God Bless the FDA

I suppose on a day such as this, Veterans Day, I should be saying 'God Bless the USA'. But today is unlike any other day for me. I recently went to a neurology appointment in which they decided to put me on new medicine. I was nervous, but excited, so I went to get it filled.

For the first batch of medicine, it was going to cost $550.........for the full dose, it was going to be $4,400.00 every month. I am by no means a rich person, and I don't have insurance, so this seemed like a mountian I couldn't get over. I started to look up companies that would possibly help me and I killed dozens of trees in the process. I found a place that says they will give it to me for free, so I am mailing in my application, and we will see.

Well, last night I went to pick up my current medication, Keppra. It's a fairly new drug, within the last 10 years or so, and there is no generic. It normally costs me about $300 every month. The lady asked if I wanted the name-brand or the generic. We went round and round about there not being a generic, when she handed me a list of medications the FDA approved generics for. Keppra was one of them. I said generic was fine, even though it wasn't that much less in price. Then I asked about my Topamax.

Guess what?! It's on that list too...........something that was going to cost me thousands of dollars to see if it made me seizure free is now only going to cost me $379.00 a month. THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE DOLLARS..........................................I thought I was going to fall on the floor. Obviously that is still expensive, but that, to me, is still affordable. I am still going to apply for that program since I honestly can't get insurance.

Want to know what prayer and faith in God can do? Re-read this!

Oh, and God Bless the USA too........all of our current soldiers, military personnel and VFW's. My grandfather was a Vietnam Veteran and I miss him dearly. I am also the daughter, neice, cousin, and friend of active-duty and retired military, so THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO!