Real Stories, Real People
Patient Testimonies
Living in Shreveport, Louisiana, I’m navigating a medical system that often feels designed against me. My journey is particularly complicated; I live with a constellation of rare diseases including hemiplegic migraines, occipital neuralgia, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and fibromyalgia, compounded by depression and anxiety. Each day is a battle against relentless pain, a battle made even […]
Patient Testimonies
Hi there! My name is Susan Vigen, and I am from South Carolina. I am a patient who has struggled and lived with a severe overactive bladder and interstitial cystitis, requiring me to take the medication Myrbetriq. This medication, produced by Astellas Pharma, has a list price of $460.30 and is charged to my insurance […]
Patient Testimonies
My name is Mary Simmons and I am a retired state government employee, from Henrico, Virginia. Most importantly, I am a mother, a wife, daughter of Joseph and Florence Fowler, sister, aunt, and a cancer survivor. In 2022, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow and […]
Patient Testimonies
Hello, we are Diane and Nicholas Basil from Ellenton, Florida and a retired couple in our 70s. Nicholas was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his 30s and has been living with the condition ever since, with a range of experience in various medications with high costs. For over a decade, Nicholas was on the medication […]
Patient Testimonies
Hello, my name is Tim Carpenter and I am from Chicago, Illinois. At 77 years old, I only have a couple of prescriptions refilled on a monthly basis that could be financially problematic while living on a fixed income. These prescriptions are Eliquis, a blood thinner, that I am now taking for a newly diagnosed […]
Patient Testimonies
My name is Marge Wisniewski and I am from Wayne, Michigan. Sarah Wisniewski is my daughter, and every month, in addition to battling her illness, holding down a job, and fighting to get her medications at the drug store timely, she has to worry about whether or not her insurance company is going to pay […]
Patient Testimonies
Hi, I am Cheryn English from Eureka, California. I am a patient living with high blood pressure, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, a benign breast tumor and have experienced fibroid growth post menopause. When I was first diagnosed, I couldn’t pay for Rybelsus because of a $500 deductible through my Medicare Part D coverage. Valacyclovir cost me […]
Patient Testimonies
My name is Sarah Wisniewski, I am 43 years old and a resident of Gaithersburg, Maryland. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis approximately eight years ago. Last year my employer changed their insurance plan and since then there has been a steady stream of denials for coverage of my Kesimpta, immunotherapy drugs, and treatments. Kesimpta […]