Ray Matyjasik

Your welcome....glad you guys like it.

hey, thanks for the hug...I ment to tell you that last time.  It's the high blood sugar, I have high blood pressure too, had that for over 15 years now.  Did grandma Marie have to take needles?  Dick's mom had to take the needles.  Sometimes I gave her her shot.  Dick has the pills, same metformin 500 mg. as me.  Dick doesn't follow any diet and neither did his mom.  He eats everything and anything he wants, if his sugar goes to high he takes an extra pill to lower it.  I don't like the way he does this and I keep telling him, but he doesn't listen.  He knows what can happen.

...the usual...money, Dick not having a job.  I get so mad cause it seems like he is not even looking.  I look for him, I find them and when he gets the interviews, it's lost.  Now they cut his unemployment.  down $56 a month.  I had to cancel what little medical ins. i was paying for him.
I told him to try for medicaid and food stamps.  So I filled out the appl. online, and we can't get food stamps , we make 2 much by $30.00 is what he told me when the lady called.  Medicaid is only for 65 or older or disabled.  I thought maybe they can help with his meds being a diabetic and having asthma.  He has to find a job.  UPS is looking for only 10 people and he said there was so many there.  They just layed off a bunch of firemen from Ft myers and a few of those guys were there. The position is a part time temp. position and will last till dec 31, no benefits.  They told him if he gets another call back that will be the interview.  So far...no call. This is why I'm depressed.

shhhhhh lol dont tell anyone or it will destroy me....if samantha gets wind of it she will want even more money

LOL....i'm used to it.   On the app it did ask for any nicknames, and he put Dick.

No...but I am walking with just a cane now.  The pain I get now is in my back when standing or walking, so no marathons yet.  Went to the Dr yesterday, he said it is starting to look good.  Took me off 1 of the antibotics.  He said sometimes this healing can take months, but it looks good compared to what it used to look like.  It's getting pretty expensive buying gauze and pads to cover and absorb the drainage, so I came up with the idea of a maxi pad.  Dick thought I was nuts.  When I showed the Dr. he said it's a great idea and has been done before.  My incision is just about the same length.  It works good.  And they are cheaper to buy than gauze and sterile pads.
  Enough about me, are you guys ok????   Anywhere near the floods?  Have you got any there?  I saw pics of six flags under water.....WOW.  

Haven't done any since my theripist left.  I do a little stretching and trying different things.  Like now I am able to last a little longer laying on my right side.  I go back to the DR. a week from tues the 22nd.  I have been taking all my antibiotics, and trying to get the infection gone.  The redness is going down and it's turning purple.  And the seeping is slowing down. It itches like crazy.  I have pics of it if you want to see.  I didn't want to post them so anyone can see, it might gross some people out.  Let me know if you want me to send them 2 you.
  How you been lately?   How's Eric & your mom?  I really like the pics you guys put on of the nature walk.  I can see my self going thru it on my wheel chair.  LOL 

Morning Ray...what was your surprising news?

no...not me...that's the dr's office job.  Besides I am doing the normal stuff of bathroom, shower, and stuff like that to take care of myself, and I am also able to get into a vehicle to go to therpy.
So it's up to them if they want to send me.  Actually I just need to walk more.  And then try a little more the next day.
It's just a slow timing process.  I don't have all that pain I used to have.  There are certain things I still will never be able to do so the hip doesn't pop out of place.  No crossing my legs, always have my R leg out when getting up and down, and no bending down more than 90* angle.  It's hard to always remember this stuff.  But it's better than the pain.

Yea..it wasn't that bad.  Last time I had alot where the skin grew over it.  That was painful.  She did real good this time.  It was 40 staples.  I don't go back for 1 month now.  But he want's me to continue home therpy, cool I get to keep Dominic...LOL.

Thank you for the birthday wishes! :D I miss talking to you, btw.

& have you heard the new Imogen Heap CD? OMG! I think it was Immi's birthday gift to me?

LOL...I have run over someone ...Dick, he was sitting on a bar stool chair in the kitchen working at the reception hall for his brothers 25th wedding anniversary, and I just pushed him all the way around...it was funny.