Atlanta woman talks about life without health insurace
ATLANTA — More than three million people are living without health insurance in Georgia. One woman without insurance, 52-year-old Essie Powell – gave Channel 2 a vivid look into their world – saying that if she has to battle cancer, she wants to do it with dignity. But without health insurance, she feels her dignity is denied.
Channel 2 Action News reporter Jovita Moore met Essie Powell doing what she does every day, up to 16-hours a day sometimes, for 37 years – cleaning other people’s houses.
“The only thing I do know is clean. I don’t know anything else so…,” said Powell.
She came to Atlanta and first cleaned for women with breast cancer. A few months ago, Powell found out she now has cancer herself.