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Did you retire to #Korea# for medical reasons?

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adminee

From: United States
5/13/2014 14:33 EST

A writer from the Associated Press is interested in talking to people who decide to retire
abroad for reasons related to affordable health care. He is also interested to hear about other reasons why you chose to retire abroad. If you would be interested to speak with him and possibly be written about in his article, please send an email to
Joshua Wood at: joshua@expatexchange.com.

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erdocsmom
5/13/2014 18:13 EST

I'm not retired but we live on Jeju Island and I can't imagine why anyone would retire here for medical reasons. The air is bad and people who have never had asthma have it here. I've been in Seoul many times and only seen blue sky twice so it's not different there. On this island the medical care is not good and it's not just my experience (though it did take them over three months to cure a simple bladder infection). If you are hospitalized the nurses give you your meds and food and that is it. Your family has to stay with you 24/7 to help you to the restroom or get you anything else you need. If you want to be x-rayed for almost everything, move here. The cancer rate is high too I've been told by physicians. The cost is cheap but the adage you get what you pay for is so true here. I can't wait to get home where I can get organic food instead of vegetable full of pesticide. I feel this place is damaging my health.

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