My Friends As You know I am The Voice and The Face of #ExpandMedicaidNow I recently had the honor of Having My Portrait Painted (Shown Above ) by Renowned Artist Theresa BrownGold Founer of Art As A Social Inquiry ! One of the things she wanted to do was express through her work what irs like to be Uninsured !

I try to do this with my WORDS ! That is my goal to be A Voice For The Voiceless ! So today I am going to try to articulate from my perspective As An Uninsured Adult !

Personally IT ABSOLUTELY SUCKS BEING UNINSURED ! The Constant Fear of What Next haunts you when sick ! I had a week that was just ridiculous when it comes to Accessimg Healthcare !

Let me begin by shattering A Myth of Healthcare ! That Hospitals Can Heal You If Sick ! Not True contrary to meme below 

This is A myth Hospitals are there to Save The injured and dying ! That is their purpose ! Not to act as a dentist or primary care physician ! But if Uninsured you can not see A Primary Care Physician ! Why It Costs Money ! Some Depend on County or City Public Health Clinics ! A Good idea at One Time but Not Now !

Why because they lack sufficient funding and staffing ! I went 2 weeks ago just to get a check up and my new Prescriptions for my Asthma Medicine ! The PA wrote me a Prescription for One Medicine I do not take and can not afford ! This same Clinic almost denied me access to it over proof of residency 6 months earlier !
So what did I Do ? My Dad had to take me to A Walgreens Clinic and I fortunately got the proper Medicine ! But it cost us $200.00 for this ! Many do not have it ! What do they do take the wrong Medicine get sick and die ? Or take no mediciine get sick and die ! 

The Above meme by my friend Jerrie Mashburn says it well ! She was among many of my friends on Social Media who are Outaged at the neglect going on ! I am outraged too !

I am Outraged too That in 2015 ! I can not have access to Affordable Primary Care ! That I can not go to A regular Doctor ! A quality Hospital if neeeded, because of where I live ! That my Friend Amy Rodriquez has to beg and do A Fundraiser for her Now 21 year old daughter Genesis Rodriquez ! That I have to depend on the kindness of family and friends to survive ! Just Because I Am POOR AND SICK !

I hate the stress of not knowing WHAT NEXT ?  I had a debste on Facebook yesterday with an Opponet of Medicaid Expansion ! He gave the same stupid argument about costs ! Yet I challenged him to be Compassionate and he didn’t like thst at All ! I CAN NOT STAND THIS MINDSET ! It Is One Of SELFISHNESS AND PLAIN IGNORANCE ! I Am sick and tired of seeing the sick die too soon ! Now Texas has more Uninsured than We do in Fl !

It is Not Fun to haggle over healthcare ! To have to put up with Debt and Bankruptcy ! Just to Stay Alive ! This is the stress of What Next ! Can I go to a Doctor ? See A Specialist ,have tests if needed etc ? It is a terrible tradgedy in Our Nation ! To see The Martin Shkrelli’s of the World try to Jack Medicine Prices Up  ! A nightmare for those of us who need them just to Live !

You Shouldn’t have to be Uninsured in America ! But due to the Willfull ignorance of some I am ! The ACA was my chance at dignity and peace of mind ! I want Healthcare badly it absolutely is so frustrating to be Uninsured too and see others with insurance cards get care ! It is NOT FAIR AND ITS NOT RIGHT ! While I have to Worry and Think WHAT NEXT ?

The Solution of Course to #ExpandMedicaidNow ! So We can get quality care ! Because Public Clinics and Hospitals will continue to close until this gers fixed ! Then what We The Uninsured  die at home  or on the street ? Victims of A SICK SELFISH MORALLY BSNKRUOT GROUP OF PEOPLE ? ….I HOPE NOT ! That is why I Fight to See All Insured Join me Help Us America and The World ! We The Uninnsured Need and Deserve Dignity ! And Not Pain Suffering Fear and Death ! But Life Lived to ITS FULL POTENTIAL ! Help Us to #ExpandMedicaidNow Please ? Its Your Choice America and The World ! Ignore Us  or Save Us !
Thank You
God Bless

Memes and Art By
Top Theresa BrownGold Art As A Social Inquiry
Middle Jerrie Mashburn Vote Blue Facebook
Hospital Meme Nekole MzDivah Dee
#ExpandMedicaidNow Logo Banner and Bottom meme Wallace Ingalls Vote Blue Facebook @VotrBlueCrew Twitter and Painting in meme on bottom by Theresa Brown Gold Art As A Social Inquiry

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