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6. Thanks for the kind words!

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 04:12 PM

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I really have stuff to do in Belgium, France and Spain before the end of next week and should have been on the road tomorrow, preferably today as well. But while I may be an idiot, I am not Superman, and at 74, no matter how good I may feel at the breakfast table, that doesn’t mean that two days after a heart procedure, I should be risking day trips involving 4+ hours there (Brussels and Paris by train, Madrid by air, including airport security and transportation into town and back) and four hours back.

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30 years ago lapfog_1 Thursday #1

We can only hope popsdenver Thursday #2

I can't look. Thanks for posting. I just can't look. Have a great day. twodogsbarking Thursday #3

It was peanuts compared to what you'd pay back in the USA DFW Thursday #9

I'm glad to see you posting today& that you are well enough to do so. irisblue Thursday #4

Thanks for the kind words! DFW Thursday #6

Best wishes DFW and thanks for the perspective. ED Evolve Dammit Thursday #5

No sweat! I haven't been in an American hospital overnight since 2011. DFW Thursday #7

OMG. Thats why med bills are #1 cause of bankruptcy. Evolve Dammit 20 hrs ago #65

That was a weird deal with the billing. DFW 10 hrs ago #67

Here's our Canadian Health story Tripper11 Thursday #8

Here in Germany DFW Thursday #14

Stay Well DFW! We love your posts from across the pond. joanbarnes Thursday #10

If I have not been the cause of fatal boredom DFW Friday #37

Heheh blm Friday #52

What good authority? DFW 10 hrs ago #68

😁 blm 5 hrs ago #69

Ain't freedom to choose your poison relogic Thursday #11

Actually, my Doctor in Dallas said I was right to get the procedure done in Germany DFW Thursday #15

Yes relogic Thursday #18

I left Pennsylvania in 1975, so I'm in the dark about what it is like there now DFW Thursday #20

My dear PA relogic Thursday #22

We love you, DFW. So happy to hear that everything is going well for you! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #12

As well as can be hoped for, anyway!! I am grateful for your comment!! DFW Thursday #21

Many Happy Returns to your bride and condolences for the loss of her mom. ... littlemissmartypants Thursday #23

It's amazing what can happen in fifty years! DFW Thursday #24

It really is! 🌞❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #25

Northern Germany, my husband's father Tree Lady Thursday #29

You can still get the citizenship without moving there right away. DFW Friday #42

Happy for your outcome but disappointed in the bill......... KS Toronado Thursday #13

I'm a legal resident here, so you heard wrong DFW Thursday #17

The 19% VAT tax is also used to pay for many of those "free" services MichMan Friday #55

In the US, each state can levy its own state sales tax DFW 10 hrs ago #66

There are state and local income taxes on top of the federal income tax MichMan 3 hrs ago #70

Simple DFW 1 hr ago #71

Whenever health care is brought up, there are always statements about other countries and how we need to emulate them. MichMan 47 min ago #72

My Angiogram cost $20k 14 yrs ago. Jacson6 Thursday #16

Now THAT is a typical horror story, the likes of which I hear often DFW Thursday #19

Living the life. Love that you are at it. cachukis Thursday #26

I'm still alive DFW Friday #43

Wisdom pays dividends. cachukis Friday #44

Wow, what a great happy ending story! DFW Friday #45

The best of times, the worst of times. cachukis Friday #46

Sometimes the simple things stand out DFW Friday #47

My grandfather was a supervisor in the Back Bay cachukis Friday #49

Thanks, we intend to try! DFW Friday #54

The Scots certainly woke it up. cachukis Friday #56

It would be basically free here in Sweden, so there's that. Celerity Thursday #27

Is that for legal residents, or anyone who shows up? DFW Friday #33

Legal residents. You do not have to be a citizen, just be living here legally. You cannot (of course) come here as a Celerity Friday #35

Medical tourism was, for a while, at least, a concern in Canada DFW Friday #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Thursday #28

I'm glad you are doing well MustLoveBeagles Thursday #30

Thanks! DFW Friday #34

Glad you are ok. I slipped and fell on stairs in a hotel in Beilstein, Germany and dislocated a finger. surfered Thursday #31

That sounds typical for all three countries DFW Friday #32

We are in Germany Old Crank Friday #38

If either of you had a German employer, that made all the difference. DFW Friday #40

We took TK insurance Old Crank Friday #58

Thanks! Yes, it so seems to have been successful. DFW Yesterday #59

My daughter did her BA abroad in France - TBF Friday #39

Germany is different, not surprisingly. DFW Friday #41

Recommended. H2O Man Friday #48

A socialist country here in Europe. DFW Friday #50

Medical care and education. H2O Man Friday #53

Hospital Bill here in Canada (for Canadians, naturalized included) Justice matters. Friday #51

Canada seems to have learned from the mistakes of other countries. DFW Yesterday #60

Thank you for this touching reply. Justice matters. Yesterday #64

I've been thinking of you... r�is�n_dubh Friday #57

My last cardiac episode in the USA was in 2011. DFW Yesterday #61

I still feel that it should be completely free, paid with higher taxes Polybius Yesterday #62

Thanks for the well-wishes DFW Yesterday #63