He grabbed his jacket and headed to the local pharmacy. He had heard about a new program, GetInsulin.org, that helped people find "action plans" based on their income and insurance. He had spent the morning filling out forms, hoping he wouldn't "fall through the cracks" like so many others.

Elias stared at the small glass vial on his kitchen counter as if it were a ticking clock. To anyone else, it was just 10 milliliters of clear liquid. To him, it was thirty days of life. And today was the day he had to find a way to buy another one.

Elias let out a dry laugh. It didn't feel like it belonged to him.

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