More Sad/Weird Stories From The North

An AP story today says that patients in North Korea are getting body parts amputated without the use of any anesthesia. Yikes.

From the story:

'North Korea's health care system is in shambles, with doctors sometimes performing amputations without anesthesia and working by candlelight in hospitals lacking essential medicine, heat and power, a rights watchdog said Thursday.'

Wow. That is just frightening. As much of a toilet as South Korea is, it's insane to think of what people are living through up there.

Again, how can this be helped. Any money given to North Korea goes directly to Kim Jong-il's train and liquor. Helpless.