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bmichaelh

(1,287 posts)
5. Lymphoma survivor
Sat Jun 6, 2026, 03:42 PM
23 hrs ago

MSM does not do stories about people who lost their health insurance due to Senate's failure to pass funding for ACA subsidies.
BTW, Trump is on record he may veto if it passed.
The uninsured in this country has increased under Trump.

You are right.

Here is my story on how Trump jeopardizes health of Americans.
Trump almost jeopardized my health in his first term.
I was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1990, 2002 and 2019.
When it returned in 2019, only the fifth treatment was a success.
I was able to reach remission due to three factors: Trump's repeal of ACA in 2017 failed; cancer research; success appeal of denial by healthcare provider.

ACA provides me protection against lifetime limits.
My chance of a fifth treatment would have stopped because I would have succeeded lifetime limits.

The fifth type of treatment was successful due to cancer research.
It was a drug that only had been approved by FDA the year before.
In his second term, Trump has cancelled cancer research.
When it returned in 2019, we tried a treatment that worked before; it failed; why cancer research is important.

BTW, Trump's so-called plan will not cover me.
I am currently undergoing maintenance treatments every 3 weeks, that cost almost $1 million/year.

Trump does not understand complexities of cancer care.
Or he is sociopath and does not view cancer care in this country as his problem.

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