I agree with you, Linda. I'll take quality over quantity any time. I have never wanted a long life. And sometimes I think that life in another time or another place where everyone around you was pretty much equal, and they shared, and worked together, and everyone did the best they could, would be a lot more satisfying than this modern world where we all struggle to keep up and have more stuff than we'll ever use, but we don't share it like we could either. And even if we do try to share, nobody wants it because if it isn't brand new it's not as good as what somebody else has. Stuff that people in other times and places would be thrilled to have, we just throw away.

Insurance is supposed to help us get care that we might not have access to otherwise, but they are mostly concerned with keeping their costs down, so our costs keep going up and we get less, (quantity and quality) for it.

What can we do to let 'them' know what is really important? What can we do to help ourselves? We aren't alone in feeling this way. If we combine efforts with others, we can more easily be heard. And we can make a statement through our actions. I don't get the insurance offered through my job, because they exclude mental health. Fortunately, my husband's job has better insurance. I almost went looking for a new job when I found out about the insurance, even so. But I'll change jobs soon enough. How can we help ourselves and each other to have happier and healthier lives? There is a lot we can do.

Rap