Barbara feels the healthcare system is broken, but sees herself as lucky.
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The healthcare system is horrible. Our healthcare system is definitely broken. I was extremely lucky. I have been extremely lucky with the doctors that I got, because of the city that I live in, because of who I could be referred to and that sort of thing, but I think overall that the system is broken. I think it’s very, very hard to get the healthcare that you need and that if you’re not proactive and advocating for yourself you will fall between the cracks. Very easy to happen.
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