03.03.2006 at 9:54 am
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the doctor has determined that janie has the flu. THE FLU. now, let me ask you... would a two year old child who has THE FLU grab her mom's anorak from the trunk of the car and put it on and play???
i didn't think so either... lets take a look at all the medicine janie is on as of now...
- xopenex: 3x a day for her cough.
- poly tussin dm: a cough suppressant for nights when she can't sleep because of coughing
- tamiflu: 2x a day for her flu symptoms
- zyrtec: for her allergies.
- singulair: for her allergies.
five. five different prescriptions. plus the two that i take orthotri-cyclen and nexium, that comes to just over $200. AND I HAVE INSURANCE PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE. i cannot imagine what it would be without that.
i don't mean to sound like i am complaining. but what is going on here? i mean, how is the average person suppose to be able to afford prescription drugs? granted, spending $200 on Rx is not something we have to do all the time. usually just in the winter when janie gets really ill. summer's not like this, neither is the fall. but what about those people who literally cannot afford medicines? � and are not in the system on medicaid?
THIS IS WHY I WORK. although, i was told... that if i didn't work and janie wasn't around all those children at daycare, that she would not be so sick all the time.
REALLY? if i didn't work we wouldn't have health insurance to PAY for most of the sickness in our family. janie and i would still be riding around in a car without air conditioning OR a heater. ...i'm sure there are MORE things i could list here right now, but i am so OUTRAGED that someone would be so OBTUSE as to think that a child will get sick ONLY because of daycare and NOT because of going to wal-mart or the grocery store, that i cannot think of any. my ears are turning red because just thinking of simple minded people telling me how i should raise my child makes me want to SCREAM!
that feels better.
here's janie this morning. before i took her to daycare. SHE is why i work. SHE is why i try so hard to do a good job. SHE is the reason i wake up every morning.
xoxo
tell me i'm beautiful...
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