Random Thoughts

[arewethereyet]

I finally went four years ago and got hearing aids.  It dawned on me that I wear glasses to see better so wearing hearing aids to hear better makes sense.  Course it took me about a decade to come to that conclusion.  The audiologist said that's typical...7-10 years before seeking help.

I grew up wearing hearing aides, my family was receiving assistance from the state but that assistance went away when I became an adult at eighteen. My hearing aides lasted a few good years into adulthood, but of course they eventually died.

I could never afford new ones and I have never qualified for disability assistance.

There's a maximum they can charge for hearing aids here in TX.  Not sure how that works.  Mine are four years old this month and with health insurance they cost me roughly $900.00 out of pocket.  They still work fine and I like the Bluetooth capability.  I don't feel too bad about the cost spread out over this amount of time.

Do some checking.  My audiologist is promoting a program by Resound to get hearing aids to people who need them.

[Foxaèr]

There's a maximum they can charge for hearing aids here in TX.  Not sure how that works.  Mine are four years old this month and with health insurance they cost me roughly $900.00 out of pocket.  They still work fine and I like the Bluetooth capability.  I don't feel too bad about the cost spread out over this amount of time.

Do some checking.  My audiologist is promoting a program by Resound to get hearing aids to people who need them.

It has been a while since I last checked into it. I'd say within the last five years, cannot remember precisely, I was informed hearing aides would cost me upwards of $2k.

The only good thing is that my hearing doesn't seem to be getting worse. It has remained roughly the same over the years.

[Foxaèr]

Tried on an old pair of work pants; guess I did lose some weight.

[no one]

I once listened to Justin Bieber, now I have hearing aids.

[Foxaèr]

Last night was a bloody nightmare at work, and I don't foresee it being any better tonight.

[arewethereyet]

I'm tired all ready next week.

Early Monday morning I have a CT scan. Then husband has a heart catheterization later in the morning followed by me bringing home the world's worst patient. Wednesday I have a Facetime appointment to discuss the results of my scan and husband has multiple appointments that afternoon.

In between I still have to get my work done. Then Christmas - Ho Ho Ho.

The following week I have to see the hematologist/oncologist to further try to figure out my extreme weight loss and inability to gain any back.

I guess the good thing is that the medication the doctor put me on has me able to actually sleep in longer than 3-4 hours at a time. I am actually getting a normal amount of sleep every night.

I'm a little apprehensive about what 2021 is going to throw at me/us.

sigh

[no one]

Working in patient care and nightmares are often intimate bedfellows.

[Foxaèr]

I found a pickle juice that's horrible.

Kosher Dill Claussen

The pickles themselves taste fine, but the juice in the jar is 'effing nasty.

[onlinebiker]

If you live in Hawaii or Tahiti - where do you go for vacation to get away from it all?

A 5 story parking garage in Baltimore?

[onlinebiker]

Why isn't masturbation an Olympic event?


It's not out of lack of interest or shortage of players
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