Originally Posted by jimthefiend

In late spring of this year a VERY close relative passed away. To date the pricetag on that including the medical care I have covered of the surviving spouse is in the area of $30k.

In May, a drunken idiot not unlike Joesho t-boned me at an intersection. Of course she had no insurance and my car was totalled. I spent several weeks recovering from injuries I sustained in that. Pricetag: $15k including the deductible I was forced to pay to get a new vehicle.

All of this is MY problem and would have been well and good and even manageable up until recently when I was diagnosed with cancer. I just NOW in the last few weeks managed to get the VA to kick in some cash on this but for the last 3 months or so I've paid a total of maybe $20k out of pocket for treatment.