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Cathy left a comment for Todd T.
September 19
Todd T. commented on Cathy's blog post 'Man am I peed at the insurance company'
This is ridiculous. Did you just change insurance companies? Or are you still with the same one? Do you think the gov is really going to fix this mess? Why do businesses put profits before people? I hope the best for you.
September 18
Amy Logue and Cathy are now friends
September 18
Amy Logue commented on Cathy's blog post 'Man am I peed at the insurance company'
I have been denied life insurance since I was diagnosed a T1 D. It's all about statistics and $$$..
September 18
Cathy left a comment for Mike Ratrie
September 18
Mike Ratrie commented on Cathy's blog post 'Man am I peed at the insurance company'
Cathy, Sorry this happened to you. Insurance companies frequently are using old, irrelevant data to support their decisions. Was this a denial for some sort of life insurance? Fair Winds, Mike
September 18

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Man am I peed at the insurance company

Well I am really ticked at the insurance company this am . I got a phone call in regards to an email I had sent them . The phone call began with Oh I am Mr so and so with the insurance company and with me is so and so rn . so they started the conversation out with that which put me on the defensive immediately because they thought that having an rn present would deter my willingness to debate them on the issue of why they denied me ? In other words she was telling me the reason they denied me wa… Continue

Posted on September 18, 2009 at 7:33am — 3 Comments

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Has anybody had this happen to them ?

We were in the airport and we were in line and then the security guard calls my friend over out of the line . He notices she has a bump under her shirt on her hip side . So she lifted her shirt up so he could see , and asked her what is that ? she told him well that is an insulin pump . He then replys he has never seen one and he wants her to remove it so he can examine it better and runs the wand over her . She and I both were removed out of the line and then told we would have to wait untill t… Continue

Posted on August 21, 2009 at 6:00am — 14 Comments

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