Washington Injury Law Blog

I was at a birthday party for my my sister-in-law Cristi last night and heard a great Christmas story.  My other sister-in-law Sherry works in a breast cancer doctor’s office, with some amazing docs by the way.  She has a work acquaintance that comes into the office from time to time, we’ll call him Edward, although that’s not his real name.

Edward is an older gentleman who shoots the breeze with Sherry whenever he stops by.  Edward is getting up their in years and as one would expect takes some prescriptions.  Well he recently needed a new prescription.  He called his pharmacy and got the prescription filled.  After work Edward went to the pharmacy, as is common this time of year there was a line of people.

When Edward finally made it to the head of the line and got his new prescription he received some devastating news.  The new prescription was not covered by his insurance and cost $500.  Edward stood there in shock and total frustration.  He did not make much money as a delivery man and there was no way he could pay for such a high prescription bill.  Edward told the pharmacist that there was no way he could afford the needed drugs and apologized for the incovenience and left without them. 

The next morning Edward received a call from the pharmacy asking him to please come down to the pharmacy as his prescription was ready for pick up.  He thought about calling, but the pharmacy was on his way to work so he just stopped by.  Again he told the pharmacist his name and said their must be some mix up, retelling the story of the day before.  The pharmacist said there was no mix up.

The pharmacist explained that yesterday a customer in line behind Edward had overheard his dilemma regarding the high cost of the prescription.  When the man got to the front of the line he told the pharmacist that he wanted to help Edward.  So he paid for Edward’s costly prescription right then and there, and asked the pharmacist to call Edward and let him know that the prescription was now ready for him.  The man made a second request that he be kept anonymous and not tell Edward his name, but simply tell him Merry Christmas!

 A heart warming tale of truly what the spirit of Christmas is all about.  When you see a person in need or less fortunate then you this season, will you take the same selfless step and help your neighbor?  I pray that we all will.

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Max