Hey everyone!
I am really sorry for being away so long! So much has been going on here. I first want to thank all of you who have left comments and/or sent e-mails! I read each and every one, and I would love to respond to all of them, but my fingers still aren’t really cooperating.
An update on my situation: my hands are both numb AND burning at the same time, all the time. It makes typing, handwriting, or basically doing anything with my hands much more difficult and extremely painful. The cortisone injections don’t seem to have made any difference, at least not yet. I am still planning on seeing the 3rd neurosurgeon on August 19th for a consultation. In the meantime, I have been dragging my butt to physical therapy, although not as often as they want me to, because I have to pay a $40 copay for each visit and my budget (if you want to call it that) will just now allow me to go more.
I have also been getting slammed with all the other medical bills. Not only do I have copays, I also have to pay something called “co-insurance,” which is a percentage of the total bill — which I think is STUPID as HELL. I mean, I have to pay monthly for the “privilege” of having insurance, then I still have to pay out of pocket for the copays AND the co-insurance. I HATE the money-grabbing insurance industry in this country! Oh well, all I can do is what I can do, right? They can’t get blood from a turnip. Lol.
The fact that I cannot feel my dog Bonnie’s fur anymore has me feeling depressed, on top of all the financial stress, non-stop physical pain, and the fact that I am having difficulties with everyday things — like typing or cooking. I am trying to find ways of coping and have thought about looking for a mental health provider, but then that’s just another bill I can’t pay. UGH.
I really don’t mean to be a downer! I know that is not why you come here… I just thought some of you would like to know what’s going on and why I haven’t been posting as often.
A few of you have reached out after my last post asking if there’s a way to help with the medical bills, and I’ll be honest, asking for help isn’t something that comes easy to me. But between the copays, the co-insurance, and everything else piling up, I’d be lying if I said it wouldn’t make a real difference.
So if you’ve been wondering how you could pitch in, here’s how:
Zelle: boyohboi@gmail.com
Cash App: $boyohboi2
Venmo: @boyohboi
Every bit helps, whether it’s $5 or $50 — genuinely. And if you’re not in a position to give, please don’t feel like you need to. Just reading along and caring enough to ask means more than you probably realize.
Thank you, truly. I’ll keep you all posted as I know more from the neurosurgeon consult.
Oh, I gave you a few extra selfies to make up for my lack of posts!
***And a HUGE thank you to my bestie, Jason for helping me type up this very long post!!!
Hugs!
Jason 💙
