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@jldavis823

I have good insurance, but I needed care and my husband couldn’t do that and work. We needed to have paid assistance for me week days for almost two years. It was all the more difficult because I couldn’t work. My treatment was difficult and had me in and out of the hospital. They even removed one drug from my chemo, since I was hospitalized for 7 days after the first chemo treatment and the doctor was concerned it might kill me if continued. Aflac would have been a help if I could have gotten it.

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You're so right, @jldavis823, there are often "circumstantial" expenses, such as getting paid assistance for household chores, caregiving, and for young patients perhaps child care.