We know, we know: memes are great and all but they aren't going to pay your bills or address any of the mental anguish you're going through right now. We strongly agree, and we think y'all should be valued monetarily, but we hope that in the mean time, these memes will at least make you laugh and lift your spirits!
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We won't make any further mention of that horrible thing going on in the world right now, but we do want to once again thank our heroic healthcare workers!
It may cost a horrifying amount of money to visit the doctor here in America, but lucky for you browsing through these memes is completely free!
To all the healthcare workers out there during the COVID-19 pandemic: we can't express our gratitude enough. You put your life at risk every single day in this thankless hell and you can't even get enough medical supplies to do your damn job. Our hats are off to you. Unfortunately, we can't offer you much in this trying time, but we can give you some memes to scroll through in your limited down time.
Now check out some more memes about how horrible the American healthcare system is while you're at it!
It's no secret that the American healthcare system isn't known for being the best in the world. If you're poor and need to have some sort of procedure done in a hospital, you can look forward to a hefty bill that may or may not put you into debt for years to come. And if you aren't fortunate enough to receive a health insurance plan through your employer? Well, we don't even want to think about that...
Here are 17 memes and tweets that highlight the trials and tribulations of health insurance in America!
Wendell Potter, ex-Cigna vice president and general good Samaritan, took to Twitter to expose the sketchy practices of the American health insurance industry. Not that you needed more bad news in these trying times of the coronavirus pandemic, but this thread is extremely informative and important to share with anyone in your life who believes that the American healthcare system doesn't need to be reformed. On a marginally more humorous note, here are some American healthcare-related memes!
As more and more states of emergency are declared, and the Coronavirus outbreak worsens in the United States, people are starting to panic. And other people are starting to meme. They're meme-ing about the insane lack of toilet paper, and they're meme-ing about lack of healthcare. Creating memes in the wake of a tragedy is nothing new. The "edgy" practice is a coping mechanism for some people, and is considered controversial by others. While we don't for a second think Coronavirus should be taken lightly, we do think there's something to be said about laughter as medicine. And if you agree, you'll probably enjoy these COVID-19 memes.
As cases of COVID-19 ramp up across the globe, so has the world's shortage of preventative healthcare tools - such as face masks. Time to panic, right? Wrong. Before freaking out, it's important to research who really should be using masks, and more importantly, how to use them. We'll get through this Coronavirus pandemic together.
Many of us have dealt with the "joys" of the American healthcare system firsthand, whether that be the inability to afford an astronomical bill from a trip to the emergency room, or the high costs of necessary medication.
Michelle DuBarry dealt with one of the most unimaginable horrors a person could experience - the loss of a child, and her nightmarish experience with the health insurance company directly after.
On a bit of a lighter note, here are some amusing memes about the American healthcare system that will make you laugh and then feel sad again.
Every damn day something about the world comes to light that reminds us what a terribly dystopian situation we're in. Tweets are constantly being posted that deal with everything from healthcare woes to the pitfalls of late-stage capitalism. It's difficult to keep our chins up when everything seems so damn bleak, but it's better to be informed than to live in a state of not-so-blissful ignorance. On the off chance that you want more of these upsetting tweets, you can find them over at r/BoringDystopia.
One of the greatest casualties of sub par healthcare is the accessibility of psychotherapy. Meaning, it's woefully inaccessible for most people. The copay is often exorbitant, even if your provider takes insurance, and it's practically a full time job looking for a quality therapist. The whole process makes fighting depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses seem nearly impossible. Twitter user @CarolineMoss seems to be very aware of this dilemma, and decided to create a twitter thread of "free therapy" using wisdom people have learned while talking it out with professionals.
"If you go to therapy quote tweet this with the best thing you learned at therapy that way everyone else can get free therapy."
That succinct sentence has already received over a thousand replies, and many of them offer up incredibly wise and heartfelt advice. We've put together some of the more "important" bits of guidance for you to scroll through - hopefully they grace you with the same healing effect it had on us.
Stroke expert Liam Healy tweeted out a story about an Irish stroke patient who made a miraculous recovery when the odds of her survival were incredibly low. Needless to say, the story gave us some hope in a world full of constant bad news. Is it time for us to finally start believing in miracles?
We may complain about the often-prohibitive cost of healthcare for our animals, but at the end of the day what matters is that our pets have professionals who know what to do when they're hurt or sick. Vets often go the extra mile and suffer through scratches, smells, and fluids that aren't exactly pleasant. These memes cover all those bases and more. Here's to you,veterinary workers. Your efforts are seen, and we salute you.
We spend a lot of time covering cringey people who make us believe there's very little hope for the human race, but every now and then we see people who make us believe the opposite. Redditor u/MrElonMusk420shared some photos yesterday of his beloved grandfather's leatherman tool with the intention of selling it to help pay for his sick mother's medical costs.
The community quickly decided they weren't going to let the big-hearted student sell the family heirloom, and instead started flooding his PayPal account with donations. He received so many kind gifts that eventually he removed his PayPal from the thread. It's wholesome moments like this that make us happy that the internet exists, and that there really are some solid people using it.
