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Our company provides insurance for all its workers, with special coverage for those of us who travel and spend time on the remote sites that we service. One of the leading health insurance providers, Blue Cross, takes care of our insurance needs.
The Blue Advantage may not be available for us here in the Philippines, but the package we do have takes care of us adequately, and provides for emergencies that will require us to walk in to an accredited hospital or clinic. Since the plan covers our dependents, I was also able to take advantage of it a few years ago when my son was admitted into hospital for dengue.
I have not used it personally, and for practical reasons I hope I never will — in these tiring, taxing and stressful times, hospitalization is not a welcome option.
Holidays are over
No I did not avail myself of an Outer Banks rentals and hie off for the past five days, thus forgetting everything, including this blog while I soaked my feet in the warm sea and made my butt imprint on the sand on some white-sand beach that I cannot afford to visit, even in my dreams.
Nope, I spent the entire holidays at home, except for a couple of forays within the city, Parañaque City, in fact. I followed the stations of the cross at the Nayong Pilipino, not because I had a panata for the via crucis but more of a panata to visit the Nayon for any reason I could find, to visit it while it’s still there, what with PAGCOR and the Airport Authority licking their lips in lust after the remaining 30 or so hectares of what used to be our playground.
Tomorrow the real world takes over, and my butt will leave the imaginary sand and plop itself on my leather swivel chair with the comfortable arm rests, and again my eyes will strain across the dual monitors, now at the same resolution, thank goodness. There will be air conditioning. There will be free coffee and unlimited cold water. There will be work, if my clients have come back from their holidays as well.
I will miss the kitchen.
Give me a minivan anytime
I really don’t understand why some people would be embarrassed to be seen driving a minivan. I suppose male members of the single set might be, for fear of being mistaken for a family man. I can also see the disadvantage of a larger vehicle when it comes to the battle of the last available parking space. But personally, in the fight between Honda Accord vs. Honda Odyssey, I’d go for the minivan anytime.
The commuter in me is sick and tired of rented vehicles that my family and I have had to squeeze in just to get somewhere. The last time we went up to Baguio was in a pickup with four grownups and a baby squeezed into the back seat. Compare that to the time when we went up to San Juan, La Union in the spacious comfort of a Starex and you’ll understand what I mean.
I suppose the sportiness of a sedan holds more favor over the utilitarian design and purpose of a minivan such as the honda odyssey. Even an SUV may sway the prospective vehicle buyer’s decision.
But I have a young family who appreciates the spaciousness of a minivan as opposed to the form and sheen of a sedan or an SUV. And for long haul trips, a minivan’s advantages are magnified. Sport utility vehicles and minivans have comparable passenger and cargo space, but the roomy interiors of a minivan can be a delight to young kids. Unlike SUVs, minivans also have a low step-in height, so they’re easier for kids to climb into. Minivans’ large picture windows afford young passengers a better view of the passing scenery, therefore keeping impatient young ones amused for a good part of the ride.
What is mesothelioma?
Quite a number of people who develop mesothelioma have worked in locations where they inhaled asbestos dust, or they have been exposed to asbestos particles and fiber by other means. Regularly washing the clothes of someone who worked with asbestos can also put one at risk for developing mesothelioma.
According to Asbestos.com,
approximately 2,000 to 3,000 cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States, comprising around 3 percent of all cancer diagnoses. This cancer occurs more frequently in men than in women, about four times more frequent. All forms of mesothelioma, except for benign mesothelioma, are invariably fatal. The prognosis for mesothelioma is almost always poor and most studies report a median survival of less than one year, but the prognosis really depends on how early it is diagnosed and aggressively it is treated.
Mesothelioma treatments can be divided into two main categories: curative treatments and palliative treatments. Curative treatments are those carried out in an attempt to remove all cancer cells and cure the disease. Palliative treatments are designed to ease pain and make a patient more comfortable.
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