Time

This is the year I qualify for Medicare. Sobering thought. I have been getting all sorts of junk mail trying to sell me supplementary insurance. I have begun to get things from the government to start preparing me. I am grateful for Medicare. My staunch Republican mother told me that if it had not been for Medicare, she would have been dead trying to take care of my father in his last illness. 

At the same time, when I look at all the paperwork involved, I want to tear out what little hair I have left.

But instead of ranting about inconveniences, I want to think about how lucky I will be to have it when I need it. And how lucky I am that the Affordable Care Act made it possible for me to have health insurance without bankrupting myself.