HEALTH CARE REJECTION
Submitted by Magalie on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:33am
When it comes to discrimination, so many things happened to me that I feel I am a target of it, and I totally disapprove in a big and free country like America where every day you hear the same song "Equality, Liberty and Justice for All" things like this are still happening. Even if I can recall every single thing, I can’t unfortunately talk about them all, but I can state this one which I think is very important for people to know so we can do something about it.
Recently I had a bad experience visiting one of the hospitals in Boston where I felt discriminated because I was treated differently, and I ended up not receiving the care that I needed.
My reaction after all was to call the administration of this hospital to report the matter, and still there were no support from them as I was told that I refused care and decided to go home. In fact, they knew something wasn’t right, and they asked me if I wanted to come back. At that time, I said no, and a friend of mine brought to another hospital. I think people should advocate and speak up when they feel this way.
Here is one of the resources that might be helpful if you are looking to advocate for yourself: http://www.hcfama.org
