For the past six years, I have been living on Social Security Disability. It didn't take long once Medicare kicked in before I had to choose between paying the monthly premiums for Part B and my mortgage. I made the obvious decision at the time because the out-of-pocket costs were significantly… Read full post »

When I first joined AlAnon 28 years ago, I went to 4-5 meetings each week. They got me out of the house and minimized the opportunities to strangle my alcoholic ex-husband - necessary at the time. I quickly discerned which meetings were worth attending and stopped going to the ones that… Read full post »