Hi, everyone. I have not posted in a long time and I'm sorry about that. I am okay and I get a little better every day. I recently found a great solution to my problems. I do not make any money so I cannot afford medical care. But, I signed up for charity care at a hospital in my area called Virginia Mason. Everything is free except prescriptions. Doctor visits and tests, free of charge. Precsriptions, when filled at their pharmacy, are actually very affordible. I am very lucky and happy I found such a program. And I got about 3 months worth of my prescriptions absolutely free. All I have to do is sign a piece of paper saying I got them.
Although I went through a lot of hoops, it was totally worth it :)
Never give up hope, everyone. We are in this struggle together and we CAN come out on top. Thank you all for being a great community. You have helped me through some trying times and I have done my best to return the favor.
Also, thanks for reading. I am glad I found this community when I really needed it.
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Hey Kyle
It is really good to hear from you! I am so glad you found medical care in this way...how did you find it as so many people are in the same financial boat.
You sound good.
Let us know how other things are going in your life. We definitely want to catch up with you.
Thanks so much for writing...it means a lot to our site.
MM
I actually found out about it through family. More specifically, my aunt. She was looking for medical care, too cause she was unemployed at the time. And at a family get together the subject came up that I, as well as my mother, could use some health care.
She literally handed us a copy of the information and I jumped right on board. My mother only recently filled out her application. No wonder she's my closest aunt! She freakin rules lol.
And I looked around a lot but I couldnm't find anything worthwhile beforehand. Just like with jobs now you sometimes have to seriously network to get where you want to go. Really I owe my progress to my aunt.
The name of the hospital is Virginia Mason. I don't know exactly how they operate but we have a clinic right here in my city. The name of the program is charity care. They unfortunately do not cover therapists in my area. But they do have psyuchiatrists and specialists on site. Apparently they even cover surgery.
Right on time, too. I was beginning to lose hope. And I was actually thinking of making a statement by attempted suicide. They pretty much hospitalize you for 72 hours but I figured that would get the ball rolling. Luckily it never came to that.
I find it absolutely extraordinary just how much debating and planning a person can do to gain what they need or desire. Kinda like survival mentality.
Anyway. The hospital I found was virginia mason. I knew they existed but I had no idea they had a system in place for low income families. Ask around and see what you can come up with :)
It may have happened by chance with me but that didn't stop me from thanking whatever higher power I could for the opportunity. And this is definitely anm opportunity I could not pass on.