This is my favorite season and favorite time of year, but after an emotional, rage-filled moment yesterday, I am questioning EVERYTHING in my life. To be fair to myself, I reacted via a triggering comment made to me, and new medication that, without my knowing in advance, causes people to occasionally react in a volatile … Continue reading October
Medication
A Woman With Lupus Said Her Health Care Provider Is Stopping Her Chloroquine Prescription And Thanked Her For The “Sacrifice”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/kaiser-permanente-lupus-chloroquine This angers me so much. Millions of pills were donated by Teva Pharmaceuticals as part of a potential way to eliminate coronavirus, but I will refuse to take it, if medically necessary, because I will NOT have others stripped of their life-saving medication. It was already done to me, and I can't stand by … Continue reading A Woman With Lupus Said Her Health Care Provider Is Stopping Her Chloroquine Prescription And Thanked Her For The “Sacrifice”
The Pharmaceutical Industry
I say this as someone who has had to fight for mediation many times, and as the sister of someone who was put on an $8000 a month drug that the insurance refused to cover. Today, they finally approved a much-needed drug for my brother's life. He will, hopefully, be released from the hospital tomorrow. … Continue reading The Pharmaceutical Industry
I Heard…
This quote is basically my new norm. I had to make a serious decision this year regarding my health, and ultimately I had to choose to make my health my first priority. There was no one to consult with on that. No one was going to prioritize it if I didn't do it myself; a … Continue reading I Heard…
One Of The Things That Baffles Me…
“One of the things that baffles me (and there are quite a few) is how there can be so much lingering stigma with regards to mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder. In my opinion, living with manic depression takes a tremendous amount of balls. Not unlike a tour of Afghanistan (though the bombs and bullets, in … Continue reading One Of The Things That Baffles Me…
Life, On Hold
I guess late Friday night has become my new "time to write". I have no idea when that became a thing, but let's roll with it, shall we? My big accomplishment this week was talking to my insurance company and getting an emergency reinstatement, all thanks to someone who knew what she was doing and … Continue reading Life, On Hold
Written by LISA MARINO-Molchanova 