I had to leave work and go to the ER AGAIN!!!!!!!

Do you sense a common theme there? Once more, in less than a week I had to go up to the supervisor (I work in a large discount store so I have many bosses) explain to her the situation (this time, a nurse at my son's school had let him fall out of his wheelchair and he had a big shiner under his right eye. I told her I thought he was all right and not to worry about it, but nooooooooo, we had to go to the ER. Now I know, it's a good thing they really care and they want to make sure he is okay, and I don't disagree with the decision to seek treatment, but I just wanted to say Geez! Gimme a Break! too) Of course he is fine, but cynical me, I thought "Wow, that was at least a 3000 dollar day. 1000 for the ER, 1000 for the CT scan, and 1000 for the ambulance ride." Luckily I have always been poor enough to qualify for Medicaid so I never see the bill.3000 dollars is about a third of my yearly salary. Living on minimum wage I couldn't even begin to afford the kind of care this kid needs. I know that other parents with special needs children have weeks like this, but I feel alone too. Not sorry for myself, but isolated.