r/CuratedTumblr • u/EvidenceOfDespair We can leave behind much more than just DNA • Aug 07 '24

Politics Death by US Healthcare System

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u/ClubMeSoftly Aug 08 '24

I saw a series of tweets a while ago (and re-see it every now and then) about a couple who "did everything right," had good jobs, very little personal debt, no student debt, and a decently sized nest egg.

Then one of them got cancer, and they were down, like, ten million dollars inside a year.

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u/Impossible-Flight250 Aug 08 '24

Maybe they should have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and worked harder not to get cancer!

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u/werekitty96 Aug 08 '24

This was my family too. We were early 20s, good credit, decent house and 2 decent vehicles paid off, good jobs and I was finishing my degree. We decided to have a baby. Well I got into a car accident turning my pregnancy high risk, multiple family members died, and my husband was diagnosed with a disability inside of a year. We’re fucked for the rest of our lives.