Just watch the video

I took a personal day today because I am exhausted by and confined to the realities of my life. Today, I had to call my “favorite” pharmacy, Optum. Optum is the pharmacy where I get my Ibrance. Ibrance is the drug that, ostensibly, keeps me alive since I have metastatic breast cancer (mbc). I have no children and I have a very understanding, caring employer, and I wonder and worry about those who are in positions far different from mine, but who have the shared problem of mbc. How can we make this process easier for Americans who, like me, are living with chronic, life-threatening conditions? In this video there is comedy, drama, and horror. I try to film my calls with Optum when I can because, if nothing else, they’re story telling gold. So here is a story of my morning, in video form: