Safe Haven - Regis College

Granny’s gotGusto19My Medicare card came in the mail. It satpropped on my desk for the first month, andwe had a staring contest with one another.I’m over the initial impact. I use the card routinely andhave even laminated it. For those of you who are yet tobecome familiar with Medicare, the little card with all ofits psychological impact is a flimsy piece of paper.This turning 65 thing is interesting and, frankly, a bitdisconcerting. There’s symbolism attached to the numberthat bears little resemblance to reality. Most surveys endone demographic category with age 64 and start the nextgroup with 65. What’s supposed to change at 65?SPRING 11by Mary Jane maciewicz Fernino ba ’68, MAT ’97illustrations by KYLE HILTON