I consider myself fortunate. I rarely get sick, I have never broken a bone, and I have never needed any kind of extensive medication. I consider myself fortunate not only because I have never had to deal with the trauma of having a serious medical emergency, but also because I have never truly had to deal with the healthcare system. Given the few short interactions I have had to have with my insurance company I know that having to deal with insurance is nothing but a headache. I hope that by the time I need to call on my insurance in a major way there will be fixes made to their system. I am not going to hold my breath. My mom has supported me by waiting tables in our small Northern California town. We always had enough to live on, but never
