This is slice of my imagination
As I worry about the state of our country.
April 22, 2028
Dear Diary,
I haven't written lately, but I have been busy working phone banks and protest marches with a group of fellow Seniors who are trying to restore the right to vote for those accepting Medicare and Medicaid. I still hold hope that the Supreme Court will hear our protest, but time is ticking for so many of us now that doctors require 6 months of vitamin or leech therapy prior to any appointment. It is also hard for so many of my friends not that insulin is no longer available if your BMI is over 18 for females and 24 for males. If someone had told me back in the day that I would spend my senior years making protest Tic Toks videos, I would not have believed them, but here I am!
I think my fear is that they are coming after those of us who are older indirectly, now that there are no more illegals in this country. I know that sounds silly, but it is what I think about when I lay in bed at night when I'm not thinking about the challenge of paying bills now that Social Security is reduced to the equivalent of 20 hours a week at minimum wage. I don't mean to digress, dear diary, but I just find the State Department News channel (SDN) so one sided. I wish there were other options to get information other than X or Tic Toks?
Anyway, I got a text from my family last week and the good news is they are doing well in the 52nd state even if it is really cold every day. They really are having an adventure to remember. I'd visit but when NYS stuck with congestion pricing, our NYS teacher retirements were frozen for 10 years. Plus if I moved to that cold new state, I'd probably never be able to come back!
Well, I really need to get some sleep as tomorrow I am headed with a group of fellow seniors to meet with a job recruiter from The Federal Cleaning Department. They seem to have some work-travel positions for women over 65, with higher BMIs. It might be a good way to see the world. They told us to meet at 7 AM and for security reasons, we should leave cell phones and ID at home. Sounds crazy, right?
(hope to) See you soon!
5 comments:
Anita,
This is a nightmare, a dystopian world straight up Handmaid’s Tale stuff. There are times I feel like I’m going to have a full blown panic attack induced by this evil regime. Let’s hope and pray this nightmare stays in your dreams and not see the light of reality.
On another note: I’ve missed seeing you on EthicalELA and hope you’ll return.
Wow, leaving phones and id's behind does sound crazy, and I do think us seniors are in danger. Your post is compelling and dramatically shows the living nightmare we are all facing.
It is a frightening picture you paint. The nightmare worlds of other authors have come to be. Let's hope and pray that yours doesn't.
arjeha wrote the above comment.
There have always been many possible futures and yet the one that is playing out now feels surreal. It is strange that things seem to go backwards rather than moving for the better.
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