How has COVID-19 affected your financials and/or insurance(s)?

When I was first diagnosed in 2017, my husband had just left (and I was on his health insurance for the later part of our marriage as my job was freelance). I took a big risk and moved states, thinking, "Oh, I'll be okay for a little while without insurance until I get settled."

Risk didn't pan out, as I was diagnosed within six months of the move. So I moved back to my home state, one of the only states where I was able to get free healthcare.

I went through 22 straight months of treatment, including neoadjuvant chemo, surgery, chemo/radiation, oral chemo, more surgery. I am still being treated for a multitude of debilitating side effects. I had always planned to find a job with benefits once I felt better. My freelance work doesn't pay enough for me to live on my own in the state where I can get health insurance, and it doesn't pay enough for me to afford health insurance in a state where I could afford rent. Right now, I am luckily staying with family but in suboptimal living conditions where I sleep in an unfinished room in their basement.

I'm still considered high risk due to several issues from treatment, including low white blood cells and very, very low vitamin D levels. The longer this pandemic goes on, the longer I have to stay here as my non-urgent (i.e. not for active cancer) appointments have been understandably postponed, and the longer my ability to find a new job is put off due to being immunocompromised during this very uncertain time. Even if I can interview via phone or video chat, I'm not yet at a point where I could safely enter a new environment. I am just praying that after social distancing restrictions are eased and I'm deemed healthy enough to be in a work setting around lots of coworkers, the economy will not be completely devastated and I'll still be able to find a job.

I think many people have found this time difficult, but many of us were already experiencing reduced ability to do many things and now it's only gotten worse.

so far, all is ok. I am living on social security and withdrawal from my roth ira. My insurance is pretty good, Medicare with a supplimental. I am doing chemo at sloan, very close to my house. The worry of course is if I were to catch the virus, well I live alone and family is outof state. I am stage 4 anc treatment is just that, treatment not cure.

I have a network of pals that help me out but while scary, I know i am lucky as i have the financial resources to carry on. Doing what i can to reduce my risk

Together to learn, I'm sorry. They are announcing layoffs this week where I work, I more than likely will join you. Our son was laid off a few weeks ago and is having great difficulty getting through to the Kansas Unemployment office. He applied online and they had a question and asked him to call. I have heard on the news getting through is a great problem in many states. I was looking online this morning and wondering what the best online job searchs are, besides our local unemployment office, which is not open to the public right now. Best of luck to you. Hugs, Lisa

What is currently the top issue for me is that I wanted to get everything done this year because I have a deductible and have met it. If I now have to delay treatment into 2021, it is going to cost me a lot more because my deductible will reset.

I still have left but with the pandemic infection rate increasing again, I don't know when will it last.

We have saved up that will last until next month but if this goes longer than next month then looks like I have to sell one of my cars which is really sad.