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What does it take to survive cancer in America? Working multiple jobs during treatment, borrowing from your 401 , launching a GoFundMe to pay off medical debt, or all of the above? For Garrina Ross, the answer was all of the above, and then some.

Diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer eight years ago, the Michigan resident soon discovered that fighting for her life also meant fighting to stay financially afloat.

and to keep a good credit score, even with what she describes as very good health insurance.

They're probably not going to have any type of expenses or, you know, anything, any copayments or anything like that.

So I would definitely agree with that.

Thank you, Garrina Ross, for sharing your story and helping us understand the devastating financial toll of cancer treatment.

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I'm your host, Brenda Gazar.

What does it take to survive cancer in America? Working multiple jobs during treatment, borrowing from your 401 , launching a GoFundMe to pay off medical debt, or all of the above? For Garrina Ross, the answer was all of the above, and then some.

Diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer eight years ago, the Michigan resident soon discovered that fighting for her life also meant fighting to stay financially afloat.

and to keep a good credit score, even with what she describes as very good health insurance.

They're probably not going to have any type of expenses or, you know, anything, any copayments or anything like that.

So I would definitely agree with that.

Thank you, Garrina Ross, for sharing your story and helping us understand the devastating financial toll of cancer treatment.

If you've enjoyed this Code Whack episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

Even people with good jobs and health insurance aren't immune from extraordinarily high copays and medical debt.

Garrina Ross, an automotive worker living in a Detroit suburb, knows this firsthand.

Eight years ago, Garyna was at work when she noticed that the tissue around her breast seemed different.

As I'm sitting at work, still small voice, I still can remember exactly, I was sitting at my desk and I heard something say, go to the doctor.

I honestly live it.

And that's what I'm going to continue to do until I leave here.

Thank you, Garrina Ross.

Stay tuned for our next episode when we take a closer look at the extraordinary financial costs Garyna has faced in the last eight years and what they reveal about the price of surviving cancer in America.

Even people with good jobs and health insurance aren't immune from extraordinarily high copays and medical debt.

Garrina Ross, an automotive worker living in a Detroit suburb, knows this firsthand.

Eight years ago, Garyna was at work when she noticed that the tissue around her breast seemed different.

As I'm sitting at work, still small voice, I still can remember exactly, I was sitting at my desk and I heard something say, go to the doctor.

I honestly live it.

And that's what I'm going to continue to do until I leave here.

Thank you, Garrina Ross.

Stay tuned for our next episode when we take a closer look at the extraordinary financial costs Garyna has faced in the last eight years and what they reveal about the price of surviving cancer in America.