My parents gave us a cash gift as an anniversary present. It will cover my treatment for this year until my health insurance benefits kickin to cover my pre-existing conditions. Were it not for this gift, I would have spent the next twelve months without therapy, without medications, and without nutritional counseling.
I am proud to be an American. I would not choose to live in any other country in the world. I stand for the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance. That said, I am ashamedthat in the United States the quality of health care one receives is determined by one’s income.
Were it not for my parents’ assistance, I would be going without care. My need for care is not income-dependent. I did not somehow become more worthy for care because of this influx of money.
I began this blog as a personal outlet and didn’t really expect anyone to read it. But, for whatever reason, people are reading it. And if you are reading this now, and you have health insurance and the financial resources so that you don’t even think about whether or not you’d have access to health care should the need arise, please realize that not everyone is so blessed. You have a responsibility to be outraged at this disparity.
Turn that outrage into action. Demand equal access to health care for all Americans, regardless of their socioeconomic status.
