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Your experience with paying for hospital bills. Mood

Sunday, July 13, 2008

I want to know if that is really an option for me. Going to ER that is, since I have hit so many blocks trying to talk to my parents and tried so many things and still they are "seriously discussing" the matter months later.

As much as I hate the idea of dealing with my family after I get out, it might be the only thing to get them to understand that this is beyond natural healing.

I wonder if it would be better to walk in now while I still can, instead of waiting till I break and aren't thinking as clearly? Or will I be wasting space for the people who aren't clear minded who really really need to be there, as opposed to me just needing to be there?

Building up trust again after I got out took a year of arguments and monitoring what books I was reading and who I called and where I went. Wasn't aloud to stay home alone, wasn't aloud to shave my legs or anything. You'd think I went into drug rehab! I have good friends and don't get into trouble. I don't want to go though that again!

We don't have much money right now. Our income comes in spurts. Sometimes it runs dry. It follows the economy and season. So although it is very tight right now, we might not qualify for anything, and we don't have any insurance since we let it run out from last time.

So what was your experience of paying for the bills? What are the options and such?

and, also, how would I get there? i'm 16 so wouldn't i need someone to check me in and drive me there? I hate to think about hurting my parents like that.

maybe I shouldn't be thinking like this. Maybe I should be confident that i'll make it though this till they make a decision about wether to do conventional treatment or natural, and wait till they make a bit more money?

If my Da doesn't get a painting job soon we might have to cut the internet for a month or so. Poor me. I should be glad I have food.

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I wish I had good news, but I don't. If you were 18, you could make payments on the hospital bills. I don't think they would allow you to take on the bills yourself. they would most likely bill your parents. if have a job, you might be able to afford the payments, but it would take forever. if you don't have a job, your parents would be in worse shape than they are now and even less able to afford a pdoc for you.

here's a possible alternative to going to the hospital. if you can hold out a while longer and hold a job, you might be able to afford insurance for yourself. some insurance places allow you to pick and choose what you want covered. I'm not sure how much it would cost but, maybe you could do it.

good luck

andgarrett
I'm only 16. It'll be a looonng time till I have money enough or job enough for that. I hate myself for not being able to last much longer. I don't know if I will make it though today. But I guess i'll be alive tomorrow, so I can face another day of this weither I'm ready or not.

SearchingforSolace