Key Points
People in Andalusia are patient with her and ask me about her when she's not with me...
At 40, I rerouted a Los Angeles-based writing career to join my 73-year-old mother in a village in southern Spain..
The question remained relevant in 1998, as my mother was retiring at the age of 60 as the president of an art college in Philadelphia and had decided to branch out as a consultant for international programs..
Spain's National Health System is based on the principles of "universality, free access, equity, and fairness of financing" and covers 99.1% of the population, the World Health Organization's website says..
In Spain, my mother lives well on her monthly Social Security payments thanks to the universal healthcare system, and I'm able to make sure she has fruitful golden years as my mother and friend...
