Superhero Extrodinare

It was passed in 2021 (thank you Biden) and essentially states that if you don’t have insurance or your insurance doesn’t cover a service you need (or want) you are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate of the cost of care. (If your insurance does cover the service, you should be able to estimate the cost of care based on your deductible and co-pay.)

As a healthcare provider who does not accept any insurance, I am very careful to not violate The No Surprises Act. Why? Because for every penny more than $400 that the Good Faith Estimate was “off” (or if it wasn’t provided), you are entitled to a refund for that amount.

Cocaine makes your pupils WIDE OPEN just like animals at night and the camera auto-adjusts for color, usually assuming the brightest color should be corrected to look mostly white

Calling all Doulas, Midwives, Nurses, Healthcare Workers:

My mother and father were both born at home in modest, rural communities. (Wadmalaw Island, SC & Havelock, NC) They were both delivered by Black midwives because they were denied "conventional" healthcare during apartheid here in the South. Black folks have had to create entire systems within their communities in order to survive let alone LIVE and THRIVE. If you are feeling hopeless regarding these cruel & regressive laws being passed that restrict a person's access to reproductive healthcare, please remember this woman's work and her name: Maude Callen

Maude created an entire healthcare system with a solid nursing education, a lantern and love for her people. She was not just a midwife or a nurse, she was a doctor to many! It's reported that she delivered anywhere from 600 to 800 babies. She set broken limbs. Administered vaccines. All because Black folk and poor people were denied their humanity and bodily autonomy.

So, I'm challenging all doulas, midwives, nurses, CNAs...to band together in the spirit of Maude Callen and start your collectives. Start your own healthcare systems! Leverage your resources, education and access and follow in the footsteps of women like Maude and the woman who delivered my mom, Edna Pritchard. BUT...keep fighting!

#ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveHealthcare #KeepAbortionLegal

Just in case anyone was wondering what this blog’s stance on abortion is.

I understand some people fundamentally disagree with abortion, that’s fine, don’t have one then. But it’s not your decision to decide for someone else.

You don’t notice it leave. It goes away slowly and you don’t even notice it’s gone until youre happy and content.