Author John Steinbeck writes “In no country are more seeds and plants and equipment purchased and less vegetables and flowers raised.” This quote stood out to me. I see many instances in which our neighbors or friends return from a store with ideas and garden tools. They retrieve their spades, hoes, and other gardening tools, and set out to create a masterpiece, bringing color and life into their yards. But over the weeks the lack …showed first 75 words of 545 total…

…showed last 75 words of 545 total…of preventative medicine. As a result they seek treatment when their condition worsens and often use the emergency room for their routine care. It is understandable therefore that poor people are far more sicker when they seek treatment and require more intervention. Yet we in America continue to believe that we have equal access to medical care. Life is not fair for those who are poor and good health in America is far from free.