Health insurance gap after a layoff - 13 months and counting

My family's coverage ended with the layoff and we have a prescription we cannot skip. There are 5 people counting on me, so I am trying to be careful. The COBRA notice arrived with a very high price. Is there help filling out the forms?

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.