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I do get it. I was taken to emergency by ambulance once , just in a terrible crippling pain, there was a nurse who I could tell actively hated me and thought I was faking. I had pink hair and an old detroit tshirt. The doctor brought in neurosurgeons and I was diagnosed with severe sciatica. Nurse was still angry and basically dumped me on the street when the specialists were done. I had to hail a cab myself.
obviously thought i was a junky . what a bitch
Yep. Being followed around shops because you have weird hair and piercings is one thing, poor healthcare because of incorrect assumptions is a whole different matter.
Even if the assumptions are correct. It's not a reason to treat people like they're refuse.
True. Apologies for seeming to imply otherwise.
It's all good :)