Doing Well, Not Doing Well

What's been happening in my life? Well, I've been sick. Yes, I've had a bout with some sort of bug that slapped me down for a few days with a 103 fever and a headache from the dark side. And sweating...never thought a human could produce so much water through their pores. Enough fluid to put out a medium sized fire!

I took a trip to the ER where I was poked, prodded, bled, x-rayed, CAT scanned and tapped. Yes, they stuck a spigot in my spine and took some fluid. I'll write a detailed piece on the whole episode later. It was not a good PR experience for the health care system.

A real downside to the visit was that they found a dark spot on my right lung. It's hard to tell, so they say, if it's pneumonia, fungus, tumor or what. The doctor's response? A needle biopsy. That was supposed to happen yesterday, but in the infinite wisdom of the machine of the hospital, no one told me not to eat past midnight the night before, and I was led to believe that I would be able to drive myself home after the procedure. That was so much not the case that it was decided to postpone the biopsy. Now it will happen on Friday and I will meet with my doctors on the next Friday.

In the meantime, I've decided that I no longer can work at my present job. The stress is enough to kill a man and, though I don't really have a plan for making money I have come to the conclusion that there has to be a better, healthier way.

So, today I visit some social service institutions and try to arrange some assistance. If working part time is the way to go, then that's what I'll do. I need to be able to pay my bills and pay off my debts - no small feat - and I need to be able to take care of the Max Monster - the astounding Beagle who shares my life. He's getting older, too, and sometimes his health is not what it could be. I need to make sure he gets the best care that can be afforded when he needs it.

Okay. Enough for now. I will post more when I know more. My spirits are high, though perhaps artificially propped up for the time being. I am scared, but that isn't such a bad thing. I have Max to protect me - right? Right.