| Have you ever wondered why the years after | | | | equipment. |
| retirement are referred to as the "golden years"? It is | | | | You can reduce the chance of an unexpected health |
| wonderful to be able to relax, take vacations with your | | | | crisis if you take care of yourself well! Make sure you |
| loved ones, spend time with your grandchildren, and | | | | have a yearly check-up with your personal physician. If |
| catch up on all the reading you had wanted to do for | | | | anything feels unusual and you feel a constant pain, do |
| months. You might be wiser but your body is simply | | | | not try to wave it off as nothing important, try to get it |
| not what it used to be. No matter how well you have | | | | checked out right away. Many people make the |
| watched your health over the years, there are no | | | | mistake of trying to ignore the problem for as long as |
| guarantees that you will avoid illness and injury. | | | | possible. They are forced to do something about it |
| Medical care is extremely expensive! Even if you | | | | when it finally becomes too painful to ignore but, by the |
| made sure to save up for retirement, you do not want | | | | time they make it to the emergency room, it might be |
| to find yourself facing thousands of dollars of medical | | | | too late. Do not let this situation happen to you! Your |
| expenses that you did not foresee. The United States | | | | loved ones want you to be with them for as long as |
| government has a national health insurance program in | | | | possible so do not be stubborn! Make sure you get |
| place for citizens over the age of 65 known as | | | | problems checked out sooner rather than later! |
| Medicare. This program covers routine check-ups and | | | | If you do have a condition that needs constant medical |
| a majority of the cost for unexpected hospital stays in | | | | attention, try to purchase home medical equipment so |
| addition to several different types of home medical | | | | that you can stay with your family while you are |
| equipment. If you are someone who needs an iron lung, | | | | recovering. You will be able to find medical supplies at |
| wheelchair, or oxygen tent for home use, these items | | | | an affordable price so that you can recover in the |
| are covered by Medicare as durable medical | | | | comfort of your own home! |