Single Mom Pays $787 Monthly to Pretend She’s Not Broke
KEY POINTS
- •Cassenda Nelson, a single mom in Camilla, Georgia, manages over $10,000 medical debt while caring for her daughter.
- •She pays $787 monthly for family health insurance, which contributes significantly to her financial struggles.
- •High medical costs force her to move to low-income housing, lose utilities, and bring her daughter to work.
Cassenda Nelson, a 47-year-old community healthcare worker from Camilla, Georgia—where the biggest thing to do might be arguing over who owes the electric bill—juggles $10,000+ in medical debt for her 16-year-old daughter Amunet's Type 2 diabetes and seizure disorder. Her $787 monthly insurance premium is like a luxury gym membership for stress, while the family’s lights recently went dark because hospital bills don’t pay themselves. That’s right: Nelson’s credit score is cratered thanks to debts clipping her like a zombie apocalypse credit report—she has to bring her sick teen to work, pray the daughter doesn’t seize overnight, and somehow still finds the will to pay some bills, some groceries, and, apparently, the copay on hope.
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Nothing screams Ronald McDonald budget like choosing between insulin for your kid and keeping the lights on for the fridge.
When $10,000 in ‘medical fun money’ forces you to redecorate your life in late fees and credit score sandbags.
Congrats to health insurance for turning a healthcare worker into the CEO of the Struggle Bus, deluxe edition.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/26/2026 | Author: Allie Kelly
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