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| Story | Date |
|---|---|
Jonathan’s storyAfter losing his daughter at birth, Jonathan believes many people should have private health insurance, and has started a not-for-profit website comparing private health insurers to help people make the right choice. | 2010022525 Feb 2010 |
Shontelle’s storyShontelle found it very difficult to access mental health services after being diagnosed with depression. | 2010022424 Feb 2010 |
Patricia’s storyPatricia is concerned over waiting times for dental treatment, her daughter has a hole in her tooth, and has been on a waiting list for more than six months. | 2010021515 Feb 2010 |
Eunice’s storyEunice is living with mental illness. She says that mental health services offered today are inadequate and that they were much better twenty years ago. | 2010021414 Feb 2010 |
John’s storyJohn is an aged pensioner and says government rebates for specialist fees are not helpful enough. | 2010020606 Feb 2010 |
Jill's storyJill is a 33 year old mother of two and would like to tell the world to stop smoking after losing more than half her tongue to cancer. | 2010020303 Feb 2010 |
Marissa’s storyMarissa says she cannot afford to see a specialist to find out what has caused her to have digestive problems for nearly 12 months. | 2010020202 Feb 2010 |
April’s storyApril is 22 and has been living with painful rheumatoid arthritis since she was 20. | 2010012626 Jan 2010 |
Alex's storyAlex is frustrated that adequate dental care is so unaffordable for most people. | 2010012525 Jan 2010 |
John’s storyJohn has had two major health scares since early 2007, and says his survival is “due to a health and hospital system that has not failed him”. | 2010011919 Jan 2010 |
Simone’s storySimone is a nursing student, and shares her experiences trying to get hospital work placements to complete her studies. | 2010011111 Jan 2010 |
Kay’s storyKay shares her experiences with the public hospital system after she was admitted to an emergency department for a recurrent condition. | 2010010606 Jan 2010 |
Frances’s storyFrances has no top teeth, and is on a public waiting list for dentures that may take six months. | 2010010505 Jan 2010 |
Gillian’s storyGillian is frustrated by the waiting times and lack of treatment received by her elderly mother and mother-in-law at her local hospital. | 2010010404 Jan 2010 |
Paul's storyPaul found that the health advice he received led to unnecessary expenses. | 2009122222 Dec 2009 |
Thomas’s storyThomas was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was a teenager and the treatment was covered by Medicare. Thomas praises the Medicare system for providing his family with some relief during an enormously stressful time. | 2009122121 Dec 2009 |
Jackie's storyJackie's one-year old daughter has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, forcing her to become a fulltime carer and to sell her family home. | 2009122020 Dec 2009 |
Delia’s storyDelia was treated for breast cancer in the private health system in 2007, and questions the standard of care she received. | 2009120808 Dec 2009 |
Leanne’s storyLeanne’s mother had a difficult experience when she had to go to hospital after breaking her knee last month. | 2009120707 Dec 2009 |
Patricia’s storyPatricia is living with health difficulties after surviving treatment for pancreatic cancer, and her daughter is keen to talk to other people in this situation. | 2009120101 Dec 2009 |
