Tom Petty: It was an "accidental" OD

When others in their millions deify you , you come to believe, to some degree or another, you are beyond normal human limits .

I'm same age as you dad .Your post is very wise .
As you age out often the greatest gift you can give your loved ones is allowing yourself to be a "burden " on your way out .

I hear you, O10 ,
At +7yrs to you on most days my hands and arms  on on fire , good thing the guy who is stabbing a butcher knife in my neck and shoulders diverts my attention .

God bless all who suffer till we get to the "sweet bye and bye" .

Yes we will O-10 , on the mercy of the Lord .
My mind is not his, but I'll bet he will be pleased with your unending battle
against  the American original sin , racism .

I know I am .

If you don't like it don't read it , your taste is yours not everyone's .

I was in the German Health System for over a decade .
Far better than ours .
3 years ago on vacation I had to be hospitalized overnight in Finland.
Total bill , including ER, room, doctors and medicine was 58 bucks in US $.
And that was total no insurance involved .