Vegas Today

Cliff and I spent most of the day in Las Vegas. I had to apply for medicaid so I could get turned down. The hospital in St George wanted a denial letter so I had to go thru the process. Only in America do we have such stupidity. Unemployed and with $50,000.00 worth of medical bills and counting and I don't qualify for any kind of medical aid. Pretty funny actually. Good thing I am being treated at a non-profit hospital with a heart or I would be really screwed. As it is the good news is they can't take our house cause we owe more on it than it's worth. Amazing when that is a blessing. But we ARE blessed and are thankful that we have such good and caring doctors and a wonderful support team.

It took awhile at medicaid and then we had 1 other appointment then we met Teddi for lunch. I had a wonderful raspberry chicken salad with blue cheese and walnuts, so good. Teddi had shrimp and Cliff had a brat sandwich. Yummy. Then Teddi had to hurry and leave cause she was on her way to the shooting range to re qualify on weapons for her job. She is such a guy! Then Cliff and I went to the Halloween store and got me a crystal ball (I am going to be a Gypsy fortune teller and I needed it to be able to REALLY tell fortunes) we also got a raven and a black cat for Cliff's graveyard. Cliff had ordered a skull and crossbones flag and it came so now we have the "jolly roger" flying over the house. Now he and Tony are planning to build a coffin for Tony to lay in and scare people. I love it that they get so into it all. Halloween is my favorite holiday. We are going to make cupcakes for all the kids that are coming. Cliff and I are so excited we never get any trick or treater's so this year we are inviting the kids and their friends to bring the little kids by to see all our hoopla. Marti and Teddi are bringing Queen Olivia so it should be fun. Olivia is going to be a witch and Gabbi is a Bumble bee, Tony is a dead Confederate soldier. I made his costume from an old men's suit and then trimmed it and it looks really good. Charlee ordered him a hat off the Internet so I think all the kids are set.I hope I feel good I am keeping my fingers crossed.

I go in in the morning to get my port put in for chemo. I am a little nervous but not too bad, I just try not to think about it. I just got my tummy half way back to normal after the last time they knocked me out and now I have to go under again. I don't know what it is but I always have digestion problems later. Anyway, I just look at it like it's one more thing behind us and feel lucky I have good treatment and good odds for recovery. I hope I feel well enough to go to bowling tomorrow night, I am keeping my fingers crossed.