So that happened...

[zoje_george]

Recently, I had cause to visit my local ER for reasons related to my alien symbiots, Parliament Not Funkadelic. Basically, the Parliament Not Funkadelic have gone feral and outgrown their space and are beating the crap out of my other organs. Which is why I appear to be about five or six months pregnant and none of my clothes fit at all

Comments

[starfishchick]

Holy crap, Sam. Can we do anything to help? Does it help or hurt to know that autocorrect just tried to make "holy crap" "holy cramp"?

[zoje_george]

Okay, that's funny and totally apt. "Holy cramp!"

Win the lottery or something and immediately deposit a MILLION DOLLARS in Sam's paypal account iffen you want her to be able to pay August rent and all these ridiculous medical bills and get the surgery needed to evict Parliament, Not Funkadelic as well as luxuriously indulge in six weeks of bed rest for indolent, lazy recovery. Do not contact the police. This ransom note will self-destruct in thirty seconds...

[zoje_george]

This was supposed to be a FUNNY!!! Why aren't you laughing?

[listersgirl]

SO MUCH RAGE hearing that you are going through this, both the epic pain (I'm so incredibly sorry) and the ridiculous bills.

[zoje_george]

Thank you, Rachel.

After that day, I've not experienced the epic pain so much, but have still been hoarding my pills and doling them out to myself sparingly as needed. I'm totally gonna be that crazy cat lady who makes sure that her kitties have food and forego or severely curtail my own to make sure my catses are fed.

But our healthcare system, whilst much improved, is still needlessly complicated and expensive. Healthcare should be like... a human right, I think. A basic human need one step down from utilities (like electricity/heating/et. al.) and completely subsidized by our taxes, no "morals" exceptions, no "oh, you don't eat perfectly healthily according to my weird diet." Just... I mean, people need GLASSES to achieve basic daily function...

[blue_monday]

Oh bloody hell Sam, so, so sorry that you have to deal with this bureaucratic and financial bullshit on top of all the pain. Fuck US healthcare, seriously. Is there anything we can do?

[zoje_george]

As I said to Steph above: now's the time when one of us needs to win the lotto and randomly give out $$ to our friends. Just so our friends can make rent.

Other than that... I'm okay. Just worrying about the next four weeks of not much work, thus not much money, and the incredible cloud of financial burden looooming over me is, well it's a thing that is there, but I can't do anything about at the moment. Sorry to sound so crass. But right now the only thing I can think about is rent and basic day to day.

So no, there's nothing anyone can do, but bless for asking.

[antepacem]

Holy fucking shit. This blows. And I am so sorry.