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Griff_in_Fairba
Jun 26, 2019Explorer III
Ballenxj wrote:Like some of the other folks who've been on this thread for a while ...
It's been quiet here for over a month. Where did everybody go? :(
Turns out the second heart attack did a number on me physically and mentally. So, I've been having to face the fact there's many things that I can't do any more.
I was also diagnose a few weeks ago with severe osteoarthritis in my left hip. That's on top of the chronic right knee pain.
But it's not all bad news ...
My wife made headway with the VA, both in terms of her care (she's a veteran too) and my care. In particular, we're now exempt from copays due to household income level.
My chronic depression has been stable at a fairly good level and no PTSD episodes in well over a year. (Nightmares still but I've learned to manage those.)
Being limited physically, I've shifted back to sewing and loom beading.
I've finally joined Facebook ... https://www.facebook.com/FairbanksGriffin or Search for Michael D. Griffin
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