SHAMEFUL: She rejoiced at midnight when she turned 65. Healthcare should not be this way!

[egbertowillies]

Healthcare should not be this way!: “The happiest day for me was when I turned 65,” she said. “At midnight, I cried with joy. And two weeks after that, I had to have gallbladder surgery.”

https://egbertowillies.com/2023/02/28/shameful-she-rejoiced-at-midnight-when-she-turned-65-healthcare-should-not-be-this-way/

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1. I also rejoiced and cried happy tears

tears of joy and relief, but I didn't wait until 65. I took Social Security and Medicare when I was 62. For over ten years I was without medical insurance. During that time I developed diabetes. It runs rampant in both sides of my family. One cousin lost a foot to it. Another their eyesight. I think they were in the situation I was. Too many people are in that situation in this country. It's quite frankly obscene. And the rich keep on getting richer.

[Skittles]

2. how did you get Medicare at age 62

don't you have to be 65?

[egbertowillies]

3. Disability

[stage left]

5. Sorry, maybe I misremembered

If you can't get Medicare at 62 then I didn't get it because I didn't apply for disability. My husband was on disability at age 63. I took SS at 62 and continued to work part time until I was 65 when my boss cut my hours and I quit. I was overjoyed today to see that they capped all insulin at 35 dollars a month. I don't see how these poor people have been making it. My diabetes is still controlled by oral medication.

[Skittles]

6. np

I'm glad it has worked well for you - it's the way it SHOULD work - yes indeed

[XanaDUer2]

4. Americas such a shithole nt