I've thought about this for a long time. I think we all have fantasized about what we would do it we hit it big. I've had the same short list for years, but in the last few months, I've added something. Here goes:
- I would give everyone in my family and each of my closest friends a million dollars each.
- I would move out of my house, which I love, but move into something that doesn't need a gazillion repairs.
- I always knew I would give a large portion to the charity I support, but I've actually changed my mind on that one. I would now find all of the local elderly that have difficulty because Medicare doesn't cover so many needs. I would buy them the hearing aids that cost $3k apiece that Medicare doesn't pay for. I would put in stairlifts for $5k apiece so they could stay in their homes more comfortably. I would provide home healthcare aides for them for 25 hours a week so they could have companionship, hygiene, and assistance doing things like shopping, getting to doctors' appointments because Medicare doesn't cover home healthcare assistance. I would attempt to make life easier for them when they can't afford it because our government talks a big game about wanting to keep the elderly at home but provides zero assistance to do that.
If I spent $10 million doing that, I could make the last year or few years easier for people that really need help. Trust me, I know of what I speak. I have a 92-yr old mother that just lost her husband of 72 yrs, and I can't get a goddam thing for her. Nothing. I'm disgusted by the whole situation and could go on and on about able-bodied 19-yr olds having three babies and getting everything for free because I'm so angry, but this isn't the thread for that.
And I would take a very long vacation away from all of the noise.
