Medical Habits

This isn't supposed to sound like complaining, just to be facts. My parents react to injuries differently. Mom tends to take me to the ER whenever I have an injury that she cannot take care of. I had a good ping-pong size growth under my arm, which was sliced open and drained. When it comes to medication too, she is right on top of it, making sure I had some, I got refills, my wounds got cleaned, and my inhaler stayed full. Dad, on the other hand, does not take me to the doctor unless I absolutely have to. For example, when I broke my ankle and then my foot, I went straight to the ER. However, when I had a severe cough for three months, I coughed up blood and finally went to the clinic, I had walking pneumonia. I have had one third of the breathing capacity of an adult. My father refuses to believe that I have asthma, though the doctors have tested and given me medication for it. He also refuses to believe that I am allergic to chocolate, which I have been since birth. Another thing is my menstrual cycle. I hurt so bad and my sister too. I was on birth control to help my pain and regulate it. However, he refused to help pay for the doctor's visit, so I could no longer take birth control pills. He barely even paid for that, making me take it out of my allowance.