The Medicine Program

I am 44 yrs old with a 17 year old daughter and 41 year old husband of 20 years.

I am just diagnosed with polymyositis and Common Variable Immune Deficiency. Last week I had 9 vials of blood drawn and will have more drawn next week. I am awaiting results of the possibility of other underlying diseases.

My "rainy day $$$" began use last October and after 3 diagnostic surgeries, 6 ER visits, numerous MD co-pay visits and numerous perscriptions of $10-$50.00 each WITH insurance…….my rainy day funds are now out!

We are looking at possible eviction at the end of this month and I made my FIRST visit to a food bank yesterday that blew me out of the water! I am trying to save anyway possible and now am unable to work! At this point it's unfortunate that I am a RN….I have helped so many strangers in need in the hospital, through private duty, road side car accidents and held the hand of many that were dying in ICU and had no family with them, and now I cannot even help myself and know of no one to ask for financial assistance in order to survive…….we are presently looking for low cost housing. I am LOST!

Your prayers would be greatly appreciated!

Suzanne, Tennessee

I am a mother of 2, single and receiving no child support or assistance. One of my children is very ill, I only receive minimal assistance which doesn't cover half of her medications needed. I need help!!! I work long hours to try and make ends meat to provide for my children. We do without alot of things just to try and save some money to cover the cost of medications alone. I have checked around and my friend from work told me about this website, so hear I am asking once again for someone to please help us.

Laura, Okla

I am a full time student and my husband is the only one working in the household, and my children are having to do without their medication due to no insurance and the cost of there medications are expensive. Please help! I recently lost my job in October 2006 and it has been very hard to find a job that will work areound my school schedule and plus have good benefits. I am a loving mother that does not like to see her children do without. My Daughter has a mild case of Asthma and she has allergies. She goes to a speciallist but has not been able to go to no insurance. My Son has ADHD and he goes to Mental Health but the bill is building up more and more but he has to go due to him needing his medication. So I ask if you can hel[p in any kind of way, it would be greatly appreciated.

Cindy In Spartanburg South Carolina

I'm a 53 yr old divorced woman raising my 8 yr old grandson. I've had him since he was 4. I take hormone injections because I had a hysterectomy at age 30. If I don't take this medicine, I don't handle things very well. I really need it. No programs cover it because it's a hormone medicine, I guess. It costs me $126 a bottle, which lasts me approx 6 wks. Please help me!

Sandy, Indiana

I'll be 23 years old on the 20th of March and will be unemployed for a year on the month of May. I lived in a teen homeless shelter for 19 months and went through severe mental evaluation. I was diagnosed with Bipolar, Manic Depressant, PTSD, Insomnia and was also a self mutilator. At the age of 5 I was diagnosed with Leukemia which took away my childhood. After years of searching, my doctors finally found a matching Bone Marrow Donor. Which then followed with years of Bone Marrow Transplants and Radiation. Surprisingly I survived BUT grew up mentally unstable. I left home at 16 and moved about the US until I ended up in a teen homeless shelter for 19 months, got back on my feet after years of therapy and "Happy Pills." It took 2 years after that for my depression to subside and I lost my job, the roof over my head and am now living in an unstable environment. I wait for the day when my mind will convince me that my life is worth living for. And that's just the short version of it.

Calista, California