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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Our Favorite Commercial

Birds seem to have become a theme of my cancer journey. Obviously, when one is suffering from an illness, as I am, you do think about what is important in life. Having tons of money is not one of the things that leads to happiness. On the other hand, having good health care coverage is. Thank God we have good health care coverage and everyday I think about those people in my position who do not. Frankly, to me it is criminal. Every person should be able to receive the best treatment available regardless of their position on the economic scale of matters. Each time I go in for chemo, the cost is about $15,000 and I have had seven chemos so far. Dave makes a good salary and we have savings but no way could we survive my illness financially without our health insurance through the UW.

Anyway, Washington has a lottery system. I am not really that approving of lotteries but I absolutely love their currently running commercial. Basically, it asks what you would do if you had the money. Hang gliders take it upon themselves to make certain birds who do not fly have a chance to fly. The ad makes me cry and laugh at the same time. I do worry that the ostrich may suffer a heart attack----I mean, God made him in a way that he is not supposed to fly but he gets the ride of his life nevertheless.



Every time the ad comes on, I receive a wonderful feeling throughout my body. Ha! A Washington Lottery ad helping someone like me heal from cancer--who would have have thunk it??!!

// posted by Janet @ 10:33 AM

5 Comments:

Money might not be able to buy happiness, but money CAN buy Kate Spade purses and Prada shoes, which are clinically shown to induce extreme happiness.

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:24 PM  

Janet you've probably already watched "Sicko." I'm convinced it's criminal for health care to be under the control of "for profit" industries. I'm so glad you don't have to go through what I read everyday in my files. Sick people who can't get medical care to prove that they are sick enough to get thier Social Security Disability! You're doing great to cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude. That's been clinically proven to improve health! So, bottoms up 0_0

Susan

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 5:31 PM  

The penguin looks like my dachshund!

By Blogger Brother Terry:, at 8:14 AM  

I'm afraid Kaley is right - no not that money can buy happiness (although Kaitlin agrees with the big beautiful Dooney-Coach purse theory) but that it can buy better health. Latest studies show that people that have more money generally have better health. Interesting! Is it the chicken and the egg? Is it better education leads to lots of better things like more money because of better jobs, being able to pay for care and knowledge of how to better take care of ourselves? - I like to think so. Empower through education. Celebrate Life, Lani

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:45 AM  

Oh Kaley--yes for you those shoes and purses (you and your Aunt Shirley--it is genetic) And Lani, yes money can buy better health care. Somehow, we have to get the 47 million uninsured and others who are underinsured access to good medical care.

And BT--thank you for the laugh. All day yesterday, I would just start laughing thinking about a penguin looking like your doggie!

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:02 AM  

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