your good deeds.

A rich man goes to Heaven and St. Asks him, “ what were your charitable acts?”
The rich man says “I gave a penny here and I gave a penny there.”
St. Peter said, “Take your two cents and go to Hell.”

doesn't help anybody except herself. Might be worth pointing that out to her (even though it will probably to be fruitless).

it was the only professional my former major insurance employer would pay for acupuncture.

are legit? (I got this impression from your use of quotes.)

our physicians. I could be wrong.

which has its own knowledge base. I might point out that the Chinese are far healthier than Americans.

who are trained in western medicine.

And much like here, there’s a difference between them and the people who have degrees in Chinese medicine, acupuncture, etc.

And it’s kind of strange to assume that “the Chinese” (really?) are healthier because they’re all using the same approach.

It definitely works. Medicare covers it now for lower back pain. The practitioner has to be under the supervision of an MD. Or I guess be one.

But I have never gone to a General Practitioner or Family Medicine Doctor who considered it legitimate medical treatment.

years ago. And I would have to admit that she is really good. I don't know if insurance pays for these people but she does it once a week.

Osteopaths are basically the same as MD's but my limited experience (dated one as she finished med school) show me they are by training and philosophy somewhat more open to "alternative" medicines.

A DO who used acupuncture alongside more common western treatments would not surprise me.

According to my MD here in Rwanda who got his degree from a western medical school in China, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) was a required part of the western medicine curriculum at his school.

There are TCM medical schools and departments in many large hospitals in China.

I have never had acupuncture or TCM and have no personal opinion on its efficacy.

she can’t afford to retire? That’s….weird. Anyway she sounds insufferable. The response that comes to mind is “I did my job, same as you”.
But no response is an excellent response

Never retired..Always worked medical bills strspoed him most of his life. I think there are plenty of people like me.

It's kind of like a turd in the swimming pool. A little bit of shitty makes a lot of something nice not nice anymore. And standing with the racist bigoted hateful people who want to hurt about half our country and every foreigner they can get ahold of... is so shitty.

Many of us are working well beyond our 60’s - because we have to or we like to or both. If she did put her money in Bitcoin- she’s good.

I know she invested in one company that was either a scam or went bankrupt and she lost everything.

Cut her out of your life. There's enough negativity to deal with already, then to have to put up with intentionally cruel people like that?

Do yourself a favor and be dine with her.

I come from a fairly large extended family. My father was one of 14 siblings. My mother had 4 siblings. Hence, I have a lot of cousins. A heck of a lot, in fact. A total of three cousins are maga. I stay in touch with two of them, on good terms. We just don't talk about politics. The third one I just avoid. She has lived a pampered life, and has always been a spoiled brat. The last time we spoke was in the felon's first term. She attempted to take maga positions, and in surprisingly self-confident manner, considering she is not that bright. I hurt her feelings, not by attacking her, but simply telling how much of a creep the felon is.

But it is pretty on brand for a MAGAt to classify defrauding someone as helping them.

And if she is a 5G-bogeyman dumbass, she's gonna have to engage some industrial grade cognitive dissonance to deal with these new "Trump phones" that are apparently the hellspawn clan's newest grift.

With your vote for Trump.

Oh shit, I'm screwed, I guess. I've been doing it for decades. And my parents and grandparents before me.