Health InsuranceDave (on the right; his dad is on the left) is about to graduate from college this spring. He has decided to take a year off and then attend graduate school to study mathematics. During that time, he'll have a job that he loves, working in a cafe near campus. He may even work full time, and be able to cover all living expenses plus the student loans that will come due in a few months.
What he will lose is health insurance. He's currently covered under our (his parents') plan, but as soon as he graduates, that will end his eligibility.
Dave can't really afford to be without health insurance. He needs to be under the continuing care of his cardiologist, and to continue to receive his meds.
We're looking into options that our state offers for the "gap" 20-somethings that fall into this category. Our daughter simply went without health insurance for 16 months, until she enrolled in graduate school and was eligible for their coverage.
Health insurance has become prohibitively expensive, and we already pay the full cost of our own health insurance and simply can't afford to pay for a new policy to cover him as well.
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My name is Thierry, from Portugal and I have Brugada to. It was diagnosed in April 2002, and since then I have an ICD. In January this here year, I had a new ICD replaced once the other's battery was finnished. I have started a blog to, tryng to do the same that you are doing. Here in Portugal there i a big lack of information about this matter. Congatulations for your work.
I have some questions for Dave:
Did he faint?
Did he have any episodes since the implantation of the ICD?
Is he taking any medicin?
Is he driving?
My email is sindrome.brugada@gmail.com
My blog is http://brugada.wordpress.com/
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