Christmas Day 2024

This will be my last birthday where I am in my 50's. Six days to go and a new decade will begin for me; I am still waiting for the life begins at 40 promise, maybe I was living in the wrong postcode. 

At 60 in England one is entitled to free prescriptions, free eye test (just the test) but not dental treatment. However in Wales and Scotland over 60's get free dental treatment, a move might be the order of the day. 

This does not seem like a lot but it's important to delve deeper into the free prescriptions on offer. Not only are you getting the medication for a specific condition, you are getting a chance of experiencing some or all of the side effects that are associated with that particular drug. The average number of possible side effects that current medications have is 68.8 according to a general AI Google search. According to the National Council Of Aging 95% of people in their 60's will have a chronic condition and 80% will have two or more.The chart below, taken from the same site, shows the prevalence of chronic illnesses in adults that are 65+.


That's a lot to look forward to, free prescriptions, chronic conditions and a multiude of side effects thrown in, and all for free.

Christmas could not get any better.


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