Views from Atop My Bedpan, a memoir by Alan O’Hashi, is a memoir about the author’s experiences with the American healthcare industrial complex spanning seven decades.
“Views from Atop My Bedpan” is set to release on April 1, 2023. The cover picture is of author Alan O’Hashi as if he had aged 10 years.
During his journey, Alan learned about the Emergency Department bottleneck when he was nearly dead for six weeks. His road to recovery was a long one through alternative treatments. As he grew younger, his contact with the healthcare system was much simpler.
The story moves backward, starting with his healthcare in a Boulder, Colorado, senior cohousing community. Read about his acupuncture torture and drunken raisin arthritis remedy until he was kicked out of his retirement home for being too healthy and young.
The book recounts Alan’s medical-related experiences in the working world, including a small-town hospital merger and an emergency CPR RESCUE.
The story follows his time in college, then traces his life through high school, his adolescent experiences with sex education, and his struggles with poor eyesight and teeth in grade school.
His life ends as a twinkle in his parents’ eyes.
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There’s a paradox. Public and private healthcare providers are dedicated to keeping people alive and free from disease, but at the same time, they must also generate a financial profit to sustain themselves.
At the same time, the industry keeps its heart thumping and pumping based on continually expanding the number of patients who consume the latest pharmaceuticals, visit doctors, and are diagnosed by the newest machines. It’s better that people stay a little sick rather than be cured from a profit-and-loss standpoint.
According to the latest Social Security Administration actuary chart, the author has 10.4 years to go. He conjectures his death at 79. He’s had a flirt with death every 20 years or so, most recently surviving an exotic lung disease in 2013.
His next meet-up with the Grim Reaper will likely be the last. Please buy the book now!
“We all have unique experiences as we move through life. Being at the top of my game has been hard work. I prefer to have positive influences on others I meet.” Alan O’Hashi
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