Today, my sister found out she contracted ringworm and scabies from her best friend's rescued kittens. The entire family now has to be treated to prevent it from spreading. There are 7 people in our house and none of us have health insurance. FML
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Today, our new cat, which my mum was hesitant about letting us keep because she believes they're diseased, gave us all ringworm. FML
Today, I found out that people can get ringworm from cats. I found out because I have ringworm. I don't have a cat. Then I remembered I helped a friend move about two weeks ago, and spent the night sharing a bed with her cat. That's the last time I ever help her move. FML
Today, I was woken up at 2 in the morning by my wife frantically saying something about her having scabies, and that I had to take her to the ER. It turned out to be eczema. FML
Today, even though I'm the most neat freak germophobe there is, I was diagnosed with scabies. FML
Today, my sister is nursing an injured cat back to health in our home because she accidentally hit it with her car. Now I can't decide which is contributing more to my insomnia: the incessant meowing, or the constant itching because our house is infested with fleas. FML
Today, my sister had a friend for a sleepover. They filmed a video in which the friend was lying in my bed, singing. An hour after the girl went home, her parents called. She has lice, and had brought them to our house unknowingly. I can see each and every individual larva on my pillow. FML
Today, I decided to go thrifting to save some money. Ironically, I ended up having to pay for an emergency trip to the hospital because somebody was too lazy to wash the cat hair off their clothes. I'm severely allergic to cats. FML
Today, a friend who visited me a week ago with "allergy rashes" told me that it's actually scabies, and she hopes I didn't catch it from her. It takes 2-6 weeks for the symptoms to show and I can't use the medication for it anyway because I'm pregnant. FML
Today, I'm feeling extremely sick and itchy. I'd bought rats as pets to help with my anxiety, and they gave me ringworm. I now have ringworm in about nine places on my body, including my face. I don’t know which one is worse, being dizzy from the medication or the itching. I’m feeling more anxious than ever. FML
Today, my four roommates and I contracted lice. While all our heads were slathered in mayonnaise and saran wrap, our building's fire alarm went off. FML
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kickazz16 15
I'd vote her off the island.
YummiGummi 0
but it's all worth it cuz the kittens, right?
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shadowx41 0
ha damn i dont got any either
Southpaw7391 3
welcome to the USA. and our wonderful health care system
pdp_fml 21
Our healthcare system has problems, but it is still pretty good when you compare it to places like England and other European nations.
my_fml_account 2
I hope that was ironic. European healthcare is just as good as american healthcare, but at a fraction of the cost, and available to everyone. Because of that, some might even argue it's a better healthcare system. Unless you believe the poor don't deserve healthcare, of course.
RyNo24 4
you mean welcome to lazy Americans that do not want to pay for insurance?
geeksaresexy 18
Are you a complete moron? UK healthcare is some of the best in the world.. We can go to what ever hospital we want and get free care. In the US even if you're insured you won't be treated unless you go to the right hospital! How is that in any way better?
Tolerate 4
very ****** big problems. like how one can immigrate to the 'land of opportunity' only to be pushed around and ****** over by the greedy sobs who own every Joe ******* on the block. they pay rent for something you'd see in a ******* UNICEF infomercial, they buy food, then they have to pay a ******* bill that might cost more than rent and food combined. can't pay the bill for a lifesaving surgery? toobad. youdie. sorry. nobody apparently gives a shit about you. and the people who do care aren't in any position to change your corrupt healthcare system. your healthcare will never be 'good' until people are being treated for the sake of being treated, and not to be milked like cows before being disposed of.
SkepticalMiss 5
both of those can be treated with over-the-counter inexpensive topical treatments. Man up.
ZRainey54 0
sucks to be Mexican
theresAgiraffe 0
Animals don't have scabies the have mange which the human body can get rid of quickly but they both are a mite
scottwadd1 0
it would not be a problem if you lived in a proper country.
bn326160 13
that's why health insurance is obligated in Belgium.
Miss_ria 0
ringworm can be treated but the same cream as athletes foot..go to walmart
sassyone123 0
you don't need to be diagnosed or receive prescript medication, just buy the creams and follow directions on everyone who lives in the house and cover lounge chairs and bedding with plastic to kill the scabies that will lie in m fabrics.
Amzddd 6
All your family has to do is avoid hugging/close contact with your sister in terms of the scabies and use tincture of iodine for the ringworm. The ringworm is self-limiting in any case so you can even just not treat it. Neither of these "diseases' are serious enough to warrent needing health insurance.