Emergency Room Series - Why Wait?

Really, why do people wait till they're about to give up before they visit the hospital?.  Some go as far as mixing and drinking all sorts of herbal concoctions and end up causing more damage than good. Sometimes its really not a matter of money, because sometimes, even the well-to-do are no different. Ever since I started practising, I've heard of unbelievable and inhumane concoctions via IFTTT