Reply #58: I'm a Floridian, and the bill will be good for me.

[Akoto]

At this time, I am a 25 year old who is essentially bedridden with chronic pain. Even though my condition will never lead to surgery, I have been denied insurance on the basis of a pre-existing condition.

There are non-surgical procedures which may somewhat lessen the daily torture I must endure. May. Unfortunately, I can't afford to take a chance on them without the assistance of insurance, and getting SSI is proving to be an uphill battle. If I could have insurance, even if I were forced to pay money I really don't have to spare, it would still be far cheaper than the cost of the procedures under self-pay.

I'm hardly the only person in my position. There are many like me who can't afford to wait until the next opportunity comes, likely decades from now. Let this be a foundation for greater things, one which will hopefully benefit the needy in the short and long term.

Part of me expects a reply along the lines of "so long as you've got yours, right?" Truth is, yes, that's correct. I'd love to get mine after going so long without, of having my best years taken away. I want an opportunity for treatment, even if it isn't a perfect one. Some of us are in such dire straits that we aren't capable of taking the virtuous path of waiting it out.