Again, every friggin’ discussion on the subject of “HEALTH CARE” seems to degenerate into a discussion of “DEATH CARE”, with suggestions on how we can obtain counseling, draw up the papers, etc.

With an aging population in this country, and Boomers (such as me) in their late 50s, 60s and 70s, it’s clear that some are very worried about the major impact that WE WILL have on the health care system as a whole (not to mention Social Security, etc.) Sorry, folks, if we are about to become a “strain” on the system, but excuse me if I won’t “get out of the way” in the interest of financial viability.

It sounds remarkably like a “reduction of liabilities” strategy in trying to save a failing business. The fact is, though, in this case the LIABILITIES are PEOPLE.

While I’m not arguing that brain-dead individuals be put on machines to keep oxygen in their blood, I AM arguing that “quality of life” cannot necessarily be pre-determined.

I’m HERE, I’m AGING and I’ll be damned if I’ll forfeit so much as a day of my life in the interest of the “system” or the “needs of the many”. We were in the streets 40+ years ago and, if need be, we’ll be back out there, albeit on walkers and wheelchairs.