YouTuber Oliver teacher and his wife recalled the realistic struggles of raising two children in the United States and their father who passed away.
On the 23rd, a video titled ""1% chance of survival" the miracle of surviving America's sea of fire | Ep. People walk 21 (Oliver teacher couple part 1)" was released on the 'Books and Life' channel.
That day the Oliver teacher couple, living in Texas, said they wondered, "Can we really live here for a long time?" They said they felt a real burden as the risk of natural disasters increases due to the climate crisis and housing insurance, which must be renewed every year, overlapped.
Above all, what made things hard for the couple was medical issues. Oliver teacher's wife recalled when their first child was sick right after birth and said, "As a Korean, I would have assumed going to the hospital was natural. If it were Korea I would have rushed to the hospital immediately." Oliver teacher also confessed he blamed himself for whether his decision to move his family to the United States was right. He said, "I felt guilty and embarrassed about whether immigrating to the United States was the right choice," and described having to spend long hours on the phone every day to resolve insurance and hospital issues.
He especially expressed sadness when talking about his late father. His father, who was in poor health, managed to see a doctor with difficulty, but at the time was told the issue was digestive and to rest, and the exact cause could not be found thereafter. Oliver teacher recalled, "I felt powerless thinking there was no system to help when someone was sick."
His wife also opened up about the situation at the time, saying, "As a Korean, I had doubts." In contrast, family members who were accustomed to life in the United States responded by suggesting finding another doctor. Ultimately, however, Oliver teacher's father was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer and after battling the disease, he passed away beside his family last February.
However, what the couple conveyed was more an appeal about the difficulties they personally experienced and felt in the process than an objective evaluation of the entire U.S. medical system; even in the United States there can be differences in medical access depending on the type of insurance and area of residence.
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