Monthly Archives: February 2013

So how am I doing?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

I got an email from a friend here in Jocotepec a few days ago saying that fascinating as the whole IMSS thing might be to him, he felt that I needed to write about what’s happened to me since the … Continue reading →

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IMSS Hospital in Tlajomulco….It DOES Exist

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

In the last episode of “As the barb Turns,” we found ourselves with blood test results in hand and a wish in our hearts that I would finally get to the Emerald City….or, in this case, the fabled IMSS hospital … Continue reading →

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She’s sucking out my blood!

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

Having been told by Dr. (Oh let’s call him) Meanie at the Jocotepec IMSS clinic that he would not/could not even refer me to the IMSS hospital where I could get my surgery done for breast cancer without a blood … Continue reading →

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The Battle with the Bureaucracy Begins

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

American economist Thomas Sowell once wrote “You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.” Yeah, boy howdy, was he ever right!  You’ve dealt with them yourself and you know what … Continue reading →

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Where HAVE you been???

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

So, did you miss me?  I mean, like even realize that I have not posted anything for a long time? My co-authors, Michael and Karen, have done a great job giving you some excellent things to read.  And, heck, they … Continue reading →

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