Today I Am 65!!!!
Today I am 65. Milestone birthdays are not my favorite thing. I got a telephone call from my Medicare Supplemental carrier today to answer a series of automated questions. “Do you need help getting dressed in the morning? Are you happy? Can you bathe yourself? Do you use a walker? You are doing a good job. We are almost finished now.” The last question the machine asked was if I suffer from depression. I answered "Yes"….I am 65 telling my health history to a machine. Of course I’m depressed. My Dad taught me to always look forward and never look back. I try to live by that rule. But on my 65 th birthday it’s hard to do. When I was born most people didn’t have televisions. My family didn’t get one until I was 4. I would go to my neighbor’s house to watch Howdy Doody and Susie Side Saddle. Automatic transmissions on cars were extra. Windows rolled up and down and air co