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Last year, a woman I know, Jody (1), was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She and her husband are self-employed, and did not have health insurance. The medical bills for her diagnosis were enough to push Jody and her family into financial insolvency. At one point, she was torn between fighting to survive and letting the cancer go untreated, all because she wanted to save her family from the debt they would accrue during her treatment.
Jody's situation was one of the reasons I applied for an internship at the Network, so that I could learn more about health care reform and discover resources that could help people in her situation. No one should ever O have to decide between lifesaving treatment and their family's well-being because of an inability to pay for care.
Since my arrival in DC, I have been exposed to a wealth of information. When a woman emails the Network about her recent breast cancer diagnosis, I am able to give her information about how her condition is diagnosed, the treatment options available to her, what she can expect after treatment, as well as the...
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