“If I don't have access to insulin injections, I will die. It's as simple as that. … I must travel to another country to get what I need to survive because I simply cannot afford it at home.” | By Rebecca Carpenter-Dehoff for CNNOpinion
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Rebecca Carpenter-Dehoff has been a Type 1 diabetic for 18 years. She is currently a graduate student obtaining her MSW in Indianapolis, where she lives with her husband. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion articles on CNN. What if I told you that for the rest of your life, you would be charged anywhere from $400 to more than $1,000 every month just to have access to air any time you needed to breathe?
Now imagine that you could not afford to pay that amount. Maybe you try to breathe less often. You begin to ration each breath you take to reduce the cost. Rebecca Carpenter-DehoffThe lack of oxygen you experience from rationing your breaths makes you sick. Your organs suffer. You beg for help from others."Please," you say,"just let me have some oxygen. I need it to live."Now imagine the powers that be just shrug and say,"Sorry, we need to make money somehow.
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