The fact that I am writing this blog means I did not win the $370 million dollar mega millions jackpot. Had I won I would likely but hanging out in my new castle in Ireland. But here we are so let's talk about some of the pressing issues making news.
Thousands of health care workers rallied at the state capitol this week. They are worried about the Governor's plans to cut a Billion dollars from the budget in health care. I would not profess to know whether these cuts are prudent or not but I do know our hospitals and nursing homes are in tough shape already. Ultimately cuts wil impact patient care and that does concern me.
Years ago my grandmother needed to go into a county nursing home. The way the system works is a person in need is placed in the first available bed. Well due to a shortage of beds my dear grandmother was placed in a bed in North Adams, Mass. This meant her family could not visit her every day. It was a very painful time for my grandmother and our family.
So forgive me if i don't applaud when I hear about cuts in health care. It's easy to support the cuts until it's you or someone you love in need. Then you realize there are people behind the numbers.
Finally it's interesting to see D.A. David Soares flying around the country chasing steroids. I don't know if this is truly the role of a local District Attorney but anytime I see a public officail getting out of the office and fighting crime of any sort it's hard to say anythnig negative. If nothing else he's making a name for himself nationally.
