I turn 30 in about 5 weeks. It's rather daunting. One the one hand, I'm intensely aware that I've so far gone no where with my life. On the other hand, this is shaping up to be a year of drastic change, and the best opportunity I've ever had to break that trend. One way or another, I'm leaving the only company I've ever worked for. It's likely I won't even have a choice. At about the same, my wife is graduating. There's a lot of opportunity there, but also the imminent threat of student loan payments. So I have the most opportunity ever to finally break this rusty cage and start making a real life for myself, but then if I fail to do so, I'll probably end up in another trap that will once again hold me for who knows how long. I'm looking at Year 30 as make or break, and I'm both optimistic and terrified.
Hear hear. I'm slated to finally get my associate's degree this year, so that I can finally get a real job, so that I can finally get health insurance, so that I can finally get my back (broken in a number of ways,)/neck (suspected minor disc slippage and/or herniation, confirmed nerve issues,)/arm (completely asleep from the shoulder down, )/knees (suspected minor tears to ligaments and meniscus [confirmed] in various tournaments,)/ankle (suspected stress fracture, confirmed wearing of cartilage)/foot (suspected liscfranc injury, confirmed poorly healed stress fractures,)/head (confirmed post-concussion syndrome, depression, suspected manic-depressive,) (protip: martial arts can hurt sometimes,) looked at by someone who will offer more than a "sucks to be you," and finally get these four broken wisdom teeth pulled. I've been waiting on all of these medical issues for at least five years, simply because I can't afford them. Maybe once I stop being in so much pain all the time, I'll actually have the energy to get shit done. Maybe I won't drink as much.
Man, really depressing on my side :/ This got my 'sad of the day award,' much more on sympathy and the feeling of "I'd want to help treat that" instead of making me sad.
...Just to ask (as I'm pretty unsure this thing could happen where I live..medicare problem?), is this a normal thing there? I mean, medicare should be available to those who ask - every medical professional/practitioner has sworn under Hippocrates' Oath.
To see others being denied aid just because of money is...truly saddening.