Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Swine Flu

I am so frustrated with this whole swine flu thing. Yeah, Im a little nervous, because I have a child (what mother isnt a little bit nervous, especially with Mexico's death toll), but more than anything, I am irritated. I keep hearing different theories from different 'specialist', and I keep hearing everyone being told to go to the doctor, even if youre a little bit sick, so that doctors can diagnose you, and the CDC can get a read on just how many people are actually infected.
Well what about those of us who dont have medical insurance?
What about those of us who cant afford to sit in a clinic with really sick people absolutely all day (and if you arent sick before you get there, you probably will be after you leave) and cant afford to pay the $150 they charge to see you? what the hell are we supposed to do? My child is covered by medi-cal/healthy families (thank god), but my husband and I have no coverage whatsoever, and thats frustrating. And of course I woke up sick yesterday, and Im still sick today. Im fairly certain I just have a sinus infection but I have this little voice in the back of my head saying 'what if its not...what if it is swine flu?' which is kind of rediculous, because I have no idea how on earth I would have been exposed to swine flu itself, or anyone infected, but the errant thought is still there, and thats enough to irritate me all the more.

1 comment:

  1. I had no idea you had a blog! I will add you to my Google Reader. Swine flu was annoying to hear about. They closed schools down, stopped our soccer league for two weeks and were just paranoid.

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