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Hi guys! Anyone still awake?

» Posted By MikaS On November 5, 2009 @ 11:56 pm

I See A Lot of Familiar “Faces”

Hi kesmarn! That is a nice description of the place. It is nice to get away from the hostility of the HP. I try to stay out of the fray, but lately that is becoming impossible. I have been out of junior high for quite some time and I do not require a daily reminder of the pettiness.

» Posted By MikaS On October 28, 2009 @ 10:54 am

I read the site regularly but I have only posted a comment a few times. I rarely post off of HP but lately I find that I am disturbed and perturbed by the place. Today on the front page is an article about Jon Gosselin dating the Octomom for a reality TV show. If it wasn’t for HP, I wouldn’t know who the hell Jon Gosslin is. Of course I have to admit that I was entertained a little reading the Levi story. I am thoroughly enjoying his languorous divulgence. I know! I have no shame. : )

» Posted By MikaS On October 28, 2009 @ 10:37 am

Hello Karate Kid! It is good to see you. It is also nice to see you, FeloniusMonk. I decided to take a break from HP today and it is nice to see so many familiar faces.

» Posted By MikaS On October 28, 2009 @ 10:09 am

My Personal Healthcare Story

KQuark
You’re story is heartbreaking and familiar. I guess that’s what brings us all together.

My husband and I were married in August of 1993 and I graduated from college in December of 1993. My husband had dropped out of college while I was in the second term of my junior year so that I could quit my job. At the time that I grad., my husband was managing a BBQ Rest. and I was immediately employed as the business manager for a large doctors office in a nearby city. I was not provided insurance at my office because the doctors I worked for considered their expertise the benefit. My husband’s employer was local (not a chain) so no insurance there either. At the time. this was okay with us for the most as we were healthy young adults with the future ahead us. We handled the finances of our medical needs without any financial problems. The only issues we were faced with were seven miscarriages.

In 1998, after we had given up, I became pregnant again. My son Henry was born on my thirtieth birthday a month early and by emergency c-section. At his two week check up we found out he had a heart defect. I was told to quit my job and stay home with my son because he would not survive a cold. After four years of shear panic and lots of prayers he was fine. I never went back to work though because I could not stand to put him in daycare, a world completely foreign to him.

Early last year, my husband began his own business and I signed on to help with Obama’s campaign. We still had no insurance, but we had hope that by the middle of this year that would change. My husband would also like to help the ten employees on his crew.
Business is great and I am so proud of my husband! This time last year we knew we would reach our goal by the middle of this year.

Then life happened. For the last couple of years, I was aware of symptoms of diabetes. There is a clinic in my area that charges on the sliding-fee scale. I made an appointment in the spring of 2007 to be tested. On the day of the appointment I was told to “Get my shit and get out of the office!” by the P.A. who was offened when I asked her not to be so snarky to me. I was kicked out of the only clinic I could afford before I got my fucking test for diabetes.

This past January, I watched our beloved POTUS’s inauguration from my hospital bed in M.I.C.U.. I was admitted to the hospital with an A1c score of 11.7(it goes to 12). I too, was hours away from dying.I weighed 98 lbs (I’m 5’6″) and was in really bad shape. While I was concerned that I might have Type 2, I’m Type 1 (insulin dependent.
Needless to say the bill for six days in M.I.C.U. well you know.

I am uber lucky because I get my supplies for aound $350 to $400 per month. I always tried to stay fit. I work out and eat mostly veggies and fruits. They want a diabetic to strive for an A1c of 6.5, I now have an A1c score of 5.1. This is a better score than the average person has yet I am denied coverage because I am diabetic.

My husband’s business is still doing well and we will be moving up to a brand new tax bracket this year. Saying that I would be more than happy to pay more in taxes for the benefit of my country.

Although my story is not as tragic or hearbreaking as yours, I wanted to share mine with you.

Thanks!

MikaS

» Posted By MikaS On August 4, 2009 @ 12:07 pm