How do people do it?

Another week starts today and I can’t help but wonder how us everyday “working janes and joes” that have cancer deal with it financially. Personally I won’t lie, it has crippled my family. I can’t work, least not what I was trained to do all my life and (not yet). I go to our wonderful (cough) government for help,, more specifically disability and I’m told sure we’ll help just wait 5 months. I guess they are hoping I die in that time, they didn’t wait to take my money from my first job. My family has helped my enormously and I may never be able to repay them. Don’t get me wrong I’m not feeling guilty or anything, I just know for me its been a bit stressful not being to provide for my family. (and yes we have gone through my 401k, emergency funds and savings). I just wonder how everyone else deals with it? I thought there were people in this country that helped when you had hard times and what I’m finding is that if you worked honestly all your life the attitude is “oh well good luck with that!” Because most of the agencies private and government won’t help unless you are literally “on the street”. If you were a hard working blue or white collar worker your basically on your own. Sorry there I go ranting again =p
God Bless all cancer fighters, survivors, caretakers and their families.