Let's Try This Again...
I'm not going to lie. This has been a really fucking challenging year. I've joked with people that I'm going to stop saying "Next year HAS to be better, right?" because the universe then replies, "Hold my beer." and the shit hits the fan. But it's seriously no joke anymore. I spent about six months out of twelve in either the hospital or a rehab facility and endured about 6 surgeries on my lungs and kidneys. Despite having a high deductible insurance plan, somehow not all of my expenses (or even a significant part of my responsibility) are applied to said deductible, so I've not only paid $6500 toward the deductible, but another $8000+ in costs that didn't hit that deductible. I started to hyperventilate when I neared the $15K mark so I just stopped. Not to mention that being sick is like another part-time job - I know I'm not alone in this. Between appointments, spending time making appointments, phone calls arguing about costs a...