Kathleen Johnson
January 18th, 2008
In February 2006, I embarked on a new, exciting journey with my new husband. Unfortunately I suffer from a number of serious health conditions, including asthma, clinical depression and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). PMDD is a condition that causes severe emotional and physical depression that is linked to premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Each month I take seven different medications. After losing my job and consequently my health insurance, I was paying approximately $450 to $500 each month for my prescription medicines. Without insurance I was not able to get my prescribed doses. I was at the point of wanting to end my life because I could not handle having no where to turn for help.
Fortunately, I found help and now that I get my medicines I can see a world of difference. I am willing to go out and do things, and I don’t have to worry about if I have enough medicine to survive. The scariest thought for me is imagining if these medicines were not even in existence to help me cope with my conditions. Without them, I might be sentenced to death, but because of them, I HAVE LIFE!!!
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