14 March 2017

Fortunes have taken a drastic turn Fans. Not sure how much I really want to burden you with this morning so I will proceed cautiously & generically. On top of EVERYTHING else, it is still cold. I mean very cold as the sun rises.

Like 1 C.

Sitting very close to the little fire there is warmth but it fades quickly as the wood is one short step above paper. Bright light but short-lived with regard to heating. I took Silver in for the electrical harness repairs and on the telly in the waiting room the local news/weather idiots blared the high today would reach 18. I had 13 crib side, 15 upper deck & 16 downstairs on the main deck on the way out.

Yesterday the major set back was medical & health related. Do not get alarmed for more accurately it is health ‘insurance’ that is the issue. I expected it, planned & prepared to minimize it and it STILL blew up.

I WAS TOLD the procedure would be fully covered by a HD HR benefit person with the new plan I switched to specifically to cover this scheduled event.

I axed her a second & later a THIRD time if she was certain that I would incur NO deductible or out of pocket expense.

‘Oh no sir. You are good to go.’

And I still was reluctant. I called the insurance people. 'We will have to check' and I ended up calling back after a waiting period explaining the entire situation yet again to a new agent. Then assurances I was 'ok' with regard to coverage.

So I proceed to request time off work, get permission, arrange a ride for this is virtually identical to the first two times. Same doctor, same clinic location, etc. Everything is set right ?

Wrong.

I get a call two days before. Because I won’t be an ‘in-patient’, NOT COVERED. I mean I was on my way out the door to pick up the bowel cleansing solutions when the call came in.

You think my BP didn’t rocket off the chart ?

I went into Master & Commander mode, plotted a quick mid-course work-around and am pressing forward. I just had a continuing feeling, a sense, that things were going to blow up. And they did.

Thus now begins yet another new battle.

The procedure must be done. I decided avoidance with cancellation was fool hardy and to bite the bullet, HARD, and get this behind me (sorry) and go forward.

Later in the afternoon I was beginning to think how much life sucks. But then I thought back to the Sunday reading from the book of Timothy and specifically ‘hardships’. I soothed myself.

Then the mail person delivered and I got the monthly bill from ATT. A nifty increase of about $50 which prompted more phone calls. I spoke to agents in the Philippines and India finally requesting to speak to an American.

I finally gave up and questioned further life.

I suspected a rough night of sleep and I woke a couple of times. I found & started a new book, Five of Hearts and read some of that and prayed and to my surprise fell asleep each time.

Today at 3:00 the diarrhea cocktail and clear broths all day. Joy of joys.

S1 will be the chauffer and now I am going to feed the fire and retire to the garage to wait for Silver's work to be done and the ride to call.

I hope I can forget and absorb myself in this work today of all days. I shall make a few calls and lastly, pray some for a small miracle. God knows I could use one por favor.

Bill out, chilled out & feeding the fire.