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dmalloy
Trad climber
eastside
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Jul 15, 2009 - 02:22am PT
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please, monolith, don't bother him with the facts....
too bad that we are polluting Taco's thread with this...sigh...
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Jul 15, 2009 - 10:27am PT
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Please do not feed the troll.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 15, 2009 - 10:31am PT
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fattrad, stay the f&ck out of this thread if you have nothing constructive to add. It's about Tacos, not about your Republican idealism that only those who make big money deserve health care.
Seriously, I already asked you in another post to start another thread if you want to debate the topic. I started this thread about my friend's condition and your politicizing the health care topic distracts from what 99% of us clicked on this thread for...which is updates on her condition.
Don't be a total dick. Show some respect and STOP IT now. Find another place to preach that only those with money deserve health care...i.e. deserve to live.
Now PLEASE, let's get back to the subject at hand and how Tacos is doing.
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Largo
Sport climber
Venice, Ca
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Jul 15, 2009 - 10:52am PT
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Fattrad wrote-
Profit is what generates innovation, how much will drug companies or device companies spend on R&D if there's no profit at the end.
Didn`t you see Sicko? Michael Moore showed the insanity of having profit connected to life and death situtions such as fire departments, law enforcement and health care. What you are saying and implying above - that all medical innovations will stop or greatly slow the moment someone or some institution is not making windmill pofits - is an old-school rationalization that, in fact, was never entirely valid. the people making the innovations in science are the scientists and they have never been profit driven.
Archaic, unregulated capitalism is what tanked the country and the old guard is not willing to give it up, But now we have to. But Iīm drifting. I know several word-class scientists at CalTech and JPL (Jet Propulsion Lab) who donīt make scads of money but are so psyched about their work they can barely stand it. It is the huge, ponderous layer of administrators that brush on the needless expenses and mark ups. California is broke but they are trying to go about the process backwards - they are firing the janitors, teachers, and workers, while trying to hang onto all the administration jobs.
Hw does American health care serve all Americans? Are we saying that only those who can pay the huge premiums deserve to live?
Do the Japanese complain about their healthcare system?
We are financially totally out of whack.
JL
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Jul 15, 2009 - 11:15am PT
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Spot on John.
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 15, 2009 - 01:11pm PT
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Thanks Trad
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 15, 2009 - 06:26pm PT
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hey there say,
bump.... :)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 15, 2009 - 11:51pm PT
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Hey valygrl:
Any updates on Taco's location and condition? I've been a bit under the weather the last week or so but plan to visit Wells Fargo on Friday.
John Penca
edit: I've sent a few emails to Taco @ Tacos_Satoko@yahoo.com but they have been returned as undeliverable.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:12am PT
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hey there johntp... oh my... say, i sure hope you will be feeling better.... :(
say, i was just going to try taco's japan address to send a card, or is that just a bank address???
(see edit below):
oooooooooooooooooopppp, cancel that... it IS a hospital address... okay, i'm going to go to sleep now, i reckon...
didn't read THAT too clear, now did i.... :O
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:25am PT
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Thanks neebee. Feeling much better now. I was up on the east side over the 4th and and took a long hike up out of Little Lakes Valley. The sciatica or whatever is pretty much gone (walking appears to help the pain). Caught some upper respitory bug somewhere down the line but it is going away.
Any updates on Taco?
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:52am PT
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johntp, the email address I have for her is tacos_satoko@yahoo.co.nz -- I emailed to that address fairly recently and it didn't bounce - but I didn't get a response (not surprised there, not sure if she's able to read emails yet, but hopefully soon. And thanks so much for the monetary help!
That address I posted is the hospital in Tokyo - which I heard she might be moving from at some point. Sorry, that's all the info I can get right now.
Before she left, Tacos told my b/f how thankful she is for all the help and good wishes she's received from this community.
Drive safe everyone.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Jul 16, 2009 - 03:56am PT
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I just sent her a card by Japanese Express mail which she will get tomorrow evening if she stays in Tokyo just one more day.
I told her that I found out about her on ST and that there are many many people here wishing the best for her. That should help until all the cards and letters arrive from the States.
If you haven't sent her something already, it might help on this end if her name is written Japanese style with the last name first.
Fugimoto, Satoko
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 16, 2009 - 12:43pm PT
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It's Sugimoto, unless her paypal is set up wrong.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Jul 16, 2009 - 02:19pm PT
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I got Fugimoto from the posting by Pennsylenvy but I notice now an email from Anna says Sugimoto. I can find Japanese with both names on the net ?? Two out of three postings say Sugimoto, so that's probably it.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 16, 2009 - 11:25pm PT
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hey there say all... i did not get to do may card, as the grandkids were over for two days...
say, is it too late.. should i wait???
if there is a newer hospital for home address, please let me know...
god bless all...
*glad you are feeling well then, john... :)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jul 19, 2009 - 11:27pm PT
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hey there say... did anyone ever get a "for sure" address, now, since from what i understand here, is that she is getting moved...
is this right??
thanks all...
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 19, 2009 - 11:59pm PT
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neebee, I'll post it when I get it, I'm working on that... and thanks for keeping this thread alive.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Jul 20, 2009 - 08:12am PT
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One problem for contacting her directly is that a lot of Japanese hospitals do not have phones in the patient's room. if someone can get a family member's phone number somehow (her brother or parents), I will try to get a Japanese person to call them and find out what's happening.It's a lot cheaper to call from Okinawa and lots more Japanese speakers on this side.
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valygrl
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jul 20, 2009 - 08:27am PT
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HI Jan, thanks. I have an acquaintance who is going to be back in Japan next week who is going to try to contact Tacos at the hospital and get contact info for her brother or other family, and hopefully get me an update on her condition, which I'll pass along here.
:)
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