Due to an unforeseen emergency, I was unable to attend class Wednesday and missed out on viewing a presentation. Although I was upset to have missed so much this week while in and out of the hospital and doctor's office, I am happy to be feeling better now.
It has been a weird week for me and my health, but I realized during this week a few very important things. I am now VERY appreciative of the health insurance I am currently covered by. It's scary to even think about not having coverage, or having a lower level of coverage. Since my mom works at a hospital we have very very good health insurance, so almost none of the tests I went through this week are coming down on us. The insurance is covering everything from ER visits to x-rays and all we had to contribute was the copay. That's CRAZY to me! I can only imagine what it's like to not have coverage and having to pay for everything, especially if it is a necessity.
It was honestly an inconvenient time to get sick, seeing as I did miss a lot in some of my classes. I have been communicating with my professors though, so I feel a little better about it. However, only one of them got back to me in a timely manner (thanks, Bonica). The other two professors I emailed in terms of making up class time and missed assignments have still not answered my questions from Wednesday. This is a good example of bad communication between professors and students! I don't even know if I emailed their correct email!
Oh well, I am finished complaining and will now attempt to make up the rest of the work that I missed. Thanks for reading this odd little post.
Sorry to hear you were not feeling well. I agree about insurance, I feel so blessed to not have to worry about paying medical expenses.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Erin. Working in a Hospital as a revenue analyst has made me see just how many people are required to pay bills of hundreds of thousands of dollars since either their insurance wouldn't cover it or only covered a small portion. It is pretty crazy to see many people actually filling for bankruptcy due to medical bills.
ReplyDeleteglad you were back in class quickly and it was not too much of a hardship for you.
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