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Minnesota | Multiple Myeloma

Ramae's Story

I have an incurable blood cancer called multiple myeloma. Myeloma patients on Medicare are paying as much as $3,000 out-of-pocket ​per month ​for Revlimid and other drugs. There are grants available for some, but not all qualify. I don’t know if I will qualify or if the grant money will be there when I need […]

Utah | Fibromyalgia

Meg's Story

I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia years ago, and I also live with neuropathic pain. When I found out it would cost me $550 out of pocket each month to get the Lyrica I was prescribed, even with the discount card, I was stunned. I could only afford to take a third of the dose my […]

Nebraska | Type 2 Diabetes

Robin's Story

I have type 2 diabetes. I am self-employed, so money is often tight. Despite having insurance, it is difficult to pay for my insulin. At the beginning of the year, we have to pay full price for our medications. It costs me up to $450 for a single vial of insulin during that time. I […]

New Jersey | Ulcerative Colitis

Genevieve's Story

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2013 and lupus in 2019. When I was a new graduate in 2016, I had a lapse in insurance for about two months. I was working for a small music therapy practice that didn’t provide benefits. I saved up a couple hundred dollars to get my Asacol prescription […]

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California | Diabetes

Rose's Story

I have a lot of health issues that impact my daily life, including diabetes, a previous stroke, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. I take a number of medications to ameliorate the difficulties and pain I face every day. I’m on a fixed income, and the costs are piling up for me. I don’t think […]

Iowa | Crohn's Disease

Jacquie's Story

My name is Jacquie and I am a full-time graphic designer and marketing manager currently living in Waterloo, Iowa. In 2011, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The stress of the cost of my treatment has impacted my life in ways that I could never imagine. I am on multiple medications to treat my disease, […]

Minnesota | Type 1 Diabetes

Travis' Story

My name is Travis Paulson and I am from Eveleth, Minnesota.  I have been a Type 1 diabetic for many years, but affording insulin wasn’t that difficult as a child –– it was about $8 a vial. The problems came when I was in my late twenties and early thirties. I was working in finance […]

Missouri | Type 1 Diabetes

Hattie's Story

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013, when I was 16 years old. In 2017, my family went on a new insurance plan and my insulin copay suddenly skyrocketed to $550. At that time, I was 19 and paying my own college tuition. It was amazing, really, that my insulin would cost me […]