@katyrae Your story is one of so many, as you said. But, it does help us to hear these other stories, and how people have coped. My husband had a transplant 5 years ago, and under his old employer's insurance, ongoing medications were a piece of cake. Moving to Medicare, he got sticker shock! I was able to gently remind him, he never understood how good he had it under the group insurance! When I first became eligible for Medicare, an advocate with the Area Agency on Aging encouraged me to think to the future, and get a PPO supplemental plan plus encompassing prescription plan. I followed her sage advice, and have seen my health issues multiply [failing kidneys plus blood cancer] but costs are still manageable at this time.
Ginger