Health...care?

     I will always be the first to complain about healthcare. It doesn't always sit right with people, a 21 year old girl having such strong opinions about this particularly mature subject, but believe me when I say I am more than qualified to air my grievances. 

    My whole life I've struggled with a string of health complications that make my every day existence maybe a bit more challenging than that of a healthy 21 year old woman. I'm a bit of an anomaly when it comes to health and I'm not complaining about that. The way I see it, everyone has struggles, whether the rest of us see them or not. My health is just my struggle. What I am complaining about is the system of healthcare that I'm forced to deal with because of it. 

    What brings this subject to mind this fine day anyway, though? Why am I in a particularly bitter mood on account of American healthcare today? Because today I feel miserable. My body aches, my head is pounding, my heart is racing, and nausea threatens a trip to the bathroom every few minutes. That upsets me because it could've all so easily been avoided. 

    The reason I feel this way is because my blood pressure has been very high for over a week. My blood pressure has been very high for over a week because of a mistake and several futile stipulations created by my health insurance which has caused me to be without heart medication for about as long as I've felt like this. I won't go into detail because it doesn't matter. What does matter is that I am going without heart medication because of some health insurance nonsense completely beyond my control. 

    I'm not saying I have the answers; I certainly don't. But, there are a lot of smart people in this world. I think one of them should put their focus on why so much of my life is dependent on what an insurance company has to say. This isn't a unique situation and thousands of Americans suffer because of it every day. Maybe this post is pointless because I'm offering all problem and no solution. But maybe I'm just spreading awareness to those of us lucky enough to never have dealt with this. 

    We're lucky to have the care we have in America. And I'm fortunate in so many ways, myself. But this needs to change.