like, between friends and family, we have tens of thousands of dollars of medical debt. over a ten year period, we've been billed for hundreds of thousands. much of that was written off for lack of payment, or forgiven on the basis of malpractice. it's hard for me to imagine not having this weight on you, this financial pressure that seems to want you dead or at least starving, this... fear of seeking treatment because the cost may leave you sicker.