Boom-docs

The doctor says I'm headed for trouble.

"You should be worried," she says.

After talking to her, I am. If you're a baby boomer, you should be worried, too.

Because the doc -- Laura Diachun, a geriatrician at St. Joseph's Health Care's Parkwood Hospital -- isn't talking about clogged arteries, spotty memory, failing eyesight, fading hearing or other unpleasant things that will befall boomers as they age.

Those are troubles. But what the doc is talking about -- and what may shock boomers who assume their sunset years are going to be a glorious romp through health, wealth and happiness -- is a looming problem with treating those troubles.

Because according to a just-published study, unless things change there aren't going to be enough geriatricians -- doctors who specialize in treating elderly patients -- to care for all the banged-up boomers during the next 15 to 20 years.

"This is a human resource crisis," says Diachun,

As one who is on the leading edge of Boomers, this (and Medicare) is not something I look forward to. Fortunately (or maybe not) I have about 10 years to go before I face this problem.