Monday, November 9, 2015

Living Life

It has been over 2 years since my last post. I am still cancer free. For the most part we are both doing well. Ben has basically been forced into retirement since he was layed off in Dec of 2012. So he signed up for disability since that is why they never hired him back, because he just wasnt able to do hard labor anymore, and he was approved. We are so thankful that he no longer has to struggle to work thru his pain. He also got signed up for VA medicle benefits so he gets all his medicine for a small co pay now. I have been put on Obama care thru medicaid so my prescriptions are paid for now too. I have struggled with neuropathy caused by chemo that did nerve damage. I was on Lortab narcotic pain medicine for several years. I am lucky i never became addicted to them as i only took as needed. My doctor moved out of state and i had to find a new doc and since we have a prescription drug epidemic in the state of WV i couldnt fine any doctor that would write a scrip for narcotic pain meds. My new doc put me on Lyrica 150 mg twice a day and it has been a god send to me. I am pain free most days and the days i have pain the pain is managable. I have not had to take a Lortab since i started the Lyrica. I am totally amazed at this drug. My new doc also says i have some fibromyalgia since i have so many other body aches and the Lyrica has also helped with that. I still have some nerve pain down my left arm from my arm pit to my elbow due to cutting or damaging nerves when i had my mastectomy but that pain is much less too. We have spent the last couple years doing much needed repairs to our home including new kitchen cabinets and countertops and sink. It looks just wonderful. My daughter has remarried and she and i have had our issues since she divorced her second husband. She seems to be happy and thats all that matters i guess. I have come to realize over the years that she has finally come into her own woman and that has been hard for me to accept. I always thought of her as my baby girl and now that she has a new life that is so different since she has grown up so to speak i miss my baby girl. Cassie has also grown up and even has her own baby daughter. She is a beauty too. Jeremiah will be 18 his next birthday and has become quite an accomplished musician. He plays drums as well as guitar and piano. He wants to be in a band. I love it. So it is November and winter is at hand. I look forward to spring as i hate the short dark cloudy days of winter. We just dont have much sun here in winter. So my life is good and i am happy and resonably healthy. Thank the good lord for all i have. This ends my post. Padiddle