I made it up the stairs today (and back down).

Yesterday, I made chicken salad all by myself. This is a big deal, involving lots of standing and finding creative ways to get things from one place or another. I am becoming more convinced that I can live on my own come December.

you have great health insurance, it’s probably because you’ve never had to use it for anything major. Let’s stop allowing people to conflate “health insurance” and “health care.” Two different things. We may have great health care in this country, but the profit-based insurance system stinks.

Writing my first appeal letter today, and maybe a letter about the ridiculous increase to my premium.