On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:14:54 -0400, Wes wrote:

Don Foreman wrote:

After my quintuple bypass I got enlisted to 24 sessions of "cardiac
rehab", paid for by medicare I guess. Thanks to y'all contributors.

I've showed up for most of the sessions. The pitchfork in me arse
from me lovin' mate may have helped. That'd be a five-tine fork.
Potato digger. Her favorite. I'll do all 24 before I'm done.


Hang in there and do what they tell you. Your mate will be much happier and we will have
you with us on RCM a lot longer.

I'll probably sign up for the "phase III" follow-on. I pay for that,
but it's very reasonable. They still use the wireless EKG monitors, so
I can keep pushing my envelope. They can tell me when to back off
when I'm hitting or exceeding target rate.

Don't worry about the medicare thing. You likely paid in to the system a heck of alot.

Oh yeah -- but like the money I paid into S.S., those moneys are all
long-gone. Ever wonder how much of that actually goes to folks over
65? Have a look at your local social security office some time. At
mine I see FAR more black hair than gray or white. It's disgraceful.

I actually saw a sign, in three languages, directed toward illegal
aliens who were there to claim/collect benefits. WHAT?????