Janice is an uplifting and edifying person in my life. In her early 60's, she still works full time as a nurse.
Several years ago she had a battle with cancer for her very life. It took 5 years to win the battle, but win it she did!
That battle refined her greatness and she really is inspirational.
What is NOT inspirational is the dilemma of the cost of medical follow-up to be vigilant against a possible unexpected return of the cancer.
"No", she said. "I don't have those follow-up tests. I would have to pay for them and they cost money."
Janice is insured. She is a working woman, a nurse, a single woman.
But her insurance is like so many insurances: it has gaps and holes that need filled in by the patient.
My insurance, on the other hand, while expensive, covers me completely.
No out-of-pocket expenses.
It is easy to forget that there are so many others whose lack of insurance coverage puts their lives at risk.
Do I know the answer to this dilemma in America?
No, I do not.
I stand and gaze out my window wondering about my friend Janice.
I think of my ancestors, all uninsured.
What were their lives like?
Several, maybe many, died young.
It was a tough world back then.
It is a tough world today.
Lest we forget, take time to gaze out your window and think of Janice, or imagine yourself as uninsured.
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