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I am not going to be able to depend on any of my kids to help me. My oldest daughter has a high risk pregnancy and will either be giving birth then or right before. My son and his wife are taking two trips during this period. My youngest daughter is taking a trip too and is having surgery too. I can't drive due to me having an old car and my neck being partially fused and my left arm not working well. I also should not be alone so long. I am quite disabled w all my autoimmune diseases and still prone to falling though it is much better than before my back surgery. But j7st regular stuff like taking out the trash is hard for me. I will switch my meal schedule to reg breakfast, main meal, light supper. I am only going to hire aide that can drive me places, help me w/laundry and hanging stuff up, maybe help me cook, stuff like that. I don't need help dressing, bathing, etc. I know of a number of agencies in town, Any helpful suggestions of how to get help and what to look out for would be appreciated.

A lot of the parade wasn't Irish. Dance groups dancing to a Lizzo song, and 0ther pop/dance songs. A Cajun restaurant reusing their float from Mardi Gras parade with the slogan Laissez les bons temps rouler ( which I am not even sure it happened this year because I think we may have been having downpours). And also lots of different car types rolled by which was fine except the Mustang group liked roaring their engines which bugged both my dgd and me. But we also had several groups of Irish dancers, some Irish wolfhounds, and cars carrying signs w/ Irish province names.

We went to a St. Patrick's Day parade today and dh got a shamrock sticker w/ yeeaaah on it. He wants me to find out howcto pronounce it - yee- aaah or a long version of yeah? And I don't think either version had anything to do w Ireland but neither did a bunch of stuff in the parade.

Parade done Off to a diner for lunch because picky dgd wants pancakes

Good morning! Had a leisurely breakfast, took meds and did switch out my wallet. We are off to meet ds, ddil, dgs, and dgd and go to St. Patrick's day parade. Then lunch after that.

I just asked my dh this- first he said he hates looking back anx would rather look forward. Then he said he regrets not having a huge workshop cause I haven't won the lottery ( we don't even have thr lottery here do I only play occasionally when in a neighboring stste and even forgot to do that lasr mini vacation in Fl). Then he said, he regrets we didn’t have more time to choose a house to buy ( we had Memorial Day weekend) because it has expensive problems that we didn’t quite know about all of them. I married youngish and well. I don’t regret my education even though it meant I wasn't eligible for SS disability.

The only actual experience I have had with Geico was when our car was hit and we had problems getting them to pay when we had been stopped and the person ran into us. I think USAA just decided they would pay first and go after Geico because the delay was ridiculous.

Got blood test Found out that Rx order came through and I will be able to pick-up o. Monday after it arrives ( and I am fine w that, I didn't want to pick up tomorrow or Sunday) Arranged for plumbing repair and figuring out if outdoor leak is our problem or the city's Arranged for electrical inspection and a hvac inspection (those are free Found out that Health Advocate did nothing but get wrong info- very upset. I wanted her to find experienced surgeon's who can do the very specialized shoulder surgery that few surgeon's do. She just gave me my own surgical center where I already know from the shoulder surgeon that no one there has any experience w that type of surgery. She also told me about the other surgery practice in town but used the same stupid language She used in describing my clinic. I had another health advocate and she did acgreat job. One more thing I will do today is transfer from my heavy old wallet to ,my new one

Good afternoon! Slow start this morning. It was a rough night because of the storms, and it was still raining this morning. Done Breakfast and most morning meds And breakfast included the last of the pie. Start cleaning up the bathroom and got trash together Unloaded the dishwasher and Started reloading Set up lab appointment for blood test More of my Enbrel struggle- 1st I called Publix Pharmacy to check if my Enbrel order was ready. They told me that the system was saying I needed a preauthorization. However, my rheumatologist nursearth had called in the preauthorization yesterday and then the prescription to Publix.. Next I called tri cure express scripts who looked at their system and said the preauthorization was in the system. I asked them for a number that the pharmacy should call if the system was still saying I needed a pre authorization. So next I called publix right back. The person who answered the phone must be new because she got it all messed up. She listens to my explanation and starts asking me for BIN .number. I Have no idea what she is talking about and And so she gets a supervisor. The supervisor asked me for a BIN And I ask where would I find this. She replies it Would be on my insurance card. I reply.I don't have a insurance card but I do have my military ID( That is used as an insurance card along with other purposes) Now I have been getting prescriptions at this publix pharmacy 413 years and I never had anyone think I have regular insusince.I get so many prescriptions there and therefore all through tricare express scripts. She tried to run it again.And of course the express scripts system wasn't working right and said I still needed a pre authorization. So I was happy.I got that number and she took it down and was going to call and she said that if there were any problems.Yes she would call me back. I told her that I needed by next Thursday at the latest. Ate lunch and took midday medicines Figured out I am halfway there to being able to earn some money on X. To do Figure out some concerts, theater,etc See if my health advocate emailed me Get ready to go to Lab Not sure what else

The ambulance was Dec 28th and thd surgery wax mid Jan supposedly. That could mean it was both emerged and planned.

More done Called Publix and found out they do stock Enbrel Called rheumatologist's nurse, gave her the number forTricare Express Scripts prior-authorization line She called me back to saying Express Scripts okayed the Enbrel again and she was calling Publix so I can get it before next Thursday Found out what my payoal bill was for Unloaded dishwasher and have been reloading

Day is very different than planned, Had a piece of the delicious pie this morning since dh suggested we eat it instead of our usual cereal. Done morning meds done Loaded dishwasher and put it on Called Express Scripts and found out I couldn't get any meds since I am no longer enrolled in Tricare and they told me to call DEERS. Called DEERS and found out that my dh's allotment for payment had stopped in January for some unknown reason. That happened once before. Told me to call Humana Tricare and pay for reenrollment. That would cover us from February to December 2024 Called Tricare and made payment and they told me I could count on it being active in an hour Made my bed w fresh sheets Called DEERS again to check that I do have Tricare again, Yes is the answer

As someone mentioned pi day earlier thiz week, I mentioned it to dh. Told jim I wanted to make a pie. Well I didn't but he did- nectarine-blueberry pie we will have today. Why am I starting this thread so early? Becauase I tridd taking my meds yesterday morning and the 12.5 amitriptyline knocked me out and had me sleeping a lot of the day. I am about to go to sleep but I want to be up by 7am CT to watch launch. To do Figure out where I will be staying nexr month - dh is going overseas and the only way I can be home alone is w home care coming every day or every other day Maje appt for blood test Figure out other stuff like tax situation Laundry Call kids Figure out weekend plans Eat pie

Thanks. I may watch the movie. I have been watching movies about horses since I was a kid. Grew up riding a horse once a year. Don't know if I'll ever be able to ride again.

Not necessarily. I know I have had zero ability to get reg life insurance let alone, long term care insurance. Too disabled. And I think dh wouldn't be eligible either.

I know my kids and kids in law have used public library for this. Also if you have military connections, the edication centers on base do this too.

Oh that is awful. Here, the paper one is like the real one- both have ID. Qe had to do the DMV runaround. I had a mlitaru ID and alm the supposed paperwork I needed to get my Driver's license renewed including my expired license. Dh was in the parking lot. They said they needed my marriage license too even though he came in a and showed his DL and military ID both w photos anx said, yes he is my husband. Anyway he left mw in the waiting room sped home and back, anx brought the marriage certificate. I still have no idea why we needed it. Yes we have different last names but so what? I didn't need it when I first got my license in Al. We then used my paoer license and old passport to get the super fast passports ours had just expired and dh is going overseas for work next month.

I answered a query from a journalist I follow about why am I curious about the photo- I answered that I wish that both the royals (Kate and King Charles} and politicians and political figures. mentioning Def. Sec. Lloyd Austin, would be more open about their issues. I think it goes a long way to helping humanity get better health. In the case of the DefSec, he didn't even tell the President, or his sub that he wasat Walter Reed Army Hospital for a number of days. It turns out that he has prostate cancer----which he didn't revel for some time. Prostate cancer is quite common but unfortunately, it is much worse outcomes in blacks and being that the Decsef is black, he could have done more by being open sooner and the news could have gone into how all men should be checked, PSA levels, etc, It is the main reason I as so open about my disease- to inform people, to help others, to make what is wrong with me actually turn into more of a positive.

A really cool thing popped up today- not sure where/ A Western Australia ad telling me I could visit, study, work, or invest there. I decide to clock in on it because I was curious as to what to invest in over there. That led to investment firms, so I didn't go further. We have enough investment firms already- a 401K firm, a mutual fund firm, and a separate firm for stock trading. (We don't do day trading- just invest ins some stocks as we feel like it)

One of the funniest ai idiotic things that happened to me was with my Amazon account. We gave our son I n law am advanced tool set for one Christmas that he needed at his work at that time. We had previously, about four years earlier, sent a Christmas gift to his parents after they sent one to us. This is the only way I think this mess could have happened. I started getting buying suggestions for very, very expensive manufacturing gear- or at least that is what I thought it was. Dh's father and uncle are partners in a welding type company and I guess this may have been the kind of stuff they use in manufacturing whatever they need for their work?????? But how does buying a less than $500 tool kit for s-i-l mean that I am now in charge of buying super expensive company materials for a company that my only contact with was visiting when my dd1and dsil1 were living and working down there.

I got cancer ones after I looked up some cancer r other that someone had/ Google has learned since then that I look up lots and lots of medical stuff so sends me a lot of stuff for physicians. This is actually sometimes helpful for me. I have joined various -free physicianmail groups and it is helpful to keeping me more up to date.

Hi all! Cold morning but will warm up nicely today and no rain until Thursday night. To do Eat breakfast and take meds Do instacart order Wash clothes Decide with dh about pie for Thursday call dil call dd2

I haven't done this in a long time but I have my new kitchen and think I will do it this week. Now for which pie.