Matthew Campbell

Because I knew if I fell down those steps, I could have a financial, I could be financially ruined for, I mean, years. Yeah.

Because I knew if I fell down those steps, I could have a financial, I could be financially ruined for, I mean, years. Yeah.

Well, that was another joke I had. I was like, if I go to the emergency room, my name is John Doe. I do not have a name. I don't exist. Right. You don't have a card. I don't have a card. I don't have an ID. I have nothing on me. Treat my broken leg and.

Well, that was another joke I had. I was like, if I go to the emergency room, my name is John Doe. I do not have a name. I don't exist. Right. You don't have a card. I don't have a card. I don't have an ID. I have nothing on me. Treat my broken leg and.

Get me out the door. And, but again, I think that's kind of where like the public health side of me kicked in. It's like, I understood that like that could potentially ruin me financially for a very long time. And so, you know, I get it.

Get me out the door. And, but again, I think that's kind of where like the public health side of me kicked in. It's like, I understood that like that could potentially ruin me financially for a very long time. And so, you know, I get it.

Yeah. I was just going to say that, like, I want to provide a little bit of context. I kind of, when I made that decision, I knew that I would have health insurance again in a month. So it's like there was only a small window, but for so many people, that's not the case. And it's like, you have to think about that.

Yeah. I was just going to say that, like, I want to provide a little bit of context. I kind of, when I made that decision, I knew that I would have health insurance again in a month. So it's like there was only a small window, but for so many people, that's not the case. And it's like, you have to think about that.

Like I knew that I could potentially be strapped with a lot of medical debt if I need it. I mean, if something was to happen, but also for that month, you know, how am I going to afford my bills? How am I going to afford my car payment? How am I going to afford my groceries? How am I going to afford all of the other essentials that are just as important? And you kind of have to balance that.

Like I knew that I could potentially be strapped with a lot of medical debt if I need it. I mean, if something was to happen, but also for that month, you know, how am I going to afford my bills? How am I going to afford my car payment? How am I going to afford my groceries? How am I going to afford all of the other essentials that are just as important? And you kind of have to balance that.

So I mean, I'm a, a big proponent of some sort of non-employer sponsored health insurance system that allows us to move. And I think, especially nowadays, the job environment is so different that the benefits, and even if you do get a new job, you know, there's often a waiting period of at least a month before anything kicks in.

So I mean, I'm a, a big proponent of some sort of non-employer sponsored health insurance system that allows us to move. And I think, especially nowadays, the job environment is so different that the benefits, and even if you do get a new job, you know, there's often a waiting period of at least a month before anything kicks in.

So if you are moving jobs every other, you know, every year, every other year, the benefits you had last year are no longer good this year are no longer good in six months. I mean, it's,

So if you are moving jobs every other, you know, every year, every other year, the benefits you had last year are no longer good this year are no longer good in six months. I mean, it's,

Right. The doctor I had last month is now recovered.

Right. The doctor I had last month is now recovered.

Yeah, of course. So Sheridan, I don't know if we've talked about this before, but I actually lost my father from COVID in early, it was January of 2021. So maybe a month or so before the wide release of the vaccine for those early stage folks. And, um, very similar to your experience. The last memories I have with my father were dropping him off at the hospital that morning.

Yeah, of course. So Sheridan, I don't know if we've talked about this before, but I actually lost my father from COVID in early, it was January of 2021. So maybe a month or so before the wide release of the vaccine for those early stage folks. And, um, very similar to your experience. The last memories I have with my father were dropping him off at the hospital that morning.

Um, and he never, he never walked out. He never returned. I wasn't allowed to visit. I wasn't allowed to see him. My father died alone in a hospital room surrounded by medical staff, but we were not allowed to visit. Um, he was in the hospital for over a month on the ICU and there were some comorbidities, but the point still stands.

Um, and he never, he never walked out. He never returned. I wasn't allowed to visit. I wasn't allowed to see him. My father died alone in a hospital room surrounded by medical staff, but we were not allowed to visit. Um, he was in the hospital for over a month on the ICU and there were some comorbidities, but the point still stands.