During Year $5,$ Mr$.$ and Mrs$.$ Benson provided substantially all the support, in their own home, for their son John, age $26,$ and for Mrs$.$ Benson's cousin Nancy, age $17.$ John had $$6,000$ of income for Year $5,$ and Nancy's income was $$2,500.$ The Bensons paid the following medical expenses during the year:

Medicines and drugs

For themselves

$$400$

For John

$500$

For Nancy

$100$

Doctors

For themselves

$600$

For John

$900$

For Nancy

$200$

who the total amount of medical expenses $($before application of any limitation rules$),$ that would enter into the salowanion of bemized deductions on the Bensons Year $5$ tax return?