A Girl in the Curl is back in school

NOT HAVE CANCER (read all 15 entries…)
Insurance in the driver's seat 17 months ago

We pay for the first $500 of each day in a hospital…we pay 30% of the outpatient procedures (and chemo and radiation will likely be several weeks long, daily)

And there’s a list of meds that are covered…I’m worried that I will be picking a care plan based on its affordability.

I don’t have much savings, and this is TOTALLY understandable to me how people lose everything and max out credit cards, because what can you do?! it’s scary to not get treatment, yet it’s so expensive.

And…I’M A NURSE!!!
This country is something else, with it’s healthcare issues.
(sigh)

More ranting, sorry.
I don’t expect there will be any Pro-Cancer posts here…

Jul 23, 2008, 01:03PM PDT | 8 cheers


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A Girl in the Curl is back in school

don't worry

your baby will soon enough be grown enough to get her own job, and her own health care insurance…not like she’s homebound for the next 30 years.

IF you go back to work?
Is it that bad of an injury that you might not be able to do your former job? Would your company give you an opportunity doing something you can do? Maybe desk work (I know…don’t hate me) but if you can retain your pay, and continue to pay into retirement etc, until you’re eligible…that would be better than nothing, maybe?

Jul 27, 2008, 05:54AM PDT | Parent | Respond to this

Enore is

Here's the deal...

I say “IF” because there is now an apparent subtle shifting of approach when the docs are talking about my foot. Maybe we should be talking about how much function you’ll need to go back to work… The problem with that is that unless my physician releases me completely I wont’ be able to go back to doing the same job I was. We do a lot more than just drive, and having a swollen and numb foot would preclude almost everything but the driving.

My job description is spelled out specifically in our contract, and there would be no way to go back to work there except in the same capacity.

El fucko, as our illegal friends would say.

Jul 27, 2008, 06:36AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

A Girl in the Curl is back in school

ah, that sucks

maybe you don’t want to think about it, or it’s too early yet, but do you get a sense of what you might like to do if you couldn’t go back?

Is there any job you oculd do for a trucking company with your knowledge of it, that wouldn’t be driving, maybe, but related?

Jul 27, 2008, 07:01AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Enore is

There ARE things, yes...

But it would be really good to remain in the union, and most of the those things would not be. I could probably to driving cross country again, non union, but who wants to do THAT?

And all of these things will pay $30-$35 K a year less.

I’ll take a medical retirement and my union pension and Social Security…and the settlement from my law suit…and sit around with Tina and garden the rest of my life.

...if it’s offered.

Jul 27, 2008, 07:06AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

A Girl in the Curl is back in school

ah there you go!

that’s not so bad.
I mean, how many more years would you have wanted to work, anyway? Ten? twenty? that’s depressing.

If you’re eligible, I say go for it.

And I’d say Nah—don’t sit around for the rest of your life or the rest of your life will be short!

Get involved, do things, maybe work on the side doing something—start a business from home…anything to stay busy. You’ve got lots to offer, and to just sit there, waiting for the grim reaper…that’s a sucky idea.

(at the very least, we should go to Italy!)

:)

Jul 27, 2008, 07:11AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Well... - Enore
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