The crazy lady strikes again

There is one question that has not been answered in the comments sections of this blog: how to raise funds to meet my obligations. I understand that it is ultimately up to me to take any proffered advice, but getting that advice in the first place is proving to be very difficult. I do not know how to do this all by myself, and I wish I did. Thanks for listening, at any rate. Sign in to see full entry.

My last few posts have been centering around the theme of my financial difficulties. These problems have given me bouts of anxiety for which I'd rather not take medication. I have failed to mention these anxiety attacks primarily because I have forgotten to mention them. Also, I worry about giving out too much information about myself. Unfortunately, this is something which has handicapped me - being unwilling to talk freely about myself without violating my or others' right to privacy. The last... Sign in to see full entry.

In my last entry, I mentioned in passing that I was renting a computer from a rent-to-own establishment. The comments I received reminded me that this is perhaps not the best option to own a computer, for financial reasons. A better option would be to pay for a computer on time, rather like the way one would pay for a car. This is an option I had not considered due to my rather abysmal credit rating. Ever since I have been married, I have had a bad credit rating, making my options rather... Sign in to see full entry.

Recently, I mentioned two things: That I'm having difficulty paying for my medication, and that, due to the fact that insurance covers everything except a copayment, free drugs are not available to me right now. (At least, I cannot participate in the free drug programs offered by drug companies. I have been asking for sample-sized packages of medication from my doctors, with mixed results.) The only solution I can see right now is to hold a fundraiser of some sort, in order to raise the funds... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is another one of "those days." I have been feeling somewhat anxious all day for no good reason. I must also confess to questioning the reason why I am doing all this medical stuff in the first place. Granted, this may be a symptom of my depression, although I rather doubt it at this point. I am concerned that I have no purpose, although intellectually, I know differently. Those of you who read my blogs regularly remind me that I have a purpose, but something in me refuses to believe that.... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was one of those days. My husband awoke in a great deal of pain from a gout attack, and couldn't even fix himself breakfast. Naturally, I slept through all this, so I've been feeling bad all day about not doing my job. It didn't help that he thinks he'll lose his job if he takes "too much" time off. The words "too much" are in quotation marks because he hardly ever abuses the privilege of sick days or personal days. I worry about him because he exaggerates things by a factor of infinity; I... Sign in to see full entry.

I received a suggestion that I should look into programs offered by drug companies, which offer essentially free medicine to the uninsured. I've looked into them, and have found out that due to my insurance coverage (which covers prescriptions as well as hospitalization and doctor bills), I'm ineligible for these programs. Frankly, I think this is unfair. For someone taking as many medications as I do, even copayments eat up a considerable amount of my husband's paycheck. As I've said before,... Sign in to see full entry.

In my last post, I asked for assistance - some ideas as to how I could tap into social resources and still adhere to things like my special diet and so forth. I am increasingly frustrated as to how I can come up with money for things like the rent and my electric bill without having to resort to loans from friends. I just wish I had a Band-Aid to patch up the bruises on my head I got from banging said head against the wall in frustration. Thanks for reading this far. I just hope I can find a... Sign in to see full entry.

Today was one of those days. I talked about some of our financial stress with a social worker, and it turns out that there aren't many programs out there available to help us. My husband has a paying job - albeit one that doesn't even pay the rent anymore - and that is hampering our ability to tap into tax-supported resources such as Medicaid and food stamps. As you can imagine, I'm frustrated as all get out. I wish there were resources out there to help us. Even food pantries are increasingly... Sign in to see full entry.

It's been one of those months. I've been in the hospital yet again, this time with a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot which traveled from someplace else into the lungs. In addition, I came into the ER with severe anemia (a hemoglobin of 5.0 is way lower than normal, folks). This just means more medical bills at a time when the whole year's medical bills threaten to bankrupt us. In fact, that's what motivates this post - I need the money. I know I've talked about this before, so you might think... Sign in to see full entry.