I'm hoping some solution is found for the healthcare system here, so that such things would no longer be necessary.

Yes, I am an optimist, despite my inherent distrust of politicians.

I am lucky, in that I live in the Boston area - people from all over the world fly HERE for state-of-the-art medical care. When, many years ago, I was getting ready to have brain surgery*, I was told my "local" hospital - Massachusetts General, and Massachusetts Eye and Ear - was one of only 8 places in the world that the surgery could even be done. And while in the waiting area, I overheard the receptionist guiding people from Germany and Brazil on where to stay, what flights to take, and such issues, so they could have my surgeon operate on them. T'was pretty amazing.

*removal of an acoustic neuroma, benign tumor on the hearing nerve. All follow-up MRIs were fine, by the way.