FEMA

Originating: Speaking My Mind 

Oh, to be 50 again. Recently I celebrated the big one—not 50 or 60, but 63, one year over the magical qualification age for a reverse mortgage. I guess I am luckier than many at 63. I have a job that I love, a great family, good health and, of course, grandkids. (I learned why we have children: so that we can have grandchildren.) But some of our seniors are not so lucky. They don’t have a job, Social Security is inadequate to pay basic expenses, and many don’t have extended families that can support them. So what do they