I am a 42-year-old female that has become completely dependent on my loved ones. I can’t work. I have been denied SSI and disability, but I’m trying for the 3rd time now to be accepted or at least get some type of help. My friends and family members are paying out of their pocket for my medications and doctor visits when they can afford to send me to a doctor. I’m diabetic & have high blood pressure. I’m also depressed because I feel like a burden to everyone around me because I can’t do anything financially to help them. I go to a charitable clinic and they help me with some of the medicine. I’m very grateful for that, more than they will ever know!! That is why I am trying to enroll in this medication program, to try to lighten the load on the ones around me that are helping me. I have never been dependent on anyone in my entire life. I raised 2 sons on my own and until you go through something like this, you can’t even imagine how it makes a person feel. I have learned who my true friends are.

Brenda L., Arkansas

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