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Room For All (Part 1V)
Posted on: 10/25/2013 20:18
Can you believe it? We are on the 4th "Room For All"!
Below is Busymom's Original Room For All:
Posted on: 12/11/2010 08:51
Wondercafe is a busy place. Kind of like a Union Station....a hub of activity with people coming and going all the time. I'm a people watcher and love to sit in a place like a train station marvelling at all the different types of people that I see and imagining what their lives are like.
Wondercafe offers us even more. Here we get to see and meet all kinds of people but even better yet we are offered glimpses into their lives. They share life's joys, questions, celebrations, disappointments, worries, ambitions, concerrns and even share in their time of loneliness and grief. And in this place, where people are busy, and people are coming and going, we do what few people do in the real world. We stop and listen. We reach out. And hopefully we help one another.
In some corners of the room people it may get noisy as people banter back and forth. In other corners of the room it is much quieter, as people not only listen, but they reflect and carefully choose their responses to the person in crisis. In some areas of the room we ponder life's big questions. Other areas of the room are silly and often resemble a party of one type or another. So many people, so many different lives, all carrying different things in their suitcases, and THIS UNION station offers room for all.
In another thread posters were remembering that there are many here missing loved ones this Christmas. While many celebrate Christmas with decorations, parties, shopping trips and anticipation of a full house....others are wondering what this Christmas will mean with an empty chair. Some are looking towards Christmas wondering where they will be, who they will be with or who they might be without. Some who visit here don't believe in Christma. So how do you decorate the Union Station?
I am opening the doors wide in this thread. The room is big, the room is inviting, the room is warm.....there is room for all. Enter in and bring with you whatever you like....you may add decorations to fill the space, you may offer food to nourish others, you may bring only yourself and tell us how you're doing. You are welcome here. I'll be happy to see you and sit for a while. Please continue to welcome others as they enter in and if I'm not in sight, please tend to their needs. This is a busy union station of people coming and going. Let's make sure that everyone is recognized and that their needs are met. If they are happy, let's share in their joy. If they are sad, let's offer them an ear, a hug and a caring heart. If they are lost, let's offer them hope that they'll find their way and perhaps some guidance. If they are hungry, let's feed them.
There is room for all.
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kaythecurler
Posted on: 03/14/2014 15:50
Provincial Health doesn't cover prescriptions (even partly?). What about Blue Cross? In my province we can get special consideration for very expensive drugs. I had been paying over $100 a month for one thing for several years. Then I saw a different specialist who said I shouldn't have to pay and that he would have his staff send in the paperwork to make that happen. Also said to check with the pharmacist before getting more - sure enough - the cost went down to about $10! I'd recommend asking about the possibilities in your province - obviously the first doc to prescribe that stuff didn't think about my wallet. Ask about cost - explain why that seems exorbitant - ask for whatever assistance is available.
chemgal
Posted on: 03/14/2014 16:14
Typically, the province doesn't cover prescriptions. I called Blue Cross to see what would happen if I pay for a monthly plan with them, they won't cover it. My other plan will cover it if I get it in a private clinic with special forms, but it doesn't sound like they will for home use. I'll fill out the forms to give it a shot.
The government covers it automatically if it was given in the hospital, just as you normally wouldn't recieve any bill from typical treatment in a hospital.
We will work things out. There's help from the drug company and the government does step in at some point. I'm not certain on the steps to take other than to contact my social worker, but it's why she's there.
I'm annoyed by insurance though. Insurance is meant to protect people from unexpected, high costs. Instead though, they just pass it off to others.
The price for this would be excessive for all but the extremely wealthy. I don't know exactly how much I would need in a month, but as a very rough estimate by me 2 months would easily be a year's worth of salary for many.
I am confident with the clinic. They hand out multiple drugs from the clinic, and I have a feeling most are not cheap, and many private insurance plans won't cover them when they aren't available at the pharmacy. They wouldn't be able to do what they do if people had to pay out of pocket completely.
I don't want a delay in treatment though, so I got on to asking my insurance companies quickly. Chemguy is more concerned about the cost more than I am, and I'm usually the one who feels less secure when it comes to emergency finances, etc. We've joked about getting a divorce so that I can get onto social assistance, but for a few minutes I think it was actually a serious thought for him. He didn't meet with the reassuring social worker though. Yes, our relationship is good going through this.
Tabitha
Posted on: 03/14/2014 16:32
sometimes Health srvices help with drug costs for university students. Does that help you?
chemgal
Posted on: 03/14/2014 16:53
Tabitha, I'm not sure of which service you're referring to. I won't be a student forever either, unless taking 1 class keeps the needed student status. lol I would be willing to remain a forever student if it prevents me from shelling out thousands of dollars a month for a drug.
kaythecurler
Posted on: 03/14/2014 17:02
I like the way you are thinking now - YES - talk to your Social Worker - that is what she is there for. The treatment for one of my family members became much more open and informative once we found where the Social Workers hung out in that BIG hospital! They have the confidence of there role and the rest of the hospital staff know them. Ours explained what the machines were for that our family member was attached to and interpreted the medical jargon for us. What a relief!
Pinga
Posted on: 03/14/2014 18:50
Tabitha, I totally get that angst..and the relief on understanding the behaviour / feelings.
ChemGal, sorry about your challenges with meds.
Hilary, that is too funny,
Everyone,t hanks for your newsy reports and also awareness / analysis of how people shift and accept things on different schedules.