Catherine Kitcho, Author of 'Happy About Being a Baby Boomer: Facing our Newfound Longevity', has been a baby boomer all her life and has studied the social, political and cultural impacts that this generation has had upon American life. The first wave of boomers is currently turning 60 and with the dramatic increase in life expectancy, Boomers must realize that we will be around 2-3 more decades. This raises significant issues: how healthy are we going to be, will we be able to get health insurance, and how much money will it take to cover the basics of living 30 more years?