So zero "pain" for you at all since it didn't come out of your pocket.

She isn't the only American suffering thanks to the US healthcare system. Hell, she isn't even the only US citizen on Medium suffering. Not all of us feel it is anyone else's responsibility to take care of ourselves except for us.

I've literally sat with a baggie full of cough drops while working the phone trying to find a doctor that I needed while having pneumonia for several weeks before I was properly diagnosed.

My life is going to be shortened by as much as 25 years because of my various medical issues, many of which are traced back to my exposure to 9/11. The feds aren't even pitching in.

So I walk it alone. And if I can do it anyone can. There are enough places now that if you ask and talk to someone in the billing department, will have you complete forms to get you the financial assistance you need for uninsured medical expenses.

All without a GoGundMe page.