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Right To The Pain

My arthritis has really been getting the best of me lately. I can barely do any of the things that I love to do, such as journaling, drawing and painting. Just typing right now is so painful. I wanted to go to the hospital to see what they can do for me, but I’m a little skeptical since I know there isn’t much that you can do for arthritis except take pills and rub topical ointments on the skin. I’ve been doing those things and I’m still in pain!

Sometimes I’m in so much pain that I wish I could just open my skin up and massage my bones directly. I don’t want the skin to get in the way. I want to massage the bones to get some relief. If I was a doctor that knew something about electrosurgery I would probably try. I don’t like the idea of regular surgery, so electrosurgery sounds better to me.

Partially Insured…

After years of considering and a lot of time spent searching, my mom has finally found a life insurance company that she’s content with. The guy came to her job when they were having an in-service and discussed different options with her. After giving it some thought she decided to sign up with that company. It sounds like a pretty good offer, but who really knows. Now that she has some type of insurance for herself it’s up to me to get some for myself. I want to make sure she’s protected if anything happens to me as well.

I’m so happy that this process is almost over though. It was so frustrating at times. I guess I’ll have to deal with something similar if my job ever offers a better option for health insurance. The only thing I don’t have to worry about just yet is car insurance quotes because I’m not a driver!

Granny Legs

My Gram really hates showing her legs. She’s the only person I know that wears stockings with shorts in the summer time. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that she’s older and is really uncomfortable with the veins in her legs. I don’t think they look bad at all, but I guess she’s just self-conscious about it. Besides the veins in her legs, she also has diabetes which sometimes makes her insecure about her legs and feet. I think I should ask her if she uses or has ever considered using compression stockings.

I was looking at compression stockings online and they seem like a really great option for her. They come in  many different colors so she can match them with all of her short sets, Lol! I know what it’s like to feel insecure about certain physical features and I definitely don’t want my Granny feeling that way about her legs if she doesn’t have to.

Helping Your Elders…

I really feel so sorry for senior citizens who don’t have family to help them with things that they don’t understand. I can’t tell you how many times a week my Gram will call me and ask to explain something that she received in the mail or ask me to call a company who has taken advantage of her in some way. I don’t know what my Gram would do if she didn’t have me there to get her out of everything that she gets into.

One thing I can’t ever help her with though is stuff to do with insurance and medicare. I know nothing about life insurance or the Medicare part D plan, so those things are best explained by professionals. I wouldn’t mind searching the Internet for answers for her, but usually she just contacts the specific companies or other resources for help which is just fine by me!