Sunday, April 19, 2009

cancer insurance

i've got no news to share today... i'm still feeling pretty good.  i ran a bunch of errands yesterday with kj and the girls, and worked a couple of hours today on stuff for school tomorrow.  i can't believe spring break is over already! 

i wore my hair hat/wig to church this morning, and no one looked at me like a crazy person.  i actually got complimented on my "new haircut".  symma laughed, and stage whispered "she said she likes your haircut, but really it's a wig, momma."  thanks symma- you're the best.  i must admit it wasn't nearly as annoying now that i shaved all my stubble off.  my head's smooth as amy pohler's baby's now...  if you haven't seen his picture, you should- he's cute.  he's got a giant bald head :)  

here's my psa for the day:  there's something out there called cancer insurance.  apparently you can get it through aflac.  a woman in the support group said she had it at the time that she was diagnosed, and they paid her on the days that she was in the hospital, and for tests and stuff. she made fun of her hubby when he added it to their policy, but said it was the best thing he could have done.  i'm planning to look into it.  i obviously wouldn't qualify, but kj and the girls would, and as i've learned, you just never know.  so, consider looking into it.  if you don't have good insurance, cancer will break you.  the tests to diagnose you and decide on a treatment path alone are 10's of thousands of dollars.  and then chemo.  and surgery.  and radiation.  and therapy.  and everything else.  so check into at work and if you can't get it through work, call aflac.  i'm sure they'd love to have you :)  thankfully i have really good insurance, and as long as i can keep working, it will keep covering me! 

i'd like to sign off with a big thank you to dan and tanya, and charlie and diane :)  they all donated generously to my walk- you guys are awesome- thanks so much!!  and deyana and her family joined our team, which is also fabulous!!  i've added a link to our team page to the side bar, so if you want to join/donate, you can find it there :)  let's hope for good weather...   

2 comments:

Tanya said...

Mer, it's the least we can do. I know we are far away but if there is anything we can do, please let us know. My personal vote is for the scarfs as opposed to the wig. You look like a fashionista. :) Thank you for this blog. We think of you often.
Tanya

meredith said...

thanks tanya!! i'm glad you guys are keeping up :) it's good to hear from you :)