Anyone seen the new AARP commercial regarding Health Insurance? - Very cool, please read"

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JELAINEP Veteran Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 2017	Posted 10/8/2008 7:47 PM (GMT -6)
	Forgive me if you guys have already covered this topic... I've been very "absent" for over a month.... Have you seen the new AARP commercial about Health Insurance? I believe it is sponsored by AARP and/or DividedWeFail (the symbol is half an elephant and half a jack-ass).... anyway, the theme of the commercial is about people who HAVE health insurance and then got sick and wound up owing over $50,000.00... or having to file bankruptcy... or losing their houses, etc. The commercial is summed up in the end by "If I had to do it all over again I wouldn't do anything differently. I HAD health insurance. I thought I had GOOD health insurance." The women who is telling her story appears to be a young looking woman in her early 30's, maybe late 20's describing how she had a great life, etc. and then got Lyme Disease. And now "I'm over $50,000.00 in debt." I just think it is WONDERFUL that the message about Lyme Disease got out in such a prominant manner, during polital season when LOT'S of people are watching the stations this ad is being played on. And, they took it from a cost and insurance point of view... it just wasn't the disease itself being "showcased".... almost as if "Lyme disease" is becoming a more mainstream medical condition that the public "gets"... what they don't "get" is why the insurance companys are not paying for the medical treatment needed to fight and cure this disease. I needed this lift.... it's a really well done ad. Hope everyone is doing well. I hope to get back to some type of life soon. I am on day 3 of week 7 IV Rocephin.... as a matter of fact, I'm hooked up to the IV right now. I have to stay awake long enough to finish the routine! We'll get through today - Jennifer ^{06/00- The beginning, 08/01-LD positive, 10/01- Igenex and CDC LD positive, 10/02-LD positive, 11/03-LD positive, 10/07-Bartonella positive, CD57=3, 08/25/08-WE'LL SEE} ^{Current Rx's 08/25/08: Wellbutrin 300mg, Paxil 60mg, Xanax 5mg, Restoril 30mg, Prevacid, Darvocet, Acidophilus, Flagyl 1500mg, Urso 250mg, IV Rocephin 4 grams, Magnesium Chloride and/or Magnesium Oil - I need to order off the internet} ^{LYME DISEASE and SSDI theme song}^-^{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w} Back to Top

ticker Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2003 Total Posts : 9208	Posted 10/8/2008 8:00 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi JELAINEP. There was a recent post about this at http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=30&m=1250929 I think it is a great ad also. I saw it on CNN. Someone told me they saw it on FOX yesterday. I hope the Rocephin kicks Bb bootie! Back to Top

tickbattler Regular Member Date Joined Jul 2007 Total Posts : 327	Posted 10/9/2008 6:00 PM (GMT -6)
	I just saw it last night on MSNBC. It is wonderful. It defninitely makes the assumption that Lyme is a very serious illness, despite what the mainstream medical community thinks! I love it! tickbattler Back to Top

Scooterscooter Regular Member Date Joined Sep 2008 Total Posts : 66	Posted 10/9/2008 6:16 PM (GMT -6)
	Since I was diagnosed in July it seems like Lyme has gotten a lot of press. It was on Good Morning America (or was it the Today Show? ...that's my memory again) the person interviewed works for Self magazine and had written an article called "Ticked Off". There was also an article in Psychology Today. My mom sent me an article from a newspaper in Florida. There was also the show on The Learning Channel that featured the woman who was misdiagnosed for years and was discussed on another thread. These weren't small insignificant articles. The more people read, hear, and see the less ignorant they will be. Back to Top

lymebear New Member Date Joined Nov 2008 Total Posts : 1	Posted 11/4/2008 11:17 PM (GMT -6)
	yes I was trying to obtain a repeat clip of that..i saw it tonight for the first time, as I am watching our next president accept his election, and would like to download it ; if you can figure out how to do that pls let me know Back to Top

alfers Veteran Member Date Joined May 2005 Total Posts : 2671	Posted 11/5/2008 10:11 AM (GMT -6)
	Don't know how you can find a clip of it online, but I know it was on CNN last night at practically every commercial break. Maybe they'll keep airing it a lot. The first time I saw that commercial I was at a bar with my friends, and my jaw just dropped. I was like, "Did you all see that????!!!" They, of course, didn't grasp the significance of it. Oh well. Good press for lyme! Lyme and co-infections since approximately 2002. Diagnosed in 2005. Treated for two years solid. Diagnosed with Lymphomatoid Papulosis in October 2007. Currently back on abx. Moderator for Lyme Disease forum Back to Top

judy3 Veteran Member Date Joined Nov 2006 Total Posts : 667	Posted 11/5/2008 3:52 PM (GMT -6)
	Hi JELAINEP, Wondering how you are feeling , let us know Back to Top

Bella Veteran Member Date Joined Jan 2007 Total Posts : 1254	Posted 11/5/2008 11:23 PM (GMT -6)
	I saw this last night when I was watching Election coverage. I said "wait a minute, did she just say Lyme?" It's definitely a good thing to get out there! I hope they re-air it on more stations. Back to Top

Robin O Veteran Member Date Joined Feb 2006 Total Posts : 1206	Posted 11/6/2008 7:57 AM (GMT -6)
	Hi Jelaine P! I sure hope you are doing okay. I know I have not been on here much, its almost impossible with my schedule. Do you know that I often think about you and do recall when you wanted to help Marie from Canada and have her stay with you? I will never forget your big heart! Did you also know that it was Leslie, who passed away, along with Tracie that flew Marie to a doctor in California and she is slowly making progress? I hope you are okay. Write me anytime at robinox@comcast.net and let me know how you are. Hugs, Robin Back to Top

JELAINEP Veteran Member Date Joined Sep 2007 Total Posts : 2017	Posted 11/6/2008 5:26 PM (GMT -6)
	Thanks guys.... I'm pulling it together after a bad 7 days (I ended 10 weeks of Rocephin this past Thursday) and will write more later. So sad about Leslie Wermer.... Take care everyone, I'll be back soon. We'll get through today - Jennifer ^{06/00- The beginning, 08/01-LD positive, 10/01- Igenex and CDC LD positive, 10/02-LD positive, 11/03-LD positive, 10/07-Bartonella positive, CD57=3, 08/25/08-WE'LL SEE} ^{Current Rx's 08/25/08: Wellbutrin 300mg, Paxil 60mg, Xanax 5mg, Restoril 30mg, Prevacid, Darvocet, Acidophilus, Flagyl 1500mg, Urso 250mg, IV Rocephin 4 grams, Magnesium Chloride and/or Magnesium Oil - I need to order off the internet} ^{Medicare/SSDI theme song}^-^{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w} ^{I don't know how much more I can take song - heard this one coming home from my LLDr's office on Halloween 10/31/08 - "}^{Ain't found a way to kill me yet" -}^{http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gHiR1xeOSs} Back to Top

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