Both my parents, my sister's husband, and my sister's middle son had cancer at the same time. Unfortunately, the biggest battle in cancer is not with the disease, it is with the government and corporate bureaucracy. My sister and I had to fight every moment of every day to get them the care that they needed. The battle almost killed us, and I hope no one else in my family gets cancer again. I just don't know if I have it in me to do that again. You have no idea how gut wrenchingly stressful it is to be holding a loved one's life in your hands while trying to convince some arrogant power-drunk greedy asshole with no medical credentials at all to approve a medication or treatment that y...

Both my parents, my sister's husband, and my sister's middle son had cancer at the same time. Unfortunately, the biggest battle in cancer is not with the disease, it is with the government and corporate bureaucracy. My sister and I had to fight every moment of every day to get them the care that they needed. The battle almost killed us, and I hope no one else in my family gets cancer again. I just don't know if I have it in me to do that again. You have no idea how gut wrenchingly stressful it is to be holding a loved one's life in your hands while trying to convince some arrogant power-drunk greedy asshole with no medical credentials at all to approve a medication or treatment that your loved one HAS to have to live. If you fail, they die. Both my sister and I have long term health consequences from the ordeal due to all the stress and strain, which will result in claims to our insurance companies, so where is the sense in all this?
Sorry, this is a hot button issue with me. Thanks for letting me vent.