tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post4506934397027257409..comments2023-11-03T04:45:55.068-06:00Comments on Samantha's Mom- Life with love, and loss and me: Speaking from my Heart.....HeatherShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10703395031550941003noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-45371486999811176952010-03-28T07:46:23.787-06:002010-03-28T07:46:23.787-06:00Bravo Heather! Indeed, it is a start. There are ...Bravo Heather! Indeed, it is a start. There are so many days that I wish I was independently wealthy and only worked because I love it. I don't know if things will be fixed in our lifetime--but it's a start.Cathy Smythnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-75909590675226840582010-03-22T21:16:19.627-06:002010-03-22T21:16:19.627-06:00Oh Heather. You have such a poignant and strong vo...Oh Heather. You have such a poignant and strong voice. I so look forward to hearing it.....<br /><br />AlissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-24081895500670058132010-03-22T09:56:43.597-06:002010-03-22T09:56:43.597-06:00Agreed...although the bill isn't perfect, it a...Agreed...although the bill isn't perfect, it aknowledges that we must change and hopefully it facilitates that process in a positive manner. <br />Speaking to the bed post - ONLY A MEDICAL FACILITY can do business in that manner and remain in business...yes, I know this is a whole different can of worms in itself. <br />What I'm trying to say is - I hear you, sister - the system is broken in ways that only folks whom DEPEND on it can fully understand.Amanda Jakshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882969274259097727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-600510724196806702010-03-22T07:07:05.581-06:002010-03-22T07:07:05.581-06:00Well said dear friend! It is very sad when famili...Well said dear friend! It is very sad when families need to figure out if they should pay for medicine or food or medicine or house payment. We need change - and I am so dissapointed in our government with all of the fighting - please - stop fighting and figure this thing out. Nothing will ever be perfect for everyone - but, as you said - so many people are having to make heart break decisions concerning health care.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457066067384159688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-64847428412829230182010-03-22T00:40:07.159-06:002010-03-22T00:40:07.159-06:00Oh yes...I remember telling them it would be cheap...Oh yes...I remember telling them it would be cheaper for me to call and ambulance, and have them administer it than to pay out of pocket for us to give it to him at home. Just unreal! <br /><br />No matter the cost...I'm just glad we're not having to give it to him except for maybe once a year anymore! KNOCK ON WOOD!!!!!Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695982965264794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-4736374022154508622010-03-21T23:36:23.175-06:002010-03-21T23:36:23.175-06:00We had sticker shock with the Diastat too! We were...We had sticker shock with the Diastat too! We were in the ER because of seizures and about to be discharged. My stepdad offered to get the diastat prescription filled but forgot our insurance card...4 vials of diastat...$1,000.<br /><br />I told Bart he could never, ever quit his job...insurance became more important than dark chocolate...HeatherShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703395031550941003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-55705901982771886202010-03-21T23:28:49.714-06:002010-03-21T23:28:49.714-06:00We were that family once. I remember the first ti...We were that family once. I remember the first time I had to administer Diastat (rectal valium) to my seizing baby. Only for him to have his first poop in days as soon as I gave it to him. The mixture of thoughts...I'm glad he pooped...he's still seizing...and there went $250. This was before Max had a Medicaid waiver. <br /><br />This bill is not perfect...but it is a start. It's got the country talking, we're not sitting still anymore. And I'm hoping that is at least starting us in the right direction.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695982965264794769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683700514997462882.post-60946588574903071802010-03-21T22:55:46.524-06:002010-03-21T22:55:46.524-06:00Good for you Heather. Our family would easily be ...Good for you Heather. Our family would easily be one of those families bankrupt without the help of the government for Cici - and the fact she is on Medicaid (the rest of us aren't) SAVES us. It sure is different from this side. It's a perspective I didn't have before, and now I do. And nothing is simple.ferfischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184449747019920745noreply@blogger.com