30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 8
Today's thankfulness seems like a material thing but I definitely don't take it for granted: health insurance.
I woke up through the night in excruciating pain. I've been battling some pretty severe pain in my chest/neck and back. It has affected my ability to take a deep breath and made it really uncomfortable to sleep. I've just been chalking it up to some soreness that will go away but when I woke up this morning, unable to breath deeply and in tears from the pain Michael finally said it was time to get it checked out.
So I called my doctor and made an appt. I didn't blink an eye, because I know the appt. won't set us back too much. Insurance will cover 90% and we will be on our way after we pay a very small portion.
Then I went to the pharmacy and got my prescriptions and paid $14 for prescription pills that would have cost over $100 without insurance.
How do people do it? Do some people just live with such pain? Do they scrimp and save in order to pay for whatever ails them? Do I even know what a privilege it is to 'pull out my insurance card.'
I do today-and I'm so thankful. I found physical relief from a material comfort. And I am grateful for that provision.
I woke up through the night in excruciating pain. I've been battling some pretty severe pain in my chest/neck and back. It has affected my ability to take a deep breath and made it really uncomfortable to sleep. I've just been chalking it up to some soreness that will go away but when I woke up this morning, unable to breath deeply and in tears from the pain Michael finally said it was time to get it checked out.
So I called my doctor and made an appt. I didn't blink an eye, because I know the appt. won't set us back too much. Insurance will cover 90% and we will be on our way after we pay a very small portion.
Then I went to the pharmacy and got my prescriptions and paid $14 for prescription pills that would have cost over $100 without insurance.
How do people do it? Do some people just live with such pain? Do they scrimp and save in order to pay for whatever ails them? Do I even know what a privilege it is to 'pull out my insurance card.'
I do today-and I'm so thankful. I found physical relief from a material comfort. And I am grateful for that provision.
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