Dear friends,
I received a youtube video over the weekend that I had to share. I try to stay out of politics and certainly don't choose to talk politics here, but this goes beyond politics and way beyond any political party. We have a crisis going on in our country. People are being denied health care every day because they have no insurance coverage.
What a sad state of affairs that in a country like ours, people would not have the option of affordable health care. Do you have any idea how many people have died because they couldn't afford a life saving transplant? Had I not had insurance, I too, would have lost my battle with CF because we never could have raised the million plus dollars my transplant cost.
I was recently speaking with another transplant patient who, at the time of his need for transplant, was told he would need to put down a $25,000 deposit before he would even be seen at the transplant center. Who has that kind of money?
When I became too ill to work any longer, I could have lost my health insurance completely. Luckily, I was covered by Scott's company, not my own. What a horrible dilemma people with chronic illness face. If their employer provides their health insurance, and they have to "retire" they will have to wait 2 years after being eligible for Social Security benefits before they can qualify for Medicare. Those of you with chronic illness know that you would go bankrupt LONG before that Medicare option came along.
I don't have a magic solution, but I do know that if our representatives in Washington continue to be so polarized that they can't look beyond their political party to work together to find a solution, we are doomed. I never thought I would see the day when our political parties would harm our country so much. We are Americans and we need to work together to care for each other. We deserve affordable health care so that no family has to lose a loved one simply because they cannot afford medical treatment.
Please pray with me for a solution and contact your representatives to remind them that they are working for YOU, not the insurance companies!
Thanks for letting me vent. It scares me so much to know that people are suffering in our own country and we aren't bending over backwards to help them.
All my love! Nancy
2 comments:
So many in need, so much misinformation and outright lies, so much influence by money and Insurance lobbyist, so much political determination to advantage one political party over another.
What happened to "we the people" and "our" voices. Just today, a new poll came out that 65% of us want a public option, but Republicans and Democrats alike in Congress and the Senate oppose it. Does it not occur to any of us that the private Insurance companies huge contributions to all of these politicians on both sides might just be more important than the wishes of their constituents?
As your father, I am very proud of your willingness to speak out on an issue that certainly you, more than most, would understand and want to share your feelings about.
I love you!
Dad
Nancy, Amen. Your words are eloquent and, as your dad said, its an issue that you, more than most, deeply understand.
Our oldest son (20) has been denied a bone marrow transplant because our insurance company calls it "experimental" for his life-threatening autoimmune disease. Just today they denied coverage for a new drug that our doctors believe could give him huge relief. So... I'm so with you!
Love from Nicki Prevou
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