So how can the people who make these medicines sleep at night? The first time I went to pick up dad's meds yesterday, they wanted over $4000.00. I about lost it in Walmart. They said they needed to do some checking and when I went back later it wasn't much better. For 1 week of meds, they had come to a little over $800.00. How do these companies feel that people can pay that much. Dad can't pay that each month for a week of meds...it's outrageous.
I called dad's chemo doctor and talked to the nurse. She is sending dad's information to some drug company in Raleigh. Hopefully they will be able to come up with something. Dad's feeling is that you have to be rich to survive cancer...and if you can pay the price, that's true. Ugh...
There is no question the government needs to regulate the costs of drugs. However, cancer is not discriminating and rich people die of this terrible disease everyday. My prayer is that scientists find a cure for all cancer sooner than later.
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