Post by ashliy on Mar 12, 2022 10:00:23 GMT
My Daughter Lost Her Life By Rationing Her Insulin: It's Time Congress Steps Up To Prevent More Deaths
You never get over the loss of a child. In 2017, my oldest daughter, Antavia, died in her sleep at 22 years old after going into diabetic ketoacidosis. The condition, in which blood sugar levels get dangerously high, often results in a coma or death. She had been rationing her insulin because she could not afford the $1,200 price tag for a 90-day supply on her minimum wage job.
My other daughter, Antanique will be 22 in June. She’s a student at the University of Toledo in their paralegal program. She will graduate with her bachelor’s in May, and just landed an internship at a law firm. She’s doing so well and I’m so proud of her.
Antanique’s insulin is covered through a combination of my employer-provided health insurance and a secondary program through the state of Ohio. I feel lucky to have great insurance, but I know I can make both of our lives better by leaving my current job and dedicating myself to my small business, which began as a side job to earn supplemental income. But I’m held back from my entrepreneurial endeavors because I need to stay at my full-time job that makes it possible to get her medication.
And once Antanique graduates and starts her career, I worry that she won’t be able to obtain health insurance that will cover the cost of her diabetic care. I’m also scared that the deductibles and copays will be astronomical and that she will be forced to choose between repaying her student loans or paying for the medical supplies and diabetes medication that keeps her alive.
blavity.com/insulin-diabetes-mother-daughter-congress?category1=opinion&category2=politics
This shouldn't be happening.
You never get over the loss of a child. In 2017, my oldest daughter, Antavia, died in her sleep at 22 years old after going into diabetic ketoacidosis. The condition, in which blood sugar levels get dangerously high, often results in a coma or death. She had been rationing her insulin because she could not afford the $1,200 price tag for a 90-day supply on her minimum wage job.
My other daughter, Antanique will be 22 in June. She’s a student at the University of Toledo in their paralegal program. She will graduate with her bachelor’s in May, and just landed an internship at a law firm. She’s doing so well and I’m so proud of her.
Antanique’s insulin is covered through a combination of my employer-provided health insurance and a secondary program through the state of Ohio. I feel lucky to have great insurance, but I know I can make both of our lives better by leaving my current job and dedicating myself to my small business, which began as a side job to earn supplemental income. But I’m held back from my entrepreneurial endeavors because I need to stay at my full-time job that makes it possible to get her medication.
And once Antanique graduates and starts her career, I worry that she won’t be able to obtain health insurance that will cover the cost of her diabetic care. I’m also scared that the deductibles and copays will be astronomical and that she will be forced to choose between repaying her student loans or paying for the medical supplies and diabetes medication that keeps her alive.
blavity.com/insulin-diabetes-mother-daughter-congress?category1=opinion&category2=politics
This shouldn't be happening.