Learn from my wanting,
needing to trust.
A wolf in sheep's clothing
Can tear life apart.
We lived together
as a MultiGen Family
for almost forty years.
Husband would pass
January 2011.
Mom would pass January 2014
The year of her 100th Birthday.
I felt so lost.
Home from 100 days in Hospital
Our Family Room became
my husband's bedroom.
A Visiting Nurse came twice.
Then it was up to me.
it's all about "deep pockets"
In our land of the brave
Home of the Free.
At first he could walk a little.
Soon he would be bedridden.
No Medical Insurance.
To cover major care.
Social Security?
Medicare?
Minimal coverage.
Savings, Assets?
One hundred hospital days
Reduces your assets and capabilities.
We'd had a small business.
Paid our own Insurance.
Think twice before you leave
That "cushy job" with benefits.
In today's world "perks"
Are astronomically priced.
Today's young believe
Life will provide.
They see dollar signs
Believing they'll be "rich".
The smart ones rise.
The hard workers sink.
It's not what you do
It's what you "think".
We tried.
We rose.
We survived.
Then we learned.
Those benefits
Are what working's
All about.
Self service is great
Self employment has holes.
