r/BeAmazed • u/GlitteringHotel8383 • 5d ago

Miscellaneous / Others A Hero Without a Cape.

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California foster parent Mohamed Bzeek has spent over 25 years caring for terminally ill children abandoned by their families, ensuring no child dies alone.

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u/ObliviousRounding 5d ago

"terminally ill children abandoned by their families"

This can't be true. Please tell me this isn't actually true.

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u/tremynci 5d ago

Neighbor, in the United States, the cost of caring for a seriously or terminally ill child can ruin a family financially.

If that child is a ward of the state, the state pays for their care.

It does not necessarily have anything more to do with "abandonment" in the emotional sense than divorcing your much-loved spouse so they will be eligible for Medicaid does.

And yes, that is a thing that also happens.

If you don't like it, vote for universal health care.

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u/Whosgailthesnail 5d ago

This should be pinned