I just turned in the last of the paperwork that UAB wanted.

I just turned in the last of the paperwork that UAB wanted.  They said that they would be in touch within three business days, so hopefully I will know if they can help me next week.

It's a sad state of affairs when someone who works as hard as I do has to accept "drug trial" treatment for a medical condition, and worse yet that I had to jump through so many hoops to find out if I'm worthy of said help.  No one should have to go through that.  This is not the country I want to live in.

Yes, I'm changing my life so this won't be an issue FOR ME forever, but so many others don't have the ability to do what I'm doing.  Just because I will eventually dig my way out of poverty doesn't mean that this issue will go away.  Even if free healthcare isn't ever an option, there has got to be something better than this.

Rant over, I guess.  Pardon my grumpiness, but my skin is coming off, it hurts to wear clothes, my bones ache, and I'm getting very close to losing a thumb nail.  I don't feel so good.  #neverthelessshepersisted  (<---  Giving zero shits right now if that is used out of context.  It is giving me life.)