I am thankful today for health insurance and easy access to health care. Its something I don't often think about, but when I have a sick baby and a worried heart, it's so reassuring to just pick up the phone and call and make an appointment. I'm thankful I have insurance, that it's a $20 copay which I have available in my bank account and that it's a quick and easy thing for me to do.
I'm thankful that taking my child to the doctor does not mean a $180 emergency clinic visit (been there, done that, still paying the bill). I'm thankful that I don't have to weigh out the lost time/pay at work with exactly how sick I think my child is - thankful that I can just decide he is sick and take him in. I'm thankful that I don't have to weigh out the cost of medication (another $8-10 copay) against gas money, or grocery money, or an electric bill disconnect notice. I've been there too... so I really am, truly, thankful.
I'm not floating in money here, and not without concern for every dollar that is mine to spend, and I do weigh and measure expenses and place value on them. But today? Today my child's illness is not something I have to weigh out, measure, assign value to, and worry to bits over. Today I can take my child to the doctor, get the prescription, and still have money for my gas tank, my bills (well, most of them!) and food for our table.
Today is a day for being thankful. And honestly, today is all I can handle!
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