Helpless Carolina Mom Sobs As She Reveals She Is Unable To Afford Her 10-Year Old Son's $1000 Insulin Despite Working All The Time

By Samantha in Heartbreaking On 16th January 2021
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Out of frustration and desperation, this Carolina mom took to tik tok to share a video that left most of her viewers heartbroken. 


Katie Schieffer's tearful confession about the American healthcare system is something perhaps a lot of people out there can relate to.

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Katie's 10-year-old son was recently diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and needs an insulin shot every two hours but North Carolina mom feels frustrated and helpless that she is not able to afford $1000 insulin. 


After watching the disheartening clip, social media users point out that this is something that no parent should ever go through no matter in what part of the world they live in. 


 

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Katie uploaded her video in which she can be seen crying helplessly when she left a pharmacy empty-handed a few days before Christmas. 


With red eyes and red face the mom says: 'I've worked for, like, 17 years. I work all the time. I've been paying medical bills on my son for nine years, since he was born.' 


'And he was just diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has to have insulin every two hours.


'I just got his prescription. It was $1,000. I couldn't pay for it. I couldn't pay for it. I now have to go in and tell my nine-year-old son I couldn't pay for it,' she went on.


'I work a full-time job. My husband works a full-time job. I work third shift. I go to school during the day. How you guys making it? Am I the only one struggling?'

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Her video went viral on various social media platforms and many people shared Katie's heartbreak but most called out the American healthcare system that has made important lifesaving medicines almost inaccessible for the public. 


'The state of healthcare in the US is simply sad. Pharma companies continually tweak their insulin formulas for it to remain patented without actually adding any benefit to it,' wrote one Redditor.


'It's sad that in the so called richest country in the world people are still struggling to get insulin. It's free in Brazil. IN BRAZIL,' said another.


'Insulin is so cheap to make; this is absolutely disgusting,' wrote one more

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Many people from around the world criticized the US government for being incompetent and not able to provide basic medicines to its citizens. 


'Uh, that guts me. I remember that first pharmacy pickup. First time I cried too, and I *could* buy it, though I wondered how we would keep it up. I hope she got some good suggestions and help,' wrote one.


'Americas healthcare system is so f**ed,' wrote another. 'Yeah the quality might be there, but what is the point if you can't afford it and die anyway?'


'As a German this just looks like some third world country, if I didn't know any better.. absolutely sad and almost terrifying,' wrote another person. 


And another: 'Here in NZ, I pay $5 per script item. On a low income. I can see a psychiatrist no charge. I don't know how people survive in the US.'


'This is a problem that only exists in America, we can afford to fix this issue yet we choose not to,' wrote one more.  

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'I'm not even American and the absolute INSANITY that is the medical industry in the USA makes my blood boil...' yet another commented.

After the video went viral, many people reached out to Katie to provide her with monetary help. All thanks to the kind people out there for their generosity as Katie posted a follow-up video where she thanked everyone for their help. 


 

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