It's hard to believe that a "civilized" society can put a price tag on someone's life. It truly shows how sick humanity currently is.
Your story reminded me of the near death experience (NDE) Howard Storm had when his stomach ruptured while on a school trip in France. He had a life threatening injury and wasn't operated on for 10+ hours.
Here is a video of his testimony:
That makes me so sad :( I know, it can be shitty like that... but next blog I will focus on the bright side again ;)