• jordanlund@lemmy.worldM
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      Registered to vote, told this story to the Bernie Sanders campaign, told it again for 4 days at the HLTH 2023 conference in Vegas. And I’ll keep telling it until something changes…

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        I hate to say this, but you are asking for meaningful change in a trillion dollar industry. It’s not going to happen through stories, public awareness, or by any other peaceful means.

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              That’s why I partnered with a company called Savvy Coop and was invited to the HLTH 2023 conference in Las Vegas last week.

              I had many good meetings with providers and health companies telling my story and our team was maybe a dozen or so patients with multiple medical conditions.

              It’s getting out there. I’ll be on a podcast tomorrow.

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          So what, they should just give up? No. Change will happen as more and more people resist the status quo.

          It may seem slow, it may be painful, it may feel like it’s never going to actually work but you’ve got to keep going because one day and all of a sudden it will.

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            Of course they shouldn’t give up! I’m just saying, that’s not going to be enough.

            It may seem slow, it may seem painful, it may feel like it’s never going to actually work but you’ve got to keep going because one day and all of a sudden will.

            You’re deluding yourself. The wealthy will NEVER part with that much money willingly.

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          It was rough when Bernie had his own heart event, and I use the word “event” because it sounds more festive.

          I told my wife “Well, he’s done.” Even if he has the energy to be President, nobody will vote for someone with a heart condition.

          It’s a tough thing to recover from, even now, five years later, I don’t have the energy, focus, or acuity I had from before. :(