Government Health Care – Congress Cares

How do you want your mother treated?

First, let me say I am very naïve. I believe medical marijuana is only used by the sick, Barry Bonds is for real and the cow actually jumped over the moon. So, when some of our representatives say that we need to keep health care out of the hands of government I start believing it – forgetting that I am on Medicare and absolutely thrilled by it’s care.

For example I have a genetic, degenerative hand disease and when I mentioned this to my private health insurance provider they wanted to disappear as fast as a bullet train passing me by at the station.

It seems that since it was degenerative, it was pre-existing and therefor not covered, nor possibly I should not have received the policy in the first place – and I was abandoned like an unwanted baby on the hospital steps.

A few years later I qualified for Medicare, and with my supplemental policy, they feel differently about the "pre-existing" condition and I can get my hands fixed – and functional. Fingers straightened – thumbs prehensiled.

I will have the grip of a gecko.

I will be able to shake the hands of our representatives that passed the Medicare health Care program. And give the finger to the representatives who believe government sponsored health care does not serve the public’s need.

Your Momma will be proud.

Painting by John Robertson 50" x 70" acrylic/latex on unstretched canvas