No, Elle, don't blame yourself.

I agree with the others. How things slip through the cracks. If we ourselves didn't arm ourselves with the knowledge we need, we'd fall right through that crack too!

I'm sure some places in America are better than others, but our health care system needs desperate help.

I myself am lucky enough to have a job with medical. But the insurance keeps getting, well, nastier and nastier to the point my own doctor complains to me about it. It makes it difficult to afford to go to the doctor EVEN with medical anymore.

Anyway, off track again. I hope that family gets all the help they need now.