I will never forget the day one of my patients told me that she couldn’t afford a cab ride home. After the social worker met with her, she uncovered that she was sleeping on an old couch and had no food. She relied on the peanut butter and crackers we gave her at the cancer center. Up to 20% of cancer patients are food insecure and yet we assume that cancer is their only issue. Start with the basics.
100%. Income disparities impact everyone. When I was doing my clinical rotation, I was horrified at the judgment doctors and P.A.'s had toward patients for their food preferences. When a person is hungry, they crave easy energy. Not vegetables. Thank you for your awareness and for sharing your experience!
1000% percent! We started a food pantry at the cancer center and everyone (including me!) brought in "healthy" foods. When we asked the dieticians what the patients wanted, it was Jif peanut butter, Vienna sausages and Hamburger Helper.
Cancer treatment is not the time for an under-resourced person to completely change how they and their family eat!
I quite relate to the sentiment. These days, I constantly reprimand myself for considering any kind of subscriptions because its so tempting. So far I have left it only to Liverpool FC or related to select OTT platforms. I still haven't figured out how to balance the list of subscriptions because a person can have more than one interest is the thinking that people subscribe to 25 different things?
I subscribe to the hard copy of BA but had not heard of this series. It immediately makes me want to unsubscribe. The LAST thing I want to hear about right now is a millionaire’s weekly food diet. Give me the $40k any day.
Loved this post. I honestly don’t know how most Americans survive on less than 100k. I lived in New York in 2009 and, with some smart shopping, I was able to buy some very decent groceries, and I still couldn’t fathom how the people working in stores could get by with no medical insurance. They did, but I’m not sure wether it would be possible in todays economy. I also don’t understand because I live in France and my rent is 300 euros but The Receipt is one of the most disconnected things I’d see in social media. I was genuinely looking forward to it just to read the comments 🎬🍿
I will never forget the day one of my patients told me that she couldn’t afford a cab ride home. After the social worker met with her, she uncovered that she was sleeping on an old couch and had no food. She relied on the peanut butter and crackers we gave her at the cancer center. Up to 20% of cancer patients are food insecure and yet we assume that cancer is their only issue. Start with the basics.
100%. Income disparities impact everyone. When I was doing my clinical rotation, I was horrified at the judgment doctors and P.A.'s had toward patients for their food preferences. When a person is hungry, they crave easy energy. Not vegetables. Thank you for your awareness and for sharing your experience!
1000% percent! We started a food pantry at the cancer center and everyone (including me!) brought in "healthy" foods. When we asked the dieticians what the patients wanted, it was Jif peanut butter, Vienna sausages and Hamburger Helper.
Cancer treatment is not the time for an under-resourced person to completely change how they and their family eat!
Whenever bon appetit posts their receipt series on Instagram I head to the comments section 🍿
lol! I need to start doing that. I’ve been avoiding social media lately.
I quite relate to the sentiment. These days, I constantly reprimand myself for considering any kind of subscriptions because its so tempting. So far I have left it only to Liverpool FC or related to select OTT platforms. I still haven't figured out how to balance the list of subscriptions because a person can have more than one interest is the thinking that people subscribe to 25 different things?
Amen!! I want to give people my money and I also have so much to give 😂
Exactly bro.
I subscribe to the hard copy of BA but had not heard of this series. It immediately makes me want to unsubscribe. The LAST thing I want to hear about right now is a millionaire’s weekly food diet. Give me the $40k any day.
😂😂😂 a this headline
Loved this post. I honestly don’t know how most Americans survive on less than 100k. I lived in New York in 2009 and, with some smart shopping, I was able to buy some very decent groceries, and I still couldn’t fathom how the people working in stores could get by with no medical insurance. They did, but I’m not sure wether it would be possible in todays economy. I also don’t understand because I live in France and my rent is 300 euros but The Receipt is one of the most disconnected things I’d see in social media. I was genuinely looking forward to it just to read the comments 🎬🍿
WOW! This puts things in perspective. Let me share a bit about myself then:
- I’m a Registered Dietitian
- my gross income last year was $69k
- I historically pay 250-300+/month for health insurance, and for a plan that still has coinsurances and copays
- my rent for a room in a house in a gentrified area is $1,250/ month
For most Americans I’m doing pretty well. But consequently, most Americans have no freedom.
I’m late to the party, but this post still hits home. Wonderful job distilling this.