And...Again!

It doesn't end.

My chillers are sick. Strep-throat I believe & oldest has developed a rash over his entire body that indicates Scarlet Fever. Yes, it still exists.

Want to take him to the doctor after google research indicates w/ antibiotics there is no more risk of contagion after 24 hours. W/o antibiotics, contagion lasts longer.

Well, turns out the ktbunch has absolutely NO medical coverage what so ever because they have been terminated from the *system*. No one really knows why although they *try* to tell me various *reasons*. aka total BS! Each person in the chain of command I speak to, refers me to someone else.

Kaiser member services says to call the Department of Public Health & that it's SO SIMPLE to get the situation fixed. Department of Public Health says I need to call my case worker & that it only requires a simple call from *her* to fix this.

SO I call the case worker supervisor because last time I spoke to them I was told that the case worker I had was ONLY for my food stamps, not the medi-cal portion. *That* case worker simply referred me to a supervisor. Of course calling a supervisor gets you no where.

The phone clerk simply wants to take a message & have the supervisor call me back...within 24 hours. I reiterate that the supervisor herself instructed me to call her back, last month when I was trying to straighten out my own coverage---having NO idea my children's coverage was in jeopardy or questionable.

I am put on hold after being quite assertive & refusing to hang up to wait for a return call within 24 hours! The supervisor finally gets on the phone & insists she NEVER spoke to me personally. @ the same time she is telling me that she *told* me blah blah blah, last month????

So the *story* is that the food stamp & medi-cal case was separated---yes I already know that. & that she *told* me they would only be covered for ONE month. BS! They have NOT been covered YET! SO I have NO idea what she is talking about & let her know that.

I let her know that member services told me all she has to do is CALL them & let them know they ARE covered. I let her know my son is very sick. He needs to go to the doctor NOW. She is telling me i need to speak w/ my case-worker--who of course is VERY busy! & that it's NOT that simple.

And WHY would they only have coverage for 1 month? She says cause I was on/in the CalWorks program. I correct her that I have NEVER been in/on the CalWorks program. She says yes but you applied for it & were denied???? WTheck? That was in DECEMBER & they tell you that INSTANTLY! DUH! & they told me I HAD to apply for it, automatically!!!!

I have NO idea what that has to do w/ anything. Seriously. My dh is UNempolyed, medical coverage for children is AUTOMATIC! I KNOW we qualify based on income alone so I really don't see what the issue, paperwork or otherwise, is! kwim?

She asks if I have turned in my proof of pregnancy. AGAIN, this has NOTHING to do w/ the current situation. I assure her I have turned in EVERY stitch of paperwork & proof I have EVER been asked for!!!! But I avoid asking stupid questions & getting off track about how ridiculous this all is because I simply want to take my chillers to the doctor!!!! kwim?

FINALLY, she says I need to speak to my case worker (I still have NO idea WHO that is!) & that my case worker will call me in a few minutes. I say: ARE YOU SURE? She responds yes & if not I can call her back! yah right! {eye roll}

I wait about 10 minutes or so & call the case worker myself...only to be told that she is extremely busy & will call me in 2 hours...why? Because it is *phone hours* right now & she is speaking to other people who are calling. Aren't *I* calling? So why can't *I* speak to her RIGHT NOW? Because she is very busy w/ other people.

Yah we'll see.

I couldn't help but cry....& pray some more.
It *really* sucks being POOR.
The truth is NO ONE cares about you or your children or your situation.
No one *wants* to help you.
It's ALL BS.
It's ALL paperwork & excuses.

And people have to LIVE like this.
In America!

While *other people* gripe & complain how they are getting *robbed* by the gov't. by being forced to pay taxes to support a bunch of mooches on welfare! Yah. Because the taxes YOU (AND I) pay are *really* supporting your neighbor's next door extravagant lifestyle of welfare! {EYE ROLL}

I simply want to be able to take my kids to the doctor when I feel it's necessary & not be freaked out & not know where to go. I don't want to be forced to go to an ER & be billed hundreds of dollars that I can't pay, *because* I have no choice but to go the ER because my family is lost in the system due to *some one's* error & I can't go to a regular doctor appointment. kwim?

Trust me I am NOT living extravagantly....unless you count the fact that I live in a home w/ *cheap* rent that I can *barely* afford to pay @ the moment w/ the unemployment my DH is receiving. (Thank God for that) While the rest of my bills go UNpaid! Yes, bills *I* created & take full responsibility for. Bills, @ the time that I used to be able to afford. NO excuse. I have no credit to my name. My phone rings OFF the hook w/ collectors.

NO, a job @ JackNtheBox is not gonna cut it. Think what you want.

Being pg does NOT help, now does it? Just what every woman on welfare wants to look like....
I am beyond frustrated.
I am beyond tired.
I am beyond overwhelmed.
I have a swollen throat myself.
Each of my children throats are so swollen they can barely breathe @ night while they sleep...you can hear it in all of our voices it's so bad.

Yes, I believe in supernatural healing AND natural/homeopathic/herbal remedies as well.
I'd prefer to have a *choice* in the matter & be free from worry & my children having to suffer unnecessarily. kwim?

I'd *prefer* to be able to be treated like a HUMAN BEING!

I take comfort in the FACT that this is *temporary*. How long this will all last I have NO idea...but it can only BE *temporary* right?

May I NEVER look down upon or judge another human being for the life I assume they may be living, especially if it is related to financial status!!!!

By the grace of God go I.....