I Am in Denial!

1) I am 40 years-old with three children.

2) I am 5'4" and weigh 240 lbs.

3) I have impaired glucose tolerance, meaning I am teetering on the edge of full-fledged diabetic status.

4) I am chronically anemic probably related to my pitiful dietary habits (see below).

5) I have uterine fibroids and irregular menses.

6) I have high blood pressure for which I sporadically take medication when I can afford it.

7) I am nonchalant about my deteriorating health, and when the nurse tries to educate me on proper diet and exercise, I assure her that I only eat once a day.

8) I might start taking the over-the-counter iron supplement the doctor has recommended as communicated to me by the nurse if I can afford it along with my cigarettes.

9) I do not have health insurance and will not be getting it in the foreseeable future.

10) I have a habit of cancelling and rescheduling appointments because I lack transportation and must rely on others.

Why have I scrounged up enough cash (to the tune of $6000+) from pay-day loans and gosh knows what other means to pay for an elective consultation and an elective reversal of my tubal ligation?

Because I want to be PREGNANT, and anyone can see, this is a fabulous idea!

A few follow-up questions from Renegade RN (rhetorical, of course, because asking you directly would be totally politicially incorrect):

1) If you manage to defy the odds and carry a pregnancy to term, will you be as negligent with your child's health as you are with your own?

2) Are you willing to risk orphaning your children at an early age and/or burdening them with your time-consuming, expensive healthcare needs when they should be focused on developing themselves into productive citizens?

3) Have you no sense of accountability to yourself, your potential future child, the children you already have, and the community at large?

Patients like you stab me in my bleeding heart and make me feel like a Republican, which makes me want to slit my wrists. Sigh...