Ella and David worked hard all of their lives; Ella self-employed as a hairdresser and David as a printmaker.

David always carried the health insurance that Ella relied on to get medicine for her diabetes and thyroid disease. When both she and David lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, they lost this coverage. But Ella couldn’t go without her medicines. She needed them to survive.   

David and Ella are two of the estimated 20,000 Dane County neighbors without health insurance due to job loss, divorce, or inability to afford coverage. When our neighbors, like Ella, don’t have health insurance they are more likely to stop taking their prescriptions. This causes their health to suffer and their worries to increase.

A Prescription for Hope

When Ella lost her health insurance, she couldn’t afford to see her doctor or access her prescriptions.

“I went two and a half months without medicine,” Ella said. “My hair was falling out and I lost 30 pounds. Friends and family told me I looked dreadful.”

Ella called a social worker who referred her to the St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy. Once there, pharmacy staff connected her with Our Lady of Hope Free Clinic where she met with a doctor to reestablish care.

Thanks to you, Ella is back on her routine prescriptions and feeling much better. She worries less about her health and feels secure knowing there are people she can turn to for help.  She’s grateful for the care provided by pharmacy staff and volunteers.

“You couldn’t ask for nicer people” Ella said. “They have been a blessing, a God-send. Every single person is so friendly.”

Your gift today can provide lifesaving medicines at no cost to patients like Ella and bring immediate help and long-term security to struggling neighbors.

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Access to medication is the first step to healing – physical, mental, and emotional – for people without insurance. You relieve their stress, give them peace of mind, and help them regain their dignity and their health. With your help, they are healthy enough to hold down a job and care for their families.

Ella is strong and resilient. One unfortunate event beyond her control severely threatened her health. Thanks to you, she is more stable and on the road to better health. She worries less because she knows she can count on you and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul — Madison.

Ella and David

St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy