Comments on: The View From Here? Pass the empathy, please! http://www.resonancepartnership.com/2009/06/the_view_from_here_pass_the_empathy_please.html Social Media Strategies and Word of Mouth Marketing Consulting Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:58:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marianne Richmond http://www.resonancepartnership.com/2009/06/the_view_from_here_pass_the_empathy_please.html/comment-page-1#comment-3056 Marianne Richmond Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:48:59 +0000 http://www.resonancepartnership.com/?p=2081#comment-3056 Thanks for adding your similar experiences....this is reality for so many people and there really won't be an economic recovery any time soon as long as the unexpected medical bills keep landing in mailboxes. Thanks for adding your similar experiences….this is reality for so many people and there really won’t be an economic recovery any time soon as long as the unexpected medical bills keep landing in mailboxes.

]]> By: MotherOfBun http://www.resonancepartnership.com/2009/06/the_view_from_here_pass_the_empathy_please.html/comment-page-1#comment-3055 MotherOfBun Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:07:21 +0000 http://www.resonancepartnership.com/?p=2081#comment-3055 I can so relate to the healthcare costs! We have some of that "why do we even bother?" health insurance. We've paid out $1,800 in med bills in the past two months. (This doesn't even take into account the costs of a miscarriage, the resulting surgery and follow-up appts and my son's trip to urgent care earlier this year.) I've got more bills on the horizon for allergy shots, blood tests, (2 @ $500 a test), my son's annual check up and a specialist I have to see. I finally broke down last night. Hubby's company suspended bonuses many months ago. A big chunk of his salary comes from bonuses since he's performanced based. So even though he's meeting goals and making good on his committments, we aren't getting that money because sister companies are struggling to stay afloat. They don't want to lay anyone off. But we've needed that money more this year than ever. (Ironic. He gets a big promotion but now makes less than many of the people he oversees. And my job hunt has been going crappy.) Less money this year + more expenses? Health care is draining our savings. And what's scarey is not knowing how long this is going to go on. I can so relate to the healthcare costs! We have some of that “why do we even bother?” health insurance. We’ve paid out $1,800 in med bills in the past two months. (This doesn’t even take into account the costs of a miscarriage, the resulting surgery and follow-up appts and my son’s trip to urgent care earlier this year.) I’ve got more bills on the horizon for allergy shots, blood tests, (2 @ $500 a test), my son’s annual check up and a specialist I have to see.

I finally broke down last night. Hubby’s company suspended bonuses many months ago. A big chunk of his salary comes from bonuses since he’s performanced based. So even though he’s meeting goals and making good on his committments, we aren’t getting that money because sister companies are struggling to stay afloat. They don’t want to lay anyone off. But we’ve needed that money more this year than ever. (Ironic. He gets a big promotion but now makes less than many of the people he oversees. And my job hunt has been going crappy.) Less money this year + more expenses? Health care is draining our savings. And what’s scarey is not knowing how long this is going to go on.

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