• Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m currently staying with my well-off aunt and uncle in southern California, because my uncle just had open heart surgery in January. It cost them (and insurance) $460,000 for his surgery.

    My aunt was diagnosed with and beat breast cancer a couple years ago. One of her regular treatments that she still needs to go in for every week costs her $6,000.

    It doesn’t hurt that her parents were extremely wealthy and owned all kinds of land and property and left almost all of it to her and my uncle, but still.