/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>8494978
>tfw CC is my dream dress from AP
>already broke
>not paid til next week
>even then payment plans because Lost In Sea and Meta

whyyyyy life

Long greentext, sorry.

>23
>have genetic cystic acne all my life
>my acne is relatively small in size but I have a lot of red spots and scarring
>spots all over my body
>never seen a clear day since I was 12 years old
>have to wear cakeface foundation just to look like I have normal skin and not sick
>had no access to a dermatologist within a 2 hour drive
>I literally had to take a half of a day just to get skin assistance
>when I did go all they would do for me is put me on antibiotics which is dangerous along with stupid topicals
>oh and they didn't work

>move to a new state where parents moved
>I recently graduated, currently unemployed but in the process of training for a job
>mom retired, stepdad was unemployed for awhile
>was on their healthplan
>our premium was only $375 for all of us a month

>go to this skincare practice which was only an 8 minute drive away
>extractions and peels were all somehow covered by my insurance with no copay
>at home I would have paid a spa $80+
>the dermatologist recommends accutane
>I'm so happy
>do the pregnancy tests
>I'm cleared
>go to get the monthly lab which was $325, but $75 with my insurance
>finally, my insurance has to authorize my accutane prescription with the dermatologist
>I wait for days

>the dermatologist called me back yesterday
>my insurance had been terminated and they denied my claim
>inform parents about it
>they acted surprised
>apparently they had been on the insurance exchange getting new insurance for this state
>my stepdad is now employed
>makes $40k/yr
>since he is now employed our insurance premium is no longer $375/month, but $1000/month
>we can't afford that

I woke up today without health insurance. I had to call off everything about the accutane because it would have been $600+ a month without insurance including labs. I'm depressed/disappointed. All I can do now is apply for my own insurance if I get this job, which will be weeks, minimally.