Today is perhaps the best day of my life as an American.

[DebJ]

53. Hubby has 18 months to go....worse part is he CAN'T work full-time, wish he could

because our $1525 a month insurance premium takes almost all of his social security,
which is reduced by hundreds a month because he had to retire early due to kidney
disease. Can't get disability until on dialysis, apparently, but he can't work except
day jobs here and there, because he was losing too much weight and having other
health issues that, thankfully, eased tremendously when he took early retirement.

He has a small pension but after the mortgage and other bills (which would have
been paid in full before a 'regular' retirement date) there is not only nothing left,
we are rapidly approaching the point where keeping the house is becoming
questionable.......... just trying to hang in for another 547 days and keep praying
he can keep working small jobs, that those day jobs will keep being available...
We would have been perfectly fine if only he could have worked just two more years...
all debts but mortgage paid........now, we face disaster. Like millions of others.

I can't work either because of other health issues....not that there are any jobs here
anyway to speak of.