Health problems and physical or mental illnesses are not only tough to deal with on a psychological level.
They can also be incredibly expensive when you try to combat the symptoms with medication or therapy.
Mobility seems to be the worst when looking at price gouging in the medical industry. It’s sad to see that many wheelchairs, walkers, and canes are simply beyond many seniors’ budgets if they don’t have health insurance. Even your health insurance company won’t pay for many of these items in lots of situations, like how my mom had to pay out of pocket to get a wheelchair from the hospital when she broke her back. She stayed there with her medical insurance, but they refused the wheelchair despite needing it to get out the door. My asthma requires me to buy air purifiers and similar devices to keep pollen, dust, and mold levels down in my house. This is on top of what my central air conditioner manages on its own. The first time I bought an air purifier was eight years ago, and it cost me roughly $300. It had very few features on it with a basic air filter and a strong fan. Eventually, I found a charcoal filter I could add to the device to filter out odors in the air. When I bought a new air purifier a few years later, the price dropped to $250 and there were a few features I hadn’t seen before. The air filters were now rated as HEPA filters, which are much more effective at cleaning out contaminants in the air compared to most other consumer grade air filters. This air purifier machine also came with a strong ultraviolet light inside as well, which apparently kills and breaks down anything in the air that comes into direct contact with it. I now have an air purifier that removes dust, pollen, mold, bacteria, and viral pathogens from my air. It is hard to believe I have so many features in such a small package.