Not to offend you but....
Excuse my bitch session. I am so tired of hearing about the insurance debate. I have a Facebook acquaintance that post his opinion on our President and the health care plans several times a day. He has insurance. I have several friends who hold the same opinion. They have insurance. I have many friends who bitch and moan about their aches, pains, colds, and general well being. They have insurance. Most of them do not go to the doctors, act 20 years older then their age, have easily fixable medical conditions, and prefer instead to gripe and moan like a bunch of crotchety old folks in a nursing home. I actually think they act worse some days.
Do they realize what those of us stuck in the middle would do for health insurance? The million Americans that make to much for medical assistance, but don't make enough to pay for private health insurance. Our jobs do not offer health insurance and believe it or not that extra 3-5 hundred a month for a private plan would literally do us in.
I am a chronic pain sufferer. I live with it everyday of my life. I last slept through the night 6 days ago. I am about to lose my mind from exhaustion. I can do nothing about it. I go about each day with a smile on my face and pretend I am fine because there is no other option. I come up with home remedies that make the pain tolerable. Right now it has been between a 7-9 for days and to avoid thinking about it I work extra shifts just to keep moving. I would be so grateful to have affordable healthcare. I am not looking for a handout. I am not looking for freebies. I just want a plan that will still allow me to put food on the table. To have the option of going to the doctor and find out for sure what is wrong instead of just guessing and trying home remedies would be the best feeling in the world. I do not think those of you who have always had insurance can even imagine what it is like to not see a doctor for 20 years. Those of you who get strep throat or an ear infection and just go get a pill, you can not imagine battling it for 3-5 weeks until your body fights it off. Those of you with a toothache and go see a dentist can't imagine suffering for a year until the tooth falls out. Those of you who get a headache from your eyes and go get a pair of glasses, many just suffer and use a lot of eye drops.
The battle for affordable healthcare is just beginning. The problem is not with us or the doctors, or the insurance companies. It is with the suppliers who charge thousands of dollars for cotton balls, that of course is an exaggeration. However in other countries where universal healthcare does work there will never be a pill that cost $120.00 a piece. I do not care how we make it work but it needs to work. We need to have affordable healthcare in this country. For those of you silently cursing me right now, I bet you have insurance.
Just sayin.....
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