Comment by Kathy on July 24, 2007 at 7:53pm

Sister, it is not selfish at all. It is simply a fact - you need the benefits which a job provides, and maybe feel a little trapped- trapped by the big D.
Some perky sparkly people might just think, "well, why doesn't she just go and get a different job?" I know that it's never, ever that simple.
I made some poor choices in my career , not really because of the need for benefits, but because I thought I'd be dead in 20 years so what difference would it make.
And here I am, 34 years later, still enjoying reasonable health and sitting at my computer at work surfing the net.
I wish you better days ahead.

Comment by Manny Hernandez on July 29, 2007 at 4:17pm

When I read your post I think back to the day my first end told me I would always have to work for a large company. So far, that's been the case since I got diagnosed (except for a brief period during which we relied on my wife's student insurance).

My hope is one day we won't have to worry about this any more because:
1) A cure will have been found;
2) Even if that weren't the case soon, the US offers the people living here a health system that doesn't require them to mortgage their lives to be able to qualify for the best healthcare available.

Hope, amiga... hope... :)

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