Lost my job today now no insurance

Lucy...hey, we are here for you. I have done a alot of research on places to get meds for free...I don't know where you are in this journey. Are u taking tamoxifen or arimidex or anything. Please let us help you!!

hugs and prayers and I will wait to hear from you!!

Do not give up and keep up the fight.  You will be okay! 

Now, you must have some sort of cobra insurance???  Did they offer you letting go pay??? Can you file for unemployment??? 

Listen, I work from home doing medical transription and there are a lot of companies that hire with full benefits. So, in the meantime, if you can get onto this site, take a look.  It is the course I took to become an MT.  I now work from home.  It is great because you make your own hours and work your own schedule.  I love it.  It is great to work around family schedules, doctors appts.  etc.  There is good money in it too....eventually....once you get up to speed.  It is definitely not one of those online scams or anything like that.  I had been through too many of them.    www.homecareerinfo.com/1479

If you have any questions email me.  But do not give up!  There is always a reason for things that happen and you may not know why this happened right now, but there is a good reason.  We are all here for you.

Lisa

Lucy, you are not a burden.  Please don't give up but check into the resources listed above.  Remember when you first started this journey and how scared you were.  You have come through it these 2+ years and so this is not the end. 

Many {{{{{ H U G S }}}}}

hollyann, most public libraries, and many other places have free internet access, so you can still come here for support no matter what happens financially.

Whatever you do, don't give up!

Target has tamoxifen for less than $10 for a month's supply, so you can probably still afford that on unemployment even without insurance. 

There are other options like COBRA, and states frequently have programs to pay for care for people with cancer without insurance...my sister-in-law found out that the state program actually gave her better coverage at a lower cost than the insurance she had been on through her ex's job.

This is lousy, but you've survived lousy before, and you will get through this too.  {{{{{gentle hugs and prayers}}}}}

hi lucy,

we r all here for u so don't give up! when i had no insurance i was still eligible 2 emergency medicaid, and it covers up 2 500,000$. there r plenty of things u can do w/o insurance.

good luck!

Lucy-

You should be able to get unemployment. My son-in-law was laid off and gets unemployment for 18 months (I think).

You are strong. You sent me a wonderful private message some time ago when I was in a dark hour and you helped me by letting me know someone cared. We all care about you. You have already fought the toughest battle and you are strong enough to get thru this. You are not a burden....you are a caring person who reached out to me. I still have your PM. Things will get better for you. Right now you are overwhelmed but you will get thru this. Your ride is NOT almost over!! Please stay in touch even if you have to go to the library to use the internet. Check with the unemployment office and find out how to get insurance. There are programs out there. And most of all, please remember that we all care about you.

It is so easy to feel overwhelmed when something like this happens.  In a few days you will be able to think better and take action.  Everyone has posted many great ideas for you above, I hope they help.  Your employer has to offer you Cobra continuation of your health insurance and now it is much cheaper if you loose your job (although not if you are married and you have the option of picking up insurance from your husbands job - that happened to me).  Remember you have only 30 days to take the Cobra option.  I am very sorry this has happened to you.  It is so hard dealing with BC as it is, then it just seems impossible to deal with other life stressors as well.  I hope things work out for you.

HollyAnn I am so sorry to hear that news,  the other ladies have already mentioned COBRA, I know it is expensive , I did it for 18/Mo's but hasn't president Obama placed a bill into law that the gov't is now picking up 65% of the cost for anyone laid off - please check into that. 

If I recall  - you have some  SASSY red high heels, put them back on along with the attitude that goes with them,  you'll get through this aand we are all here for you.

XOXOXOXOXO -Cathi

I don't know what state you live in, but have you applied for Social Security Disability? If you qualify, you can collect back to when you cancer started and also go on medicare which would help take care of your insurance dilema. Please check into this. There are many of us that are able to collect.

Sharon