Who Democrats kill
His name was Mike. He was 93. He was too young for World War II, but served in the post-war Philippines. Afterward, he became a college basketball star. He later worked for Mine Safety. He developed the safety helmets that are still worn by most miners. He saved lives.
Thanks to Democrat Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Mike died last month.
A reader -- an adopted nephew of Mike -- told the sad tale of Mike's death.
The reader wrote, "I called him on Friday -- he was 93 and crying -- even at his advance age. He hated his room and was always on the move at the nursing home. It just struck me as totally odd when he said he was locked up because of corona virus patients in the building. Why were they still there?
"Saturday, he was complaining about the food -- she tried to send him a pizza delivery and it was declined -- not allowed.
"Sunday, he had the one nurse take a picture and she texted it to my sister and she texted it everyone. This is one of those haunting pictures that causes me to feel guilty; I didn't visit him as much as I could. I did see him about six times in the past year. He told the nurse he had a slight fever so she was going to get him tested or schedule him for one.
"Tuesday night, my niece called and said she called to check and he was dead. One of the nurses was with him when he passed away. But he deserved better.
"Thursday morning, I called for funeral arrangements. I was informed he was in the mausoleum already. There were no services.
"We asked what he died of. They were not sure and would not supply information because we are not blood relatives.
"Did he die of the virus? I do not know. I really don't.
"But I get the impression from reading the newspapers that it was the virus. I also get the impression that the death toll is a lot higher than what Cuomo and Wolf are now saying because of the scandal. The media's lack of interest is astounding. But again Wolf and Cuomo are Democrats. I am positive that it is much higher. I would like to get the total deaths at nursing homes for April and compare it to last year.
"I cannot tell you how furious my siblings and I are."
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It is not just nursing home patients who are dying.
Republican Attorney General of West Virginia tweeted today, "HHS Secretary saying we may have 300,000 undiagnosed cancer cases right now because of pandemic. I’ve always maintained that while there may be consequences to how fast states reopen, there are potentially more significant public health & economic consequences to not reopening."
Cancer was expected to kill 630,000 people in the United States this year. We shall see if that number increases this year. The death rate from cancer has been declining thanks to early detection, but state after state ruled detecting cancer was non-essential. Hospitals laid off personnel because of this.
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His name was Mike. He was 93. He was too young for World War II, but served in the post-war Philippines. Afterward, he became a college basketball star. He later worked for Mine Safety. He developed the safety helmets that are still worn by most miners. He saved lives.
I never met him. I mourn because his death shows a callous disregard for life.
Posted by Don Surber at 5/21/2020 01:00:00 PM  |
