990.
It returned in 2002 and 2019 as a more aggressive lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

This is something he does not consider.
The aggressiveness of cancer and prior treatments sometimes do not work.

When my returned in 2019, I went through 4 different treatments over 2 years; all failed.
We in fact tried a treatment that worked in 2002; but in 2019, it failed.

I was able to achieve complete remission in 2022 due to 3 factors:
Trump's attempted repeal of ACA failed. Although, I get my insurance through my employer; it protects me against lifetime limits.
A new treatment was approved by FDA in 2020; I started treatment in 2021.
My healthcare provider denied payment of the new drug but was successfully appealed.

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Bessent Says Health-Care Announcement Coming This Week [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 23 OP

A turkey, a bottle of vitamins, and $125 a month to solve a $48,000 problem bucolic_frolic Nov 23 #1

Yes, indeed... health care is going to 'come down' because they are hellbent on destroying it. CurtEastPoint Nov 23 #2

yup Skittles Nov 23 #4

yup Skittles Nov 23 #5

I predict it will be something extremely lame and not even close to solving the problem. Diamond_Dog Nov 23 #3

Hopefully that's all there is to it ..... more than likely they'll fuck us all over. groundloop Nov 23 #9

Well... lonely bird Nov 23 #10

Exactly- Karma13612 Nov 24 #17

The new US health care strategy. If you get sick you die. n/t Jacson6 Nov 23 #6

Bessent is such a filthy liar. belpejic Nov 23 #7

Incoming shit-sandwich for Americans wolfie001 Nov 23 #8

One of the first steps,, downgrading the nursing classification at the DOE mdbl Nov 23 #11

If they think that hard working Karma13612 Nov 24 #18

I think they will flood nursing with unqualified people. We are very short handed after travelingthrulife Nov 24 #21

Well if 2 weeks means never, then I guess this week could mean half way to never. Progress. (n/t) thesquanderer Nov 23 #12

A concept of an announcement during Thanksgiving week? neverforget Nov 23 #13

Couch boy asked Americans for "a little bit of patience". area51 Nov 23 #14

They will never have a real plan because they only want you to pay for your own insurance travelingthrulife Nov 24 #22

Trump put my health at risk during his first term bmichaelh Nov 24 #15

Congrats on your remission and hope for success with the new treatment. travelingthrulife Nov 24 #23

More lame excuses and promises Karma13612 Nov 24 #16

no matter what it is, it will cost us more and give us less. nt Javaman Nov 24 #19

Guaranteed. And the insurance execs will all be multi-millionaires. travelingthrulife Nov 24 #24

Junk policies that cover nothing is what they are pushing, total corporate scams designed to kill us. lark Nov 24 #20

The accouncement... "In two weeks" ck4829 Nov 24 #25

Maybe or maybe not! BumRushDaShow Nov 24 #26

Health care and cost of living bucolic_frolic Nov 24 #27

TACO this week. multigraincracker Nov 24 #28