u/General-Analysis1772

She passed away the evening of the fourth. She had been going through cancer treatment. On her insurance through work. Still employed at 69. Numerous times her insurance wouldn't approve treatment options her oncologist prescribed. Which delayed things.

This is not the first time I have encountered insurance dictating what medicine the patient receives. My wife has R.A.. Multiple times insurance denied her treatment. Which means she had a lapses in medicine, which meant she would experience pain in her joints. Now, she is ok.

The real infuriating part of this story happens in the days following her passing. My dad is doing what needs to be done. He finds my stepmother had signed up for Medicaid in '22. Which means she didn't have to have interruptions in her treatment. We are guessing she forgot about it. It's all we can do now. Thank you reading.

This is something that sporadically happens to almost everyone, I bet.

I am a mechanic for a dealership in the town I live. Late this afternoon, I got approval for all the work I recommended on a Tacoma. My day off is tomorrow. So, I went to the service advisor to ask when the customer expected to pick up their truck. I didn't get to ask. He said "I was just as surprised as you! They're expecting to pick it up tomorrow."

I had a feeling this was the case. I told him about my day off and the joy immediately left his face. "Now I gotta call the customer and tell them, plus pay for the rental I put them in for an extra day?!" I let him stew for a couple minutes before I let him off the hook. A sigh of relief and "Thank you, Hawk! I don't know what to say." Without missing a beat, I responded, "Just make sure the next time you pop your ol lady, you make her call you Hawk! Snootchie bootchies!"

It actually took a second for it to click in his brain. He just laid his head down on his desk and laughed silently. I have no idea if he's seen Mallrats but, sometimes its good to keep people on their toes. Hope you enjoyed my story.