My sweet man made a trip to my parents' house to help them get the yard in order for my sister's wedding this weekend. And he winds up in the ER. X-ray and doc both say that his elbow has a very strained ligament, but no need for major intervention - just some ice, anti-inflamitories and stretching. He will definitely be okay in a few weeks. Good thing his insurance kicked in on the first of this month!
It is such a scary thing to contemplate one of us getting severely hurt. We simply do not have the funds to pay for things like surgery costs. When I had my MRI for kidney stones 2 years ago, it took me 18 months to pay it off, and I was only able to finish paying it off because it was my turn to claim my daughter as a dependent on my taxes and I got a large return. Otherwise, I would still be paying, I have no doubt.
I guess that is a fib - I do have some $$ saved up for a vacation I am planning. And I would gladly spend the dough on our health needs if we needed to. But, damn, I need a vacation! And a vacation with my family that is focused on nothing but fun - not a travel to someone's wedding, or tie some other task into the vacation, but a real, relaxation vacation :)
