To the Editor:
My husband received an ambiguous cancer diagnosis 10 years ago. I say ambiguous because at the time, his cancer was so advanced, the doctor feared sharing the extent of it in thinking that the knowledge would hinder his ability to fight and recover from it.
Through many rounds of chemo and radiation, he was able to overcome his diagnosis and is currently in remission. But gosh, it was the challenge of our lives; I can’t even begin to explain what it feels like to watch the person you love most in the world lose their ability to do normal things like eat and bathe.
We stood strong together and saw his cancer through to the other side.
Health care shouldn’t come at such a high cost, but our government cannot place price controls on medicines and treatments in order to fight this inflation. Price controls may limit innovators’ ability to deliver new treatments and cures, like the ones that ultimately saved my husband’s life.
Price controls shouldn’t be an option at a time when the American public is counting on our scientists and researchers to solve the unprecedented health care crisis that’s at our doorstep. Anything that might stand in their way is the wrong solution to high prescription drug costs.
A cure and a treatment for this is on the horizon; but only if our lawmakers pass policies that allow our nation’s innovators to deliver.
Avalon – This economy is tough for everyone. Think I might have to sell my beach house! A good problem, but still forced.
