What is the worth of my family? What is the worth of your family? Priceless, the answer to both questions. But what does your family really amount too? I had a father tell me that a child was rejected for a bone marrow transplant at Children's Mercy Hospital because they had exhausted their insurance annual spending limit. The family was traveling across the country for the transplant. A hospital had accepted them.
They were denied the procedure. A procedure that would save their child and they were denied...????? Someone can dictate the course, the life, and health of a child- a family. Scary.
So if your insurance is better then mine or your bank account is heavier should that be the deciding factor on who gets treated and who doesn't? My insurance has a capp on it. I'm so confused and ignorant about insurance that it scares me and I haven't educated myself. What if someone didn't have insurance. We lucked out, because I went months without insurance. I assumed we would be fine, just off of past experience. We never had a broken leg, or a hospital stay. We would be fine. Well something told me not to gamble the health and well being of my family off past experiences so I got insurance. In April 2007, and on June 21, 2007 we got punched in the eye with Leukemia. Lucky.
I have always lucked out. I just want to keep being lucky. So I can tell you that my family is worth any and every bit of a Rockefeller , a Gates, or a Getty. That comes straight from the appraiser, the captain, and the guy who determines my family worth. Co-pays, capps, or coverage isn't going to mark down the the value of my first days of school, anticipated birthdays, and family dinners around the table. So please understand I will write books, draw pictures, or sing songs if I have to raise a dollar or two, my kids will not do without! I'm Dad.
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