IF...

If I had health insurance:

• I would take care of the carpal tunnel and tendonitis that has plagued me for 12 years.
• I would go to a dermatologist to check out some of the suspicious moles I have.
• I could replace the pieces and parts of my CPAP machine that should be replaced every 6 months.
• I would not have to turn to WebMD where I inexorably can't decide whether I have something serious like boils or just a zit. (Luckily it was just a zit)
• I would not be terrified that the chunk of my thumb that was just taken by a rusty nail would turn into tetanus, leading to a hospital stay and inevitably, death.
• Those "lady doctor" visits that I have never had could become a dream come true.
• I could have the strange vertigo that I have been having with increasing frequency diagnosed or at least explained.
• I would know for sure that the electrical impulses I can actually hear and feel going up my spinal cord are not a figment of my imagination.
• M-I-G-R-A-I-N-E-S. Perhaps a solution?