Reflections of My Life

When we order from Instacart, we hope we have Carlene as our delivery person as she brings them in and puts groceries on our counter. No one else will do this for us. I always add a little something on the tip section.
We’ll see what happens when we get up north. Not sure if we’ll use delivery or pickup at store.
Your guy was indeed nice to have brought them up for you.
 

Pappy said:
When we order from Instacart, we hope we have Carlene as our delivery person as she brings them in and puts groceries on our counter. No one else will do this for us. I always add a little something on the tip section.
We’ll see what happens when we get up north. Not sure if we’ll use delivery or pickup at store.
Your guy was indeed nice to have brought them up for you.
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Well he said the others would do that too if I requested it. I always give them a tip too but based on the amount of the groceries. This was a big order so I had given more for a tip.
 
Pappy said:
When we order from Instacart, we hope we have Carlene as our delivery person as she brings them in and puts groceries on our counter. No one else will do this for us. I always add a little something on the tip section.
We’ll see what happens when we get up north. Not sure if we’ll use delivery or pickup at store.
Your guy was indeed nice to have brought them up for you.
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here the drivers will bring the gorceries in and even put them in the fridge or cupboards if you want them too... and they are not permitted to accept tips....
 
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Rabbit did good last night. This morning he looks content. I can rest easy.

I am planning on doing major vacuuming this morning as soon as my neighbors are up. Hay is everywhere. I just got a new box and it is packed tightly so when you first open it hay pops out onto the floor. Just trying to get handfuls out. It is messy to work with but that is the price of sharing my life with a precious bunny.

Today I have make sure to arrange transportation for my doctor appointment in April. I am always nervous about using it because friends on fakebook said they don't show up to pick them up. I suppose if I had to walk back home I could do it but it would take me a long time. Even though it is not really far. Too far for me to walk though. Too bad doctors didn't have offices downtown. Or grocery stores either.
 
I did not do the vacuuming today. Maybe tomorrow.

I have gotten into watching a YT channel of a man who is documenting his wife's dementia journey. It is sad but interesting and his wife is lovely. So because of my friend I started watching his channel. My friend is getting worse. She has been coming here twice a day now. Maybe I can learn how to help her. I took care of a lot of people like this back when I was a CNA. But it is very different when you are personally involved with them.
 
I hadn't spoken or written to my husband since he fixed my computers. This morning I sent him an email to ask how he was. I hadn't seen him put up any more videos. He wrote back that he had a stroke in September, which was a couple of weeks after I last spoke to him. He was in the hospital for a month and a half so it must have been pretty serious. And he stayed at his brother's for six weeks. Just got home yesterday. I can't believe it and feel horrible about it.
 
katlupe said:
I hadn't spoken or written to my husband since he fixed my computers. This morning I sent him an email to ask how he was. I hadn't seen him put up any more videos. He wrote back that he had a stroke in September, which was a couple of weeks after I last spoke to him. He was in the hospital for a month and a half so it must have been pretty serious. And he stayed at his brother's for six weeks. Just got home yesterday. I can't believe it and feel horrible about it.
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That’s a shock!

Do you think that he’ll be able to maintain the homestead?

With something this serious he might end up being a neighbor in your building.

It’s amazing how life can change without a moments notice.

🤗
 
Aunt Bea said:
That’s a shock!

Do you think that he’ll be able to maintain the homestead?

With something this serious he might end up being a neighbor in your building.

It’s amazing how life can change without a moments notice.

🤗
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I don't know what he will be able to do right now. I plan on calling him tomorrow. I am so shocked by this. He is physically fit. Does all kinds of hard physical work.
 
It must have rained through out the night because everything is wet now. I had a hard time getting to sleep last night. I had Larry on my mind. I called him and we talked for awhile. He is in a bad situation. I see this a lot with people who made more money during their working years but did not save it. When he got SSD he did not take part B on Medicare. And that is many years ago now. Maybe back in 2003.

He makes too much to be able to get any kind help. He uses the VA for his health insurance. It worked fine because he is not one to run to doctors unless he really needs it. He has always been pretty healthy doing lots of physical work. The VA would not approve him going to a physical therapist to deal with the after affects of the stroke. I am looking for YT videos that may help him with that.

The other thing is............his son! He was the straw that broke the camel's back when I decided to move out and especially leaving my marriage. I knew that no matter where I lived he would be part of my life if we stayed together. I did not tell him that. Instead of calling 911 when he had the stroke like most sane people would do.........he called his son (who was 35+ miles away & probably drunk) to come take him to the hospital. Who would do that??????

I will tell you more in another post about the horrific things this so called man did to his father who just had a stroke and can't use his right side.
 
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I am trying to understand why Medicare charges you 10% more each year from the year you were eligible for it and didn't need it? It seems to be a dirty business practice to me. Makes no sense except to cause hardships for seniors. Even the VA makes it hard for veterans to get services they need. Unless you didn't work.
 
katlupe said:
I am trying to understand why Medicare charges you 10% more each year from the year you were eligible for it and didn't need it? It seems to be a dirty business practice to me. Makes no sense except to cause hardships for seniors. Even the VA makes it hard for veterans to get services they need. Unless you didn't work.
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I agree that it does seem harsh or cruel but it does make sense to me.

It’s an attempt to collect the Medicare part B premium of $185.00/month.

Paying the premium into the system during the earlier and hopefully healthier years helps to cover the costs that we incur later in life.

Without some sort of penalty very few people would enroll until they face a catastrophic medical bill.

Larry may be able to get the penalty waived if he can show that he had credible health insurance coverage during those years.

I’m not sure if his VA coverage would qualify but it’s worth investigating.

Tell Larry to hang in there, things have a way of working out. 🤗
 
Aunt Bea said:
I agree that it does seem harsh or cruel but it does make sense to me.

It’s an attempt to collect the Medicare part B premium of $185.00/month.

Paying the premium into the system during the earlier and hopefully healthier years helps to cover the costs that we incur later in life.

Without some sort of penalty very few people would enroll until they face a catastrophic medical bill.

Larry may be able to get the penalty waived if he can show that he had credible health insurance coverage during those years.

I’m not sure if his VA coverage would qualify but it’s worth investigating.

Tell Larry to hang in there, things have a way of working out. 🤗
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Thank you for the encouragement. He is very depressed and said he wished he had not survived. He has always been depressed and the only thing that helped in the past was smoking pot. My friend would give me big buds to give to him when he became depressed. Later on he grew it for himself. He quit smoking it a couple of years ago and drinking coffee too. I don't really know how to help him. He will not take any drugs (prescriptions) for it.

I think my talking to him might help. We used to get each other motivated quite a bit. He is an introvert like me so I understand how to help in some ways. It is the work he has to do out there now. The thing is while he was in the hospital his grown son (who is 48 years old and a bad alcoholic) drove Larry's truck back to our house. No driver's license. He trashed the house! Horribly! Like a kid!

After Larry got out of the hospital and was home one day, his son had music blasting and he told him to turn it down. His son exploded at him and he punched him in the side of his head and twisted his good arm behind his back and had him on the floor!!! Then he laughed about it.

He took off in the truck and said he would get some firewood for him. It was in the middle of February and very cold. Didn't hear back from him in three days so he called his brother. That is how he ended up there for six weeks. He called his son's boss and told him if the truck wasn't back he was reporting it stolen. So the truck was returned to his brother's house.

Then Larry found out his son broke the manifold on the new water pump, broke the chair leg off one of the new kitchen chairs and spread trash and garbage all inside and outside of the house. To top that off he broke the key off inside the ignition on the truck. That cost $300 to have a technician come to the house to fix it.

Now he is trying to clean the house up and get it reasonable and repair whatever was ruined. Right now he can't use his right side very well and has to use a cane. His brother has done a lot to help him and I will tell that in another post. He is a perfectionist and very clean so he can not just let it go for a few days.
 
Excellent explanation from @Aunt Bea

It's terrible in his situation and for many other people, yet that is the reason it was set up that way.

And yes, it's worth investigating to see if the increase could be lessened or waived or not.

I find it very upsetting that VA would not approve p.t.
It could make a great deal of difference in multiple ways.

Dear katlupe, in addition ,

I hope you will try however you are able, to protect yourself from any part of the total enormity of stress on you, that is possible over this situation.

That will not help you or him, and you've worked so hard, to be doing as well as you are.
I care about him, but oh So Much, we care about you. 🥰🥰🥰
 
I wrote that post while you were writing yours.💗

Clearly that is such a terribly difficult situation. 😟😥💗💗💗
 
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This morning I have to make a grocery delivery order so I can use up the last of the money on the UHC card, On the first they replenish it but I would lose the $22. that is left. I always use it by the last day of the month. Nice little system they have there.

Lately I am into buying "easy to make and clean up after" food. I do not like to stand in one place longer than 5 minutes. So every job has many breaks depending on how slow I am. I am slow. I had been making four batches of Keto Chow for ice cream at a time but now I am only doing two batches. So I have to do it more often but less time at once. If I don't have any made I won't get enough protein for that day. So I learn.

Since I cleaned off my counters and put a lot of those appliances in the cupboard............I can breathe! What a difference it has made in the way I feel. I swear the clutter on the counter affected my mind and mood. Now I want to clear off my windowsill. Tired of it being cluttered up for the winter. I have to do that to stay warm at night in the cold weather. The black out curtains worked good. Now I will take them down (and the rod too) for the warm weather. Can't wait. Woke up to it being 52 degrees so it is coming.
 
I'm so sorry this is happening @katlupe . I can see how it's very stressful even though you've been apart for years. It's not uncommon for an ex to be the one to provide support when someone's own family member is hurting them. He's lucky his brother was able to help. Please try not to let it bring you down too much. 🤗
 
hearlady said:
I'm so sorry this is happening @katlupe . I can see how it's very stressful even though you've been apart for years. It's not uncommon for an ex to be the one to provide support when someone's own family member is hurting them. He's lucky his brother was able to help. Please try not to let it bring you down too much. 🤗
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I am okay with it. It is just that I have had mixed feelings for him the whole time. So I feel bad for him and understand how he feels. He is a very independent person.
 
I got a lot done yesterday and today I have an even longer list to do. I know it is not really spring weather here yet but it is coming. So I am excited to welcome it into my home.

Finally Sonny was able to register his trailer so he can come pick up my mobility chair and water dispenser! Now that really excites me! Because it means I will have that space back in my bathroom! No more moving the chair just to be able to take a shower. I do not want it back. The mobility chair was fun being able to drive it to the store or the ATM machine. But it is no different than a car. One of the reasons I did not want a car was because of the breakdowns and repairs. Same with these chairs. New batteries are not cheap.

The water dispenser I do not use. I like the little water pumps that have a USB charger and I can just put it in the top of those big bottles. It is not something I need any help with. No one needed to lift the bottle onto the dispenser.
 
I just got back inside from going out to the dumpster. I met a neighbor who has moved upstairs in my friend's old apartment. She passed away last Sept after her 100th birthday. Seems like a nice lady. Her brother lives on the first floor.

I put some free samples from Walmart delivery on the free table downstairs. Products I do not use. I see everything I have put on the table is gone now. That is a good sign. Especially as I clean things out.

I set up my 2nd computer today on the table. I have decided to use it to work on my stories. And maybe photos too. Not sure about that. But I want to keep my stories up so I can sit down and write at any moment.

Made four batches of keto meal replacement shakes for ice cream. Apple Pie, Cookies n' Cream, Banana & Salted Caramel with Pumpkin spices. I like to keep them in the freezer so I can just grab one whenever. They are a whole meal so I can eat the whole thing for lunch.

The frozen ice cream feels good on my sore mouth. I am hoping after I see my doctor I will be able to start going to the dental clinic. Even if I have to get these teeth out one at a time I will do it. I might like doing that better. It is just that I do not think I can handle having a whole bunch of shots at one time. I went into shock the last time I did it. So have been scared ever since. I do not do shots very well so I avoid them. Doctor or dentist.
 
Today is my errand day. It sounds terribly windy outside. Sounded that way all night. I guess this is those March winds that we did not get. Supposed to be April showers. I am making a list of what I need to get done or what to buy today.

Yesterday after I had my compression stockings on for awhile, my big toe started hurting real bad. I took the stocking off and I now have a sore of some sort on the end tip of the toe. How that got started I don't know. I will soak it this morning before I put my socks and shoes on. I wonder how things like this just get started. Not like I rammed into anything. I do that with my little toe all the time.
 
Got through yesterday with no problems. I think perhaps I will get my new faucet today. The maintenance man came in to take a quick look at my sink yesterday. It is the same kind as the one I have and that is okay with me. Just as long it comes with the sprayer. He had asked me if I use it and I do.

I had it with "boom boxes". They never last. The last two I had were SONY's and had the same problem. I could never play more than three CD's in a row. Seemed to tucker the poor things out. After that the CD's would skip. Put it on the next day, no skipping. So I bought a CD micro system. It has a radio and you can plug your MP3 player on it too. I will be just using it for my CD's. It sounds good...........so much better than the boom boxes. I can't wait for everyone to wake up this morning!
 
katlupe said:
Got through yesterday with no problems. I think perhaps I will get my new faucet today. The maintenance man came in to take a quick look at my sink yesterday. It is the same kind as the one I have and that is okay with me. Just as long it comes with the sprayer. He had asked me if I use it and I do.

I had it with "boom boxes". They never last. The last two I had were SONY's and had the same problem. I could never play more than three CD's in a row. Seemed to tucker the poor things out. After that the CD's would skip. Put it on the next day, no skipping. So I bought a CD micro system. It has a radio and you can plug your MP3 player on it too. I will be just using it for my CD's. It sounds good...........so much better than the boom boxes. I can't wait for everyone to wake up this morning!
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You beat me by 5 minutes Kat. Got up at 5am. What happened to your signature? It’s just an oblong box with ? mark.
 

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