Cancer

by on May 13, 2021 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

My mom just had another cancer treatment today. She was shown a graph of her cancer today, depicting the growth of the bad things in her blood over the last few months. And all of their sudden deaths once the treatment started. It was a nice little cliff. Her blood rather clean right now when it comes to that particular enemy. Next week she starts a second drug that will go down into her bone marrow and kill the bad guys down there as well. Note that this is still not a cure. Once gotten, it is there and will almost certain return at some time. But the two drugs together will go out and kill basically all the bad little guys if they work as they are supposed to. I look forward to seeing the cancer firing squads at work. Teach them the error of their ways when it came to attacking my mom. 😉

 Comment 

Sold

by on May 12, 2021 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

I bought a house in Lake Country many years ago to be my retirement home. Then Obamacare put me so far in medical debt that I had to sell it to make ends meet. Then the people buying it stopped paying for it. I got the order to evict them days before the government lockdowns froze all evictions. Then after a few months they started allowing them again on evictions that predated the lockdowns, and I got the squatters out last fall. After they built up four thousand dollars in utilities that go straight to the property. I signed the papers on Friday, got a good check, and I’m out of the house entirely. I now have a significant sum of money to pay off the last bits of debt I’ve accumulated while robbing Peter to pay Obamacare. It’s time for the next chapter in my life, and I feel fine.

 Comment 

Heart Surgery

by on May 11, 2021 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

My uncle had heart surgery last week. A valve in his heart needed replacing. I needed to go up to Fargo for another reason, so I looked for hotels that I could get good deals at in the area. I work for Marriott so get really good deals. Anyways, one hotel caught my eye while going through the list, and I picked it. Turns out it is across the road from the hospital my uncle was at. I love it when a plan comes together. We spent time there with him, giving his wife and daughter time away from the hospital. His operation went well, though long, and he is recovering now. The recovery has been long as well, with some steps back due to pain level, but he is doing better today than yesterday. He has a good team up there in Fargo taking care of him, in a brand new, state of the art hospital on the edge of town. They are doing good for him at Sanford, and I am thankful for that.

 Comment 

Cancer

by on May 10, 2021 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

My mom has cancer. I’ve said this before. I’ve also said that she is on a new treatment with a 99% success rate that is being tested right now. The company developing it won’t sell it to people on Medicare Part B, I assume due to issues with reimbursement levels. But they are giving it to my mom for free, I assume because she is a handy tax write off, and they want the data from her. This is a very rare form of cancer after all. The very good news is that the only major side effect my mom is going through is being really tired. And the treatment is already doing a great deal to reverse the cancer after only two weeks. It is a one year treatment plan, so we will be doing this for a while, but so far it looks promising. Thank God we are at the Mayo Clinic.

 Comment 

The Confederation of Dixie

by on May 9, 2021 at 12:01 am
Posted In: Diaries

It is important to note that there was no secession in Virginia. Lexington, Petersburg, and Norfolk never left Virginia. The General Assembly that met in Petersburg did not create a new government and a new State. They were the elected representatives of their districts, they did declare a quorum of the General Assembly in Petersburg, and they continued about their business of governing the Commonwealth of Virginia. The rump Assembly in Richmond declared them illegitimate and rebellious, and themselves the true Commonwealth of Virginia. Neither government backed down on that point. Both governments still called themselves the Commonwealth of Virginia, and did not recognize the legitimacy of the other. Petersburg labeled the other the District of Arlington, while Richmond called the other South Virginia, but only when family-friendly language was required.

 Comment