On March 31st, FRONTLINE aired an hour-long segment looking into the horrific state of America’s health care system and a few of the lives effected by it. It’s interesting, depressing and extremely infuriating. Enjoy. 
Below is the trailer. Click here for the full video.
Posted in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Tagged Frontline, health care, Insurance, Sick, Sick Around America
Well, I survived another round of layoffs. I lost some of my closest working buddies, but I’m still standing (for now). Keeping a job has become extremely important to me since being diagnosed with CML. I can scrape by without money, but I can’t scrape by without insurance. If you don’t believe that you have to be rich to stay healthy in this country, consider me. I think the people who know me would agree, I’ve taken pretty good care of my body. I’ve never smoked a cigarette, drank moderately (usually 1 glass of wine a night), abstained from drugs, exercised regularly, etc etc.. But I’m on my second cancer. Yes, second. I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer about 3 years ago and had to have my thyroid removed and received radioactive iodine treatment. So through sheer bad luck (as far as I can tell), it’s mandatory that I have health insurance. My leukemia medication alone runs around $3,000 a month! For the next five years I’m on a study that covers this cost, but after those five years… ? Let’s hope that Obama can play god the way we’re all praying that he can.
Vote Obama grafitti snapped in SLC, Utah last autumn
