Voting is not something that comes easy to people in many parts of the world, nor, is one that has come easy in this country. Many people have died for the basic right to vote for their leaders. This is why when I don't vote, I consider it disrespectful those who died fighting for their right to vote, or those who died not ever having the right given to them. So every election day I get out and vote. This year was just state constitutional amendments, but if you think about it those are the ones that really matter. Your life is most affected by the laws and elected officials that work at the local level. Let's be honest, nothing really gets done at the federal level, but the cities and states really make the decisions that impact your day to day life.
#9 -Last night Isaac started feeling not so hot and had a rough night where he was up and down with a sore throat, coughing, and a fever. This morning he stayed home and although he started feeling a little better I pressured him into going to the doctor to make sure it wasn't strep. He called the doctor and within the hour he had seen a doctor and had a prescription for an anti biotic. He might not need the meds, no strep, but a very red throat so if he's not better by the weekend he go pick up the prescription. All of this for $10 out of pocket. $15 if he ends up needing the antibiotic. I'm thankful that we are lucky enough to have access to healthcare, that even though neither of us earns a lot of money, we both work for companies that provide decent, in my case and good, in Isaac's case healthcare coverage that ensures most medical issues we come across will not be catastrophic. So many people do not have that option, too many people have to genuinely fear any sort of medical emergency knowing it could break them. I am so thankful for how lucky my family is and my sincerest hope is that all families become that lucky as well, and very soon.
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