eye of the beholder

 If you are politically progressive like myself, or even if you are MAGA, it is time to stand up and be heard.  What is happening these days is mind blowing and if you don't watch independent media you are only getting half of the story, or even less.  Being one who tries to see all sides, I occasionally drift over to see what's going on with the other side.  And I am always shocked.  I think it is important not to become desensitized to the violent rhetoric being used by maga.  Saturday will be a big one with protesters all over the world marching for No Kings. It is not just Americans who are upset.  "Now Poopie" you may say.  Don't be hyperbolic due to your trump derangement syndrome diagnosis.  I expect to see heavy military presence at these events, especially in blue cities where troops are already in place.  It is free speech at the core of this movement and many others.  BTW, antifa is not an organized group nor is Soros paying all these millions of protesters.  These are people who are not happy with the way our country is going, particularly with the government shutdown.  While one party showed up to work as usual, the one in power was told not to negotiate on healthcare provisions for Americans.  Oh and also, Puerto Rico is part of the USA so Bad Bunny is welcome.  Hey...it's all about the money right?

I retired before the age of 65 so I was covered by a marketplace plan until I hit the official Medicare age three years later.   There was no premium based on my income of SS payments.  During that time I was working as a sitter/personal assistant and in about August of 2019 I noticed that I was bleeding rectally.  My surgeon friend treated me with heavy antibiotics but there was no CT because I would have to pay a shit ton of money for it.  I should have trotted my ass right over to the hospital and gotten a CT.  It would have saved a world of trouble for my gut.  More antibiotics followed and it was pretty much kept under control until January 2020.   

In December of 2019 I had received a notice that my premium was going from zero to $1350 a month.  And that is how I entered my near death experience with an abcessed colon resulting in an illeocolostomy.  Everybody was kinda sorta expecting me to die but God had different plans.  Anywho...

My brother paid the 1350 so that that the incredibly expensive surgery would be covered.  I was very VERY sick for about six months.  During that time ( after Trump left office ) my monthly cost dropped to 330/month only I did not realize it because umm...sick as a dog.  I don't remember the details. That particular healthcare emergency changed my life forever.  I was navigating all of this by myself while managing a household of one*sometines* and a yard full of critters.

I remember odd things from that hospital stay. Trump was getting impeached for the second time, Kobe Bryant and his bunch crashed and COVID broke loose.  I watched on TV while China literally built hospitals in a week.  

On the morning of January 23rd I opened my eyes to the most beautiful sunrise I had ever seen.  That was the day that my mother died in 2016 and I swear, I thanked her for that beautiful sight.  I was alive and I felt her presence..

Currently there are trolls on my FB page wanting to argue and I'm like "Really?  Get a life"  You will not change my beliefs in right v wrong with your angry rhetoric.  

Keep the faith ^j^