8,000 a month!
By snowy
@snowy22315 (169930)
United States
May 27, 2021 4:54pm CST
So, some of my relatives recently got together in my hometown. I found out my cousin's wife, who I saw the Thanksgiving before last, has MS, and the cost of her meds was about 8,000 a month..gasp! She has since stopped them though as she felt they were risky, and she didn't want to bankrupt the family, I think was her other motive. Although, the meds may have been covered being in a military family.although my cousin recently retired.not sure about that whole situation but I think they may be covered.
Also, my brother in law's brother takes very expensive medications for MS...fortunately his condition is stable. His wife says it is a good thing she loves her job because she will never be able to retire. The moral of the story is Be extra grateful for your and your loved one's health!
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
@much2say My dad had it but fortunately, I think medicare covered the cost of most of his meds.
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
That is true..I know that cancer meds are also outrageously expensive.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
28 May 21
@snowy22315 You probably heard like I have heard . . . it's too expensive to get cancer in the US 
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
29 May 21
She is ill how exactly is she to earn 8k a month? Hardly anyone does!!
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
29 May 21
@sjvg1976 I don't know their insurance situation at the moment.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
29 May 21
@snowy22315 does she has any medical insurance or her husband has it?
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
That is but being military dependents hopefully most of it was covered. He just recently retired though. From what I just read the free healthcare doesn't continue forever.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
28 May 21
@snowy22315 that is good if it will be covered. Do you know how many years it can be covered?
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
@rakski I don't know, they may not be covered now at least not totally as my cousin recently retired as active duty military. That may have been the real reason she stopped the meds, as they are not all covered at this time. However, maybe she could take some of them and have them covered. It is sad as she is fairly young..significantly younger than I am.
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@Deepizzaguy (94498)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 May 21
A great lesson that I will do my best to follow.
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@Deepizzaguy (94498)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
28 May 21
@snowy22315 That is true since my relatives like myself are getting up there in age.
@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
whatever they are though, probably not worse than the disease.
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
27 May 21
Yup, makes your eyes pop doesn't it?
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
28 May 21
@snowy22315
Well as long as fixing eye popping doesn't cost as much
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
It,s not that simple. I don't think it is always fatal. You could end up wheelchair bound though which would be no fun. I tpossum as well. Or possibly pain or blindness. It can be and often is, a wicked disease.
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@kaylachan (57630)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 May 21
The cost of living, including medical, is insane. I'm thankful for everything I have.
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
27 May 21
Yes, it is insane. There are companies and organizations willing to help but still for some conditions the costs seem astronomical.
@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
28 May 21
The difficulty is when the loved one doesn't take care of their own health and could. I expect I'll be able to retire one day but I have to push it off a bit longer because my husband eats too many sweets and he's diabetic.
@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
Cancer meds are super high as well
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
27 May 21
That's the thing, really anything can happen at anytime..but fortunately, overall no huge health problems within my genetic line. That helps! However, that is only one piece of the puzzle.
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@Dena91 (15860)
• United States
28 May 21
I have a dear friend who has MS. Her doctor when trying to figure out medicine would be best for her, she has an aggressive form of it, told her one medicine that if she didn't die from the first dose would probably be the best one for her. I have no idea what it costs her per month. I can only imagine.
I know what treatments for cancer cost my loved ones when they took them. One friend got accepted into a trial when the chemo stopped working. He was only able to take 10 treatments which cost nearly $2.5 Million before he passed. After he passed the hospital he was in canceled his debt for the treatments, I am assuming because they were trials.
I am very thankful for my health and the health of my loved ones every day. I hope cousin's wife and brother and law do well. 
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
Thank you. I noticed when I saw here she was wound tight. I now realize she was probably in pain.
Thanks for the well wishes
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@snowy22315 (169930)
• United States
28 May 21
I know...no one can really afford that. That is close to 100k per year!
