Their conditions were treatable. In Andie's last journal entries were concerns about not being able to afford another visit to ER for the cortisol injections and saline drip she knew she would need if she was coming down with the flu her boyfriend had the previous weekend. She did not have health insurance and because she was so ill she had to drop out of uni, at age 23 she could not be on her father's plan in 2005.

Hilary's organs were shutting down due to lack of immunosupressant treatments that would suppress her hyperactive immune sysem. She was on SSDI, but not eligible for Medicare until November 2017. Public health clinics repeatedly turned her away for having conditions too complex for them to treat. They just told her to seek out specialists. Has anyone tried to get an appointment with a specialist when you have no job and your disability income barely covers living expenses and student loan repayments?

Lack of proper free or truly affordable healthcare is what killed my daughters.