The way this title is worded my first instinct was they were all lining up to Harvest her organs.
That's exactly how it reads. Which organs were being donated???
First come first serve I guess?
It’s a sweet sentiment but as a nurse those people are terribly in the way. Other patients exist in the hospital too and quite honestly the hospital is never that calm to allow for that sort of thing.
Why is there a 50k go fund me for the family? Profit off tragedy?
So they can pay for a funeral and take time off to grieve without the specter of homelessness over their shoulder.
$50k seems excessive, but this does fit into the narrative of everlasting nested tragedies that is American life.
My understanding is that the most basic of funerals and associated trappings is in excess of $10k (and that was prior to the current inflationary economic situation). Final healthcare expenses are likely also a few thousand dollars - and yes, the family likely has to pay it. So the amount of unexpected expenses is probably $25k to begin with... It starts seeming less excessive, to me at least.
Healthcare expenses? They can try to collect from the patient. Good luck. Again, dystopian. What an uncivilized country.
Not really, she would have been on her parents insurance so they get the bill
Systemic price gouging at every level, because they can.
As someone who has recently gone through the process of planning a funeral. They're way more expensive than you'd expect
Would you kill your child for 50k? Of course not, this can never be up to their loss. It's not profit in any way
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