Voice of the People: Terri (Ft. Wayne, IN)

Terri—“an older member of the workforce,” as she put it— is currently unemployed. She has no health insurance and with several chronic conditions, chronic sinusitis and hypertension included, she’s “in a difficult situation,” Terri tells me. Her prescriptions have ran out and without insurance, her doctor won’t see her. Even though she asked about a payment plan, “They told me, they take payment in full.”

Terri’s an informed person. “High blood pressure is a ‘silent killer,’” she adds, and “I don’t want to be silently killed because I can’t get the treatment.” She reminded me that she’s certainly not the only one in such a predicament, but said that, “I’m just speaking out, because everybody has to speak. If you don’t speak on it, no one would ever know.”