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BigmanPigman

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6. I got sick all the time when I worked in retail
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 11:06 PM
Feb 2020

but the school environment was even worse. I stopped teaching 6 years ago since I was getting so sick all the time and I have almost no immune system now. I was catching strange stuff (like Mono when I was 45 years old and no one I knew had it. It went misdiagnosed for 6 months. I also almost died from pneumonia due to a rare strain. I got Chicken Pox when I was 31 years old (while working in retail, not school at that time).

I want to know who is going to take care of those who get this virus and don't get help medical since they don't have insurance and can't afford it or are afraid to go to any public health facility for fear of being discovered by ICE. Those are real concerns due to this screwed up administration in DC. When I was working I had insur and now I have the ACA but if that is killed by the SCOTUS and/or GOP I lose everything I own in order to pay my medical bills and I am not alone.

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