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Cake day: August 2nd, 2023

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  • This last winter I was unemployed and I got sick enough to need antibiotics.

    I couldn’t prove that I didn’t have a job, so the ‘sliding scale clinic’ charged me $586 to talk to someone (not a doctor). I knew what I needed. I was forced to take an unnecessary STD test ($180) and to promise I would go in for additional testing and scanning (undisclosed price, to be determined AFTER).

    The meds were around $40 for a week of pills (15 pills).

    I knew my issue, and just needed a prescription for the antibiotics.

    I have a job now. They want about $200 a month for the basic coverage. I have on average, $20-$30 at the end of the pay period. So I could get insurance, but it means skipping more meals (I already skip several a week to save money).

    So I just hope nothing ever goes wrong because if it does, I’ll need to be close to death before I get help that will take me years to pay for.




  • Got stopped by a rando while trying to build up the courage to jump. Told him that my car was broken down and that’s why I was stopped in the middle of the bridge in pouring down rain.

    He got out and offered to help me, despite the fact that it was 3AM and the rain was coming down hard.

    Awkward.

    The car of course started just fine and I thanked him and continued my drive home.

    I doubt he had any idea the difference he made.