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Well, once again, it's been a while. Good news - I was approved to received Social Security Disability Benefits. That's a load off of my mind. Now I just have to sue CIGNA to get what they owe me. I have learned that, thanks to ERISA, they have absolutely nothing to lose by turning down my long term disability claim. Even if I sue them (before a federal judge, no jury) and win, all they lose is what they owed me to start with. No damages, atty's fees, nothing! In my case, it's even worse because my former company no longer uses them for their LTD, no threat there.
The last month has been a continuation of the previous with the addition of some sort of pleural pain (lungs, I guess). I was in the hospital with it when it started because it didn't feel like usual. More good news - my arteries are still clear. Dr A-S said that my kidney function is a bit worse so she increased my Prednisone a good bit until I see her.
Thanks to the aforementioned son-in-law, my car window is up and the car door put back together. We have also had our washing machine fixed. Now my garage door is broken. The mechanical hasn't worked for over a year. We had to open, close & lock it manually. Now the door itself is totally a mess and can't be used until we can get it repaired. (Whine, whine, whine.) On a good note, another son-in-law came over last night to help try to fix it. It didn't work out but it was very good of him to try. My girls did pretty well in the husband department.
I'll see the doctor soon and see what's going on and what the plan of action will be. As I've said before, "It'll be alright".