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Jul. 15th, 2019 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kutsuwamushiWow, watching Mystery Diagnosis is a good way to make yourself mad.
Last night I watched an episode where a woman's husband told her that she was making it up. He related this himself, with no shame.
Today I'm watching an episode where a woman is in so much pain that she wants to die and can't take care of her family. Doctors dismiss her repeatedly after telling her it's just "stress" or a "woman thing."
Her eight-year-old daughter has to make dinner and clean the house, because "otherwise there would be no dinner." Is she a single mother? No! She apparently has a useless husband who "doesn't understand." They divorce - she twists herself in knots trying not to place blame - and ends up with the kids.
I used to love this show, since I find medical mysteries fascinating. This time around, though, it's interesting to pay attention to what's not being said. No one accuses doctors or partners of sexism.
There are also some episodes where it's clear that diagnosis and treatment took so long because the person couldn't afford medical care. When they do their final wrap-up, they never say that, though.
Last night I watched an episode where a woman's husband told her that she was making it up. He related this himself, with no shame.
Today I'm watching an episode where a woman is in so much pain that she wants to die and can't take care of her family. Doctors dismiss her repeatedly after telling her it's just "stress" or a "woman thing."
Her eight-year-old daughter has to make dinner and clean the house, because "otherwise there would be no dinner." Is she a single mother? No! She apparently has a useless husband who "doesn't understand." They divorce - she twists herself in knots trying not to place blame - and ends up with the kids.
I used to love this show, since I find medical mysteries fascinating. This time around, though, it's interesting to pay attention to what's not being said. No one accuses doctors or partners of sexism.
There are also some episodes where it's clear that diagnosis and treatment took so long because the person couldn't afford medical care. When they do their final wrap-up, they never say that, though.
