I hate sounding like a broken record here, and bringing it up again, but where I live in British Columbia my dialysis ward is approximately 70% immigrants. I have have nothing against them, but when I think of the cost and how they will get transplants before me I do get a little bit depressed...
They aren't illegal tho so there's that. Also my area is super high with East Asians who are more likely to develop diabetes and therefore end up in renal failure. Still sucks though. I can't even change my dialysis schedule or add an extra run because the beds are all jam packed and super full.
Welp, I'm no doctor or scientist but it has something to do with their diet I believe. Here's a link to what I think is a legit site. Again, I'm no doctor, but I've seen the patients with my own eyes and most of them are east asian.
They are East Asians technically. I didn't know if Indians was the proper term to call them, as there are Native Indians as well that fit under that name.
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3TrillionPotatoes ago
There's more than enough legitimate citizens on the list that need transplants. Illegals should go back to their countries.
Isn't our healthcare system extremely broken and overpriced anyway? Why do they want it?
mmmmdonuts ago
I hate sounding like a broken record here, and bringing it up again, but where I live in British Columbia my dialysis ward is approximately 70% immigrants. I have have nothing against them, but when I think of the cost and how they will get transplants before me I do get a little bit depressed...
They aren't illegal tho so there's that. Also my area is super high with East Asians who are more likely to develop diabetes and therefore end up in renal failure. Still sucks though. I can't even change my dialysis schedule or add an extra run because the beds are all jam packed and super full.
UlyssesEMcGill ago
Why are East Asians more likely to develop diabetes?
mmmmdonuts ago
Welp, I'm no doctor or scientist but it has something to do with their diet I believe. Here's a link to what I think is a legit site. Again, I'm no doctor, but I've seen the patients with my own eyes and most of them are east asian.
FatLivesDontMatter ago
Ummm, that link you provided to Pub Med says Indians, not East Asians.
mmmmdonuts ago
They are East Asians technically. I didn't know if Indians was the proper term to call them, as there are Native Indians as well that fit under that name.