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archeoman
Joined: 10 Aug 2010
Location: Arizona
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 Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject: cancer and Korea |
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| Does anyone know how South Korea works with reguard to health? I keep getting lots of interviews for ESL jobs, but then they ask about my health and then I do not hear from them anymore. I do have cancer. I need a chemo IV twice month, see a doctor once a month, have a MRI every 3 months. Are they allowed to discriminate against me? |
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dumpring
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Location: Auckland, NZ
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| Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| They just don't want someone who has a high chance of not completing the contract. I guess someone who is being treated for cancer would in their eyes be seen in that category unfortunately. |
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brento1138
Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: Re: cancer and Korea |
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| archeoman wrote: |
| Does anyone know how South Korea works with reguard to health? I keep getting lots of interviews for ESL jobs, but then they ask about my health and then I do not hear from them anymore. I do have cancer. I need a chemo IV twice month, see a doctor once a month, have a MRI every 3 months. Are they allowed to discriminate against me? |
Wow, you have cancer? Really sorry to hear that. It sounds like you are on the road to recovery. But yes, employers here will likely not hire you if you have cancer. Not sure how easily you could get covered with the National medical coverage either...
I've heard stories from Koreans that living with cancer in Korea is VERY expensive, even if you have the national insurance. They tell me that people with cancer (even insured) end up paying out tens of thousands of dollars.
I don't know where you are from, but if you're from a country like Canada or Britain (with free healthcare) I'd highly advise staying there until the cancer is gone. But if you're from the USA, I honestly don't know what to say... other than maybe give China a try?
Other than.. hope u get well. Good luck. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| They're at least tacitly allowed to discriminate however they want in terms of hiring foreigners. Even if there are laws on the books protecting you (I have no idea if there are), they'll do whatever they damn please because it's impossible for you or anyone else abroad to prove that they did anything wrong. It's kind of like how they generally much prefer to hire white folks over people of other ethnicities. |
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archeoman
Joined: 10 Aug 2010
Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your replys. I am in the USA and can not find a job here either. Everyone is afraid of it. I am doing good. I am healthy and want and am able to teach. I want to go back overseas. I'll see what I can do. I just need chemo twice a month and a MRI every 3 months. I was diagnosed in May 2009. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| archeoman wrote: |
| Thanks for your replys. I am in the USA and can not find a job here either. Everyone is afraid of it. I am doing good. I am healthy and want and am able to teach. I want to go back overseas. I'll see what I can do. I just need chemo twice a month and a MRI every 3 months. I was diagnosed in May 2009. |
Sorry you have cancer but do you want to risk living overseas where the treatment might not match that of the U.S.? I'd put your health first this time, and a speedy recovery to you. |
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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:39 am Post subject: |
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| archeoman wrote: |
| Thanks for your replys. I am in the USA and can not find a job here either. Everyone is afraid of it. I am doing good. I am healthy and want and am able to teach. I want to go back overseas. I'll see what I can do. I just need chemo twice a month and a MRI every 3 months. I was diagnosed in May 2009. |
My best wishes and prayers for you archaeoman.
If you can pass the basic medical (blood test for STD's and cannabinoids, eye test and x-ray), then you can work in Korea. Your problem would be limited to finding the free time to discretely get your chemo and MRI. |
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manofwar
Joined: 12 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:25 am Post subject: extra insurance |
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Best of luck to you.....
It does bring up a question...After the korean national health insurance, I know it doesn't cover all the cost...What other coverage can you buy in Korea? |
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FMPJ
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| Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| ...do you want to risk living overseas where the treatment might not match that of the U.S.? |
Yeah, because treatment in the US must be the gold standard. |
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mcviking
Joined: 24 Mar 2009
Location: 'Fantastic' America
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| The U.S. has some of if not the best medical facilities in the world. The price for those services however.... |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:17 am Post subject: |
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the prices are high, but you are guaranteed them if you have to have them.
I think the OP should stay in the USA and get a professional teaching certificate, while he's being treated for cancer in the USA. Then maybe he could come to Korea better qualified and actually get a better job, perhaps at a university. |
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air76
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:41 am Post subject: |
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| ...do you want to risk living overseas where the treatment might not match that of the U.S.? |
Yeah, because treatment in the US must be the gold standard. |
There are many other countries where the medical care matches that of what is available in the US....Korea, however, is hardly one of them. While affordable, medical care here is a joke compared to properly developed countries. There is no way in hell I'd have my cancer treated here unless I was going to a top hospital in a major city. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 4:47 am Post subject: |
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| mcviking wrote: |
| The U.S. has some of if not the best medical facilities in the world. The price for those services however.... |
Yeah, quality definitely isn't the issue, affordability is. |
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Johnwayne
Joined: 28 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:24 am Post subject: |
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| air76 wrote: |
| FMPJ wrote: |
| Yaya wrote: |
| ...do you want to risk living overseas where the treatment might not match that of the U.S.? |
Yeah, because treatment in the US must be the gold standard. |
There are many other countries where the medical care matches that of what is available in the US....Korea, however, is hardly one of them. While affordable, medical care here is a joke compared to properly developed countries. There is no way in hell I'd have my cancer treated here unless I was going to a top hospital in a major city. |
Well, they quite obviously aren't going to treat CANCER in a hospital in the middle of the countryside, they would refer you to a major hospital in the city, where they have the equipment, medicine, and the people with the expertise, to treat you.
Having said that, I teach English to doctors who specialize in various kinds of cancer and from what I can tell after teaching them for over a year, the quality of care here is by and large on par with the U.S., as it pertains to cancer treatment.
I'm not sure where you have been for medical care in Korea, but I'm pretty sure you haven't been to a major hospital, where they actually treat cancer. |
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archeoman
Joined: 10 Aug 2010
Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your help everyone.....stuff to think about for sure. |
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