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Episode 348: Money and Chronic Illness Part 1
This will be the first of a few installments about finances and chronic illness.
Poverty is both a cause and a result of chronic conditions.
More than half of the US has a chronic condition.
Thinking about my own experience and autoimmune disease, we carry a predisposition for these diseases, but they are often ignited by an illness, accident, injury or trauma. How much might poverty contribute this kind of disease expression?
Worse outcomes and death can be traced to poverty.
If my family and friends hadn't supported me financially, I would not still be living in this house.
I first got sick with mono. After I'd taken some time off work to recover, I still wasn't recovered.
The fatigue was so pervasive I had sit down to brush my teeth.
Fortunately, I had some insurance for short and long term disability.
On the day I received long term disability, I lost my health insurance. I could buy health insurance through COBRA at the price of more than our mortgage.
I wouldn't be eligible for Medicare for more than 2 years.
Our savings was outstripped by these hits to our income and expenses.
Family and friends have gotten us through. I might be bankrupt by now.
How do you support yourself with chronic illness or pain?
What have been the hurtles or obstacles?
What questions do you have about living with chronic conditions and managing our finances?
Book giveaways: I'll be having a drawing to give away two books. One is "My Pain Body Solution," by Michael J Murray, (https://greenleafbookgroup.com/titles/my-pain-body-solution) the other is "Walking on Pins and Needles," by Arlene Faulk (https://www.bookcellarinc.com/walking-pins-and-needles). Here's how to enter:
1) Leave me a rating or review on whatever audio podcast platform you listen to.
2) Let me know you've done that by emailing me at [email protected] or leaving me a comment about it on YouTube so that you can be entered in to the drawing. If you have a preference about which book you'd like, let me know in your comment or email.
3) If you'd like to be entered multiple times you can also post about one (or both of the books) and tag me on Instagram including tag of either @arlenefaulk or #mypainbodysolution, for up to two additional entries.
The drawing is planned for Arlene's book on 6/30 and Mike's book on 7/5
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This will be the first of a few installments about finances and chronic illness.
Poverty is both a cause and a result of chronic conditions.
More than half of the US has a chronic condition.
Thinking about my own experience and autoimmune disease, we carry a predisposition for these diseases, but they are often ignited by an illness, accident, injury or trauma. How much might poverty contribute this kind of disease expression?
Worse outcomes and death can be traced to poverty.
If my family and friends hadn't supported me financially, I would not still be living in this house.
I first got sick with mono. After I'd taken some time off work to recover, I still wasn't recovered.
The fatigue was so pervasive I had sit down to brush my teeth.
Fortunately, I had some insurance for short and long term disability.
On the day I received long term disability, I lost my health insurance. I could buy health insurance through COBRA at the price of more than our mortgage.
I wouldn't be eligible for Medicare for more than 2 years.
Our savings was outstripped by these hits to our income and expenses.
Family and friends have gotten us through. I might be bankrupt by now.
How do you support yourself with chronic illness or pain?
What have been the hurtles or obstacles?
What questions do you have about living with chronic conditions and managing our finances?
Book giveaways: I'll be having a drawing to give away two books. One is "My Pain Body Solution," by Michael J Murray, (https://greenleafbookgroup.com/titles/my-pain-body-solution) the other is "Walking on Pins and Needles," by Arlene Faulk (https://www.bookcellarinc.com/walking-pins-and-needles). Here's how to enter:
1) Leave me a rating or review on whatever audio podcast platform you listen to.
2) Let me know you've done that by emailing me at [email protected] or leaving me a comment about it on YouTube so that you can be entered in to the drawing. If you have a preference about which book you'd like, let me know in your comment or email.
3) If you'd like to be entered multiple times you can also post about one (or both of the books) and tag me on Instagram including tag of either @arlenefaulk or #mypainbodysolution, for up to two additional entries.
The drawing is planned for Arlene's book on 6/30 and Mike's book on 7/5