So, I go to bed one night knowing that I dont earn enough to be able to afford health insurance. Diagnosed with Lupus and Severe Depression, I am already having to decide which one of those I can afford to get minimal treatment for and which I have to ignore completely. Regardless of choice, that means that I cannot function well enough to increase my income so that I can afford health care. And no, I earn too little to be able to qualify for help under the Affordable Care Act. I am entirely dependent upon the Virginia Legislature to provide help in the form of Medicaid Expansion or something similar. So, to sum it up, my health prohibits me from being able to function well enough to earn a reasonable living. I cant get my health needs met because I dont earn a reasonable living. Its a vicious circle that is faced by many. But that was one night, the next day I wake up with all of that and Cancer. Cancer that could have been caught early via preventative health care. IF I had had insurance or IF medicaid expansion had occurred. So now, I am even further in the health and financial hole than before. Fortunately, I have been able to get some help through the Community Health Center of the New River Valley. But, given the failure of the state to expand medicaid, that support may fall away, leaving me with nothing. Think Im whining? Oh, no, Im far to angry to be whining. Every time I see someone post a comment about how it is a bunch of lazy people trying to feed off taxpayer money that want/need medicaid expanded, I get furious! Believe me, if I had another option that to have to choose between food and health care, a roof over my head or health care, toilet paper or health care, etc., believe me I would grasp that option. I work just as long and hard as I can, but what jobs are there for someone who may only be able to work for part of an hour before having to go lay down due to pain or falling asleep? For someone who cannot be out in the sunlight for more than a few minutes without being sick? And now, for someone who is going to deal with even more challenges. Ill deal with whatever challenges life throws at me to the best of my ability. But, those challenges that are forced upon me by the Virginia Legislature as a blatant disregard for my life and the lives of so many others in the same or similar circumstance, are piling up so as to make the odds insurmountable. Keep ignoring me all you want, I will not ignore you and your failure to address the needs of so many people who cannot afford health care. Dont you think it is time to give those of us who could do so much more with a little bit of help a chance? I dont want a miracle, I dont want to be on the public dole for the rest of my life, I just want a fair shot at being functional enough to return to being a productive citizen. Thats what most of us want. Were all around you, struggling to work, struggling to survive. Just open your eyes and look.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:38:37 +0000
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