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Me & Medicaid

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I had just turned 21 and I went to the pharmacy to pick up my prescription, I asked for my medicine and was expecting to pay about $5.00 or less with my medicaid card, and they told me the price and i was quite upset to hear the price be about $180.00. Me being single and unemployed their was no way I could pay that. I am a young person who has to deal with epilepsy and diabetes. So me being very emotional i came home and called the department of job and family services and they explained to me that I could not receive the insurance card through them anymore because i was at the age of 21. I was like that is impossible. Well it was true, so since then i have been paying out of pocket for my medicines. I can no longer go to the doctors office because i am already financially in debt with doctor bills. I have since then been unemployed because i cannot drive becuase of my frequent seizures. I have no idea about my diabetes, i was a borderline diabetic but i may be full blown diabetic now. I have frequent headaches and cannot do some of the things my friends are doing. I get dizzy when I see flashing lights and i cannot drive. my liscense has been suspended because I haven't been able to send in the required forms from my doctor. It is very hard for me to live a normal life with out proper treatment. About 3 months ago i was employed with Wal Mart and all of a sudden I had a seizure. I fell and chipped my top tooth. Now for some people that may not be all too bad, but for someone like me who has no employment and no insurance I cannot go to the dentist and get my tooth fixed. I am supposed to get married June 7, 2008 but I am not sure how my wedding pictures will look with a chipped tooth on my front upper teeth! I was in my best friends wedding party and could not smile because of my ugly teeth. It is hard because I am unable to receive medicaid because I don't meet the requirements. It is hard to live life now because i am afraid of having a seizure. Please help me.

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