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Why the Bronte sisters may have died so young (2019)

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Re: Why the Bronte sisters may have died so young (2019)

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My Dad was a doctor, so technically we got a house call everyday. But the reality was that we never saw a doctor at all. If we needed a physical for school sports my dad would just look at us and say "Eh, you look healthy" and sign it. I was in my early 30s before I got a real checkup from a doctor for the first time since I was born.

Did your dad also administer immunizations himself?

Actually, yes. Also, whenever one of us needed a medication he would just write the prescription for what we needed. The only exceptions were if one of us broke a limb. Then he'd take us to a friend doctor who specialized in that sort of thing to fix us up.

Re: Why the Bronte sisters may have died so young (2019)

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Unless you live in a country with universal healthcare.

There is no relation between universal healthcare and house visits. I live in a country with universal healthcare where house calls don't exist.

There’s always a price.

Re: Why the Bronte sisters may have died so young (2019)

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In the USA

citation?

You must be kidding! Literately three seconds on duckduck and...

https://nhchc.org/clinical-practice/homeless-services/ethica...

I cannot be bothered going deeper. This is not my field. But millions of Americans are having their lives cut short for all sorts of easily, if not cheaply, remedied causes

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