Plea For Help

Let’s see, I’m 35 and was diagnosed with breast cancer while teaching in Salalah, Oman in the Middle East. Instead of coming home right away, which I told myself I would do, I was convinced by my Mother to stay in Oman. That I would die waiting to get on insurance if I came home to America. She told me that at least in Oman, she could take care of me. Since my insurance didn’t kick in, nor would it have covered cancer when it had kicked in, I had to pay for all my surgeries out of pocket. The total amount is over $10,000. I paid over $6,000 of what I had made while I was there and my Mom helped with the rest. My Mom is a breast cancer survivor herself. She had me convinced that I would be back to work in no time and make triple the amount that I had lost. I listened to my Mom. I should’ve listened to my gut. Read more