There’s a loud voice in politics that accuses you of being a bleeding-heart with empathy in the grip of special interests if you mention the human suffering and loss that Americans endure when they cannot get primary health care in our current ‘system’.

That’s why I’ve tended to focus on the wasted money and stupid mis-allocation of resources that lets a person go on disability after their health is permanently compromised.

But if you wonder what’s behind the statistics, if you wonder about the human cost, it’s all around us. One courageous writer has put a photo-essay on line, living with peritoneal dialysis. go there if you dare—

This is What Losing Your Kidneys Looks Like