Thankful to be Canadian

Well, we got yet another phone call today from our 'friends the USA'.
It all started 7 months ago when my family went to the USA for a hockey tournament. While at the tournament we all ( hockey players, coaches, spectators, etc), got carbon monoxide poisoning. The rink was evacuated and everyone was sent to the nearby hospitals. Long story short, we have received bills from the hospital and ambulances. It has been a long road of phone calls, from the hospitals, the ambulances and our insurance company, and thankfully our insurance IS paying our bills....$9000!!! This whole experience and realizing how much hospitals charge in the USA makes me so thankful to be in Ontario, Canada! I am now having our 5th child and have had great care while in the hospital, and not one worry of 'how will we pay for this?' I have taken children to the hospital 5 times for stitches. I walk in and wait, and yes I wait a LONG time (5 hours) to get my child's stitches, but then after we are done it is so cool....I walk out with NO BILL! Sure it is annoying waiting that long, but not to have the stress or worry of having to pay is worth it! You just have to remember to take a few snacks to help you through. So next time you are sitting in emerg, and it has been awhile and your patience is starting to get slim, remember at the end you are walking out with no stress or worry how to pay the bill.