I know what mess was under the hood of the MGB, because my then-husband had explained to me early on that all British cars (and motorcycles) leaked oil. Also that all Italian cars (and motorcycles) are made for people with really long arms and really short legs, but Italian stuff is off-topic.

I’ve been working for the last month as the receptionist at an assisted living place, and one of the residents is diabetic. He’s a fun guy, a little cynical, but very enjoyable and well in charge of his mental faculties at about age 66.

But his diabetes is getting the better of him. Three times a week he spends the day in dialysis, which removes about 10 lbs of water that his kidneys can no longer manage. He’s lost one leg below his knee, and the other foot is missing one or two toes, plus the skin on his heel, where it sticks out behind the bandage around his remaining toes, looks like it’s in horrible shape. Oh, and he’s mostly blind, though he can see shapes well enough that he told me I have a nice figure. :o)

Like Julana, I worry about what Obamacare would do to this gentleman and people like him. The Health Commission’s mandate for uniformity in care, coupled with the never-ending quest for cost-savings, tells me that he’ll be (strongly) encouraged to switch to less expensive palliative care and quietly await the end.

No, Obamacare is nothing more than an oil-leaking, people-squishing, undriveable MGB. We’re much better off without it.

Pat Slomanski

Ebenezer Presbyterian Church

Benson, N. C.