… then you haven’t got anything.
One of the worst things about my job right now is my lack of health insurance. Just another perk of being a student that I didn’t take advantage of while I could have.
Some times, it’s little things, like tummy aches as I switched to vegetarianism or when I got the sniffles right as Joe M was getting over his swine flu. Sometimes, it’s a little more serious, like when I fell while snowboarding and my ribs hurt for nearly a solid month. Most of the time, I self-diagnose like so:
(From Basic Instructions.)
For serious cases, I might enlist my parents or the internet for advice.
I know there are people out there worse off than me. While my job isn’t the highest paying, it’s still above minimum wage. I don’t have dependents to worry about. And I’m still relatively young. It’s actually a safe bet for me to skimp on health insurance. There are a lot of people who cannot say the same.
Would I prefer to health insurance? Of course, but I don’t because I can’t afford it. I’ve been following news about the health care bill pretty carefully because of this. Mandatory coverage is scary. Hopefully the reduced costs get realized simultaneously and not “soon after.”
Yeah, seriously, lack of health insurance is scary. My dad recently found out that he has a tumor in one of his kidneys. The scan itself cost around 700 dollars without insurance. After he found out, he bought a plane ticket back to Taiwan for about $750, and is having surgery there. I think surgery is about $30 USD. THIRTY DOLLARS!!! :O
BTW the way the picture popped up was awesome!
Wow, that’s scary in many ways! Hope your dad gets better soon!