The price of Health..

     Oh the wonders of modern medicine!  All these skilled Doctors
and nurse practitioners.  Thank heaven for insurance.  Thanks for
all the hospitals ready to serve us.
    Wait.. the medicine I'm taking makes me listless, tired  and
sleepy.  My doctor can only talk to me on the phone.  With the
price of my medication I'm already in the doughnut hole so my
twenty four dollar shot cost me Two hundred and thirty eight dollars
today.  I would stop taking the meds  but they have closed two of the local
hospitals and I probably couldn't get in the one remaining one with
this pandemic going on.  The meds I take on Monday were expired
when I called last Thursday It's Wednesday night and they still haven't
called back to okay the prescription.  I am so sick of depending on
these medications.  I sometimes wonder if I just stopped,  if anything
would change?
    But then I sit back and think .. Even though I doubt their effectiveness
I guess they maybe cover up for the abuse I put my body through.  I
mean I could exercise, eat right and behave and probably get off of most
of the meds  But that seems like a pretty extreme fix.  I complain about the
doctors but perhaps they really are too busy to call in a prescription in a mere
seven days.  Poor things.   As for the cost well I'm just thankful I can
muster up the change to pay for them without going hungry.
    With all my problems I must admit I'm still better off than a lot of folks.
I give thanks every day and pray,  not for myself but for others less fortunate
because I know I'll get through the day.. not everyone will.  And if I don't ..
well that's ok too.  Hopefully  I have that covered too.