I re-read The Giver. It was on the shelf, and spoke to me. Not only is it chilling in regards to my particular situation with Emma, but it speaks volumes about the world in general, given the current path we are on - when laziness, greed, and want rule the world, we all will suffer in an attempt to reign in the rule-breakers.
Why did I want to read such a depressing novel? Well, a social worker actually said to me, "Oooh, you have private insurance? That's too bad." She sort of whispered it, like it was a dirty secret just between us. When did working hard to provide for one's family, and having insurance benefits to cover situations like this - situations you pray will never arise, but, if and when they do, at the very least, you can thank God that you have insurance - when did that become a negative? When exactly did the world change, when did the rules change? When did expectations of being provided for by some government agency come to be the norm? I don't really want my child to be singled out by her "Low-Birth Weight" Social Security Card. I don't want this unfortunate time in our lives to be our scarlet letter, or our banner ... or anything other than an "unfortunate time in our lives" that we will, hopefully, overcome, and move beyond. When I start looking for the government to handle this situation for me, I may very well have the government deciding to "handle" the situation for me - hence, The Giver.
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I know exactly what you mean about insurance. My husband and I work our TAILS off to pay for very expensive, very good health insurance. However, even though we are literally paying a house payments' worth of premiums each month, we still aren't covered for so many things! It isn't fair that we have to pay tons of money for a necessary medication for our micro-preemie daughter, where people with Medicaid get it for free!
I am almost happy for my daughter to turn 18, so she will be covered through government insurance....and that is really sad!
{{HUGS}}
Robin
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