IN the early hours of Sunday morning, 48 hours before America went to the polls, lines of people began queuing at the First Baptist Church on Main Street, in Clinton, Tennessee. The parking lot had been filling since midnight.
Inside the church's gymnasium, rows of cubicles built over the preceding days were ready to receive over 300 patients looking for free dental, eye and medical care from the nonprofit organisation Remote. ìŽ Area Medical.
"Free dental, vision and medical services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis," the notice read. "All services are free and open to the public. No ID required."
This is the reality of the healthcare crisis in America, where there is no free National Health Service - and a staggering 27 million people have no health insurance to pay for treatment. Millions more are "underinsured" meaning they can't access treatment.
Now, President Trump's reelection threatens even Obamacare, a Democrat attempt at helping the poorest Americans access health services.
While in Britain, queues grow for dentists, in America, desperate people are driving three days across state lines, sleeping in cars and on mattresses and queuing for hours in the sun and rain for free, pop-up medical treatment.
"When you speak to people ALL SM Nurses i who come to RAM events, it's not just about the medical treatment," says RAM's CEO Jeff Eastman.
"It's about being treated as a human being. There is no shame. It's neighbours helping neighbours.
It restores people's faith in human kindness." RAM is the legacy of an extraordinary British man, Stan Brock an intrepid former British cowboy and maverick care health provider who died from cancer in 2018, aged 82. Born in Preston, Stan found his fame wrestling snakes on the long-running US TV show Wild Kingdom, which at its height, had 32 million viewers.
ãã®èšäºã¯ Daily Mirror UK ã® November 08, 2024 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã ?  ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
ãã®èšäºã¯ Daily Mirror UK ã® November 08, 2024 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
FIJI NEEDLE ADDS EXTRA SPICE FOR IRELAND
IRELAND captain Caelan Doris reckons fighting talk from the Fiji camp has added an extra edge to the showdown in Dublin.
GOFF: NOT SO EASY FOR LIONS
JARED GOFF knows perfection is impossible but that isn't stopping the Detroit Lions from trying to get as close as possible.
WHITLOCK NOT GETTING BACK ON THE HORSE
MAX WHITLOCK admits there have been difficult moments.
I never thought I would ever feel joy or happiness or just laugh at a joke or anything..
Olympian Chris finds hope amid cancer fight
There is no limit to what women my age can do... it's all about mindset
After starting her Strictly journey with a strong sense of her limitations, actor Sarah Hadland admits she has had a revelation.
Chapman a perfect match for MOTD job, says Wilson
BBC legend Bob Wilson has praised Mark Chapman as a likely contender to take over as Match of the Day host.
Canoe man death fibber no2 turns up
A MAN who faked his drowning and left his wife and three children has sent investigators a video to prove that he is safe.
Phoebe puts hunk Zac in the shades
BRIDGERTON star Phoebe Dynevor has made the jump to Hollywood, filming with screen heart-throb Zac Efron.
McGREGOR RAPED WOMAN IN HOTEL
A WOMAN who accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel won her claim against him yesterday for damages in a civil case.
Back to my roots
Mum wins £500k home in her old patch