My mom lost her job with benefits, and a month later fell down some stairs and broke her arm. Eventually she was able to get an insurance plan (after getting a new job) for something like $200 or $300 per month (there are in fact cheaper ones depending on your need of coverage and state), while paying off the bills from the broken arm event.
Personally speaking, I have no fear of a similar event happening to me. If it happened, I'd figure something out, or die. Generally speaking, "what we think is unbearable proves to be bearable."
You left out a very important contraction from that quote, namely "I'd". The subject of the sentence changes its meaning entirely. As you quoted, it reads as an imperative, something I did not say.
Personally speaking, I have no fear of a similar event happening to me. If it happened, I'd figure something out, or die. Generally speaking, "what we think is unbearable proves to be bearable."