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Update & Toys for Sale

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:04:58 GMT

Hi guys! Sorry that I dropped off the face of the earth, my Lupus, chemo and Iron Infusions, especially the last High concentration dose, did not play well together. They made me really sick and I ended up in the hospital a few days. Thankfully, I'm doing better, at least until my chemo this week on Thursday. Unfortunately, the bills for my hospital stay, and latest Heart Echo, are starting to show up. I got a $500 and $117 bill from Norton last week. I'm going to try and get a payment plan set up for the large bill but I went ahead and paid the $117 bill. That's left us with $50 in the bank to last until Friday so I really need to try and get some stuff sold.

So, here's my new Toys sale list, I've added a bunch of new toys, including my John & Sherlock and my Oliver Queen Green Arrow Funko POP figures. There is a clickable link at the top of the listing with photos of all the pieces. Let me know if you have any questions about any of the toys. Also, if you want more than one toy we can negotiate a discount for the lot. Anything I can make from them will be a huge help.

If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. Please send any PayPal or Venmo payment via Friends and Family only. Here's the list:

( TOYS FOR SALE: )

If you wouldn't mind passing the word around about my sale I'd really appreciate it. I hope to post an updated Comics list later this afternoon if possible.

*hugs*

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Help please

Mon, 02 May 2022 17:06:07 GMT

Guys, I really need some help right now. When I had my chemo on Thursday my numbers weren’t good. My iron saturation was only 13%, my hemoglobin was 10.3, my red blood cell count was 3.63 and my hematocrit was only 31.7. It didn’t surprise me, I’ve felt pretty rotten lately. For the next three weeks I have to go in on Thursdays to have an iron infusion to try and get my numbers back up. The worst part is that they told me there will be a $275.00 co-pay with each infusion. We don’t have it. I’m already having to juggle bills around just to get our regular bills paid.

I’m hoping to get a list of comics posted for sale later today. Any help passing the word along about my books would be greatly appreciated. If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. Please send any PayPal payment via Friends and Family., otherwise, they’ll count it against me and I’d end up having to pay taxes on it next year because of the new tax law.

I'm sorry to ask, but I could really use the help. I’ve got to try and get some things sold.

*hugs*

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Updated Jewelry Sales list

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:26:26 GMT

Here’s my updated Jewelry Sales list. As before, there is a clickable link at the head of each section with photos of all the listed pieces. Any questions about size, necklace length, etc, just ask. I've got dimensions on all the jewelry. Also, I have pictures with multiple views of each piece if there's something you'd like to see more of.

I'd really appreciate your checking it out. If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. I can also take PayPal payment via Friends and Family.

( JEWELRY & MISC SALES LIST: )

if you could help me pass the word about my sale that would be great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

*hugs*

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Toys for Sale & Update

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:33:01 GMT

I got the bill straightened out! I got through to someone in billing a bit ago. Whenever I get an infusion there are two claims submitted to insurance, the one for the clinical side of things and the one for my Physician's assistant and my doc. That's the one that was submitted wrong, which, of course, was the one with the $50K in drug cost.

Now I just have to wait and see how much of the $50K I'll end up being responsible for with its being submitted correctly. Anything will be better than the $49K they say I owe right now, though.

I've got the Toys sale list ready to post, I finished editing the pictures for it just now. There is a clickable link at the top of the listing with photos of all the listed pieces. Let me know if you have any questions about any of the toys. Also, if you want more than one toy we can negotiate a discount for the lot. Anything I can make from them will be a huge help.

If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. Please send any PayPal payment via Friends and Family. Here's the list:

( TOYS FOR SALE: )

If you wouldn't mind passing the word around about my sale I'd really appreciate it. I hope to post the updated Jewelry list later this afternoon with comics to follow in the next couple of days.

*hugs*

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Major heart attack stuff!

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 20:25:58 GMT

Guys, please forgive me, I just need to vent a little bit. I got a letter from Norton Hospital yesterday stating that Medicare had refused a claim and that I needed to get in touch with them to straighten it out or I'd be responsible for the full amount of the cost. The way they worded the letter I got the feeling that the hospital had screwed up when they submitted it. Anthem is my primary insurance because Lee still works and Medicare is my secondary. They’ve messed that up before.

My feet have been pretty painful last night so I decided to dig around on Anthem to see if I could find the claim they were talking about. There's a claim listed for $50,000, which I assume are my chemotherapy drugs. It says they'd pay $261 and my responsibility is $49,586.18! If that isn’t a truly frightening number I don’t know what is.

So, on Monday I have to call billing at Norton to get them to resubmit the bill correctly and then hold my breath to see what my actual responsibility for the bill becomes then. I sure don’t need this added stress right now. It’s already been a hard week just from the fatigue and pain from the neuropathy. In between times I’ve been trying my best to go through things to sell. I have to, I’ve got about $800 in utilities I need to pay out this week.

I’m hoping to get some toys listed for sale today. I’m also going to repost an updated jewelry sale, too. After that I'll be posting comics. I’ve got my fingers crossed that I’ll be able to get some stuff sold, which would be a huge help. Wish me luck!

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Just in case

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:44:18 GMT

This is mostly pointed toward my friends that remain active on LJ but it also includes my friends on DW, too. It’s sad to think about but, with world conditions being what they are right now, LJ could disappear and maybe not return. If the worst should happen, I don’t want to lose friends I’ve cherished for so many years. Hence, this post.

I’m Digitalwave on Dreamwidth and on twitter, I’m digitalwavefic on Instagram. I’m also on Facebook under my name. If you’re on Facebook and would like to friend me there, just drop me a dm for a link.

I don’t want to lose you guys, I love and cherish you all way too much for that.

*hugs*

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Sales stuff

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 21:54:23 GMT

The last few weeks have been pretty expensive for us. Unfortunately, between battling chemo side effects, clogged sewers and everything else I haven't been able to tackle trying to get some things sold.

I got a really nice pair of Sketchers hiking tennis shoes for Christmas but I know it'll be a long time before I'm up to doing any hiking again. Heck, just being able to climb stairs is a major achievement right now. They're brand new in the box, a size 8w in men's, which translates to about a 9w in women's. They sell for about $90 on Amazon, I'd be happy to get $50 to $75 for them. I was wondering, would any one be interested in buying them?

Here's what they look like:

https://tinyurl.com/2p8jk63c

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Yay!!!

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:06:21 GMT

It took five days, three different sets of plumbers but it's finally fixed! Monday night about 6:30 the last set of plumbers pulled up with a specialized truck, hooked up a hydro jet cleaner and were able to completely clear the line. There was no sign of collapse anywhere in the pipe, everything was fine.

It was so nice to be able to shower again, to be able to cook real meals. Just the little things of life can always seem so precious, especially after the last couple of years.

Thank goodness it’s fixed now and wasn’t a complete rebuild of our sewer system. The moral of the story is, always get a second opinion. But, most importantly, yay, it's fixed! ☺️

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Day four and counting...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:51:03 GMT

We're still hanging in there, it's really been a mess. Thursday night they said they were sending someone from a local plumbing company, they never showed. Then later that night they said someone from our insurance had called to cancel the work order. Which, of course, they denied doing.

On Friday they sent two people from another company, two kids who looked about twenty. They poked around, glanced in our access pipe and declared our line had collapsed, that we'd have to have our yard drug up by a contractor to replace it. They said our insurance carrier would be calling to schedule it. We waited all day, no callback. I called them myself Friday night and, of course, they acted like they'd heard nothing about it. They got us scheduled with yet another plumber for Saturday.

On Saturday we waited all day until just before five for that plumber, his name was Brian. Thankfully, he was great, he had 28 years experience and was careful in checking the line. He said our line appears to be intact, that when we got over three inches of rain on Thursday we had a huge amount of debris back flow from the main sewer line in the street to clog our line. Unfortunately, he didn't have the equipment it'd need to clear it, a hydro jet cleaner to blast the line clean. He told us he'd notify our insurance and they'd call us back within the next hour or so to get it scheduled. We waited and waited and, of course, no callback

I called them again last night. Once again I had to go through the whole saga to explain what was happening. I also told her I wanted to lodge a complaint because this is such a potential health hazard for us and it's been going on since Thursday afternoon. She got us scheduled with a company that can do hydro jet cleaning but, unfortunately, the earliest they can see us is Monday. We're scheduled for them to get here sometime between 10am and 5pm.

We're lucky in that it must not be completely blocked. The initial water went back down Thursday night. We've got a low flow commode in the basement that we've been using and it hasn't caused the water to rise again so far. No showers, just sink baths, eating off paper and plastic, using as little water as possible to wash plates and utensils we couldn't use disposables for, ordering out as we can afford it.

Staying at a hotel isn't an option. Besides the cost, Isha, our cat, is eighteen years old. I don't think she could tolerate the trauma of being boarded for any length of time. We love her too much to even chance it so we'll make do.

Good thoughts for tomorrow will be much appreciated, I so want this to be over. Especially since I have chemo again next week. I don't need this on top of everything else.

*hugs*

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Good thoughts please…

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 21:05:46 GMT

We could really use your help. Yesterday we had our floor drain in the basement back up which means a blockage in our sewer line. The plumber they said would come last night never called or showed. When we could finally get in touch with them, they lied and said someone had cancelled the work order. It sure wasn't us! The other plumbers got here a bit ago. They tried to move the blockage and couldn’t. They said there is mud in the line which means there's a collapse somewhere. So now we have to wait until another team can come to check it out. No matter what, it's looking bad. Besides whatever the cost of the repair will be, we have a huge ash tree next to our house. If they say we have to have it removed that'll cost several thousand dollars alone, not counting the repair costs. It's pretty scary. Unfortunately, all we can do is wait and see what they tell us after the next group checks everything out.

The first part of the week had started out pretty good. I got some comics sold and was able to pay $170 toward my bill at the hospital and $250 toward Lee's $1500 bill from his breakthrough covid hospitalization. Of course, there’s always new bills to replace those but, it was still progress, no matter what. I’m hoping to repost my jewelry list this weekend. I’m also hoping to start going through my collectibles and comics, too. Any help spreading the word about my sales would be much appreciated.

Even with all the side effects I'm trying really hard to stay positive. I’ve been dealing with a lot of problems related to the side effects from the new chemo meds. They're playing around with the dosage to see if they can decrease them. Between the joint pain, increased neuropathy and cramping it's been pretty miserable.

It’s so hard not to get discouraged though, especially when things like this happen. I hope to find out something, good news or bad, later today. Good thoughts would really help right now.

*hugs*

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Things I try to sell…

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:33:54 GMT

Guys, I have a big favor to ask for when you buy something from me, or even just send a gift to help out. If you pay through either PayPal or Venmo could you make sure you choose friends and family and not goods and services when you send it? Otherwise, besides the fees they take out of the total, they’ll now report anything I make over $600 for the whole year to the irs and I might end up having to pay taxes on money I’m trying to raise to pay medical bills or just help us get by. That could end up really hurting us in the long term.

I think the new rule is pretty ridiculous, huge corporations can make billions and never pay any taxes. But, if I try to sell something of my own, which I originally paid sales tax on, they can go after me and charge taxes on it again. I’m so sorry for asking this of you but I don’t know what to do otherwise.

Last night was another long night without a lot of sleep to be had. I’m hoping to try and catch a nap this afternoon if I can if my hands and feet will just behave. Hope that everyone is having a good Monday so far.

*hugs*

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Help please...

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 22:03:18 GMT

Hi guys! When I couldn't sleep the other night from the pain and cramping in my feet and hands I decided to at least try be productive. I got an updated sales list posted with a lot of new, pretty pieces. If you could take a look or share it to help me get the word out I'd really appreciate it.

Things are even more tight than usual with co-pays, meds and doc visits right now. I've got another chemo treatment coming up next week and I'll have a repeat echocardiogram later this month. Plus Lee has doc visits coming up, too. So, any sales would help a lot. Here's the link:

JEWELRY & MISC SALES LIST

Thanks so much, as always!

*hugs*

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Updated Help with Medical costs sale!

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 06:29:32 GMT

I've updated and added a ton of new pieces. All of the jewelry I sold last time has been removed and new pieces added to replace them. This is only part of it, I’ll have more to post later. Medical costs are kind of eating us up alive right now and we’re behind on a bunch of bills so any thing I’m able to sell will be a big help.

I’ve divided the different pictures by section to make them easier to navigate. There is a clickable link at the head of each section with photos of all the listed pieces. Any questions about size, necklace length, etc, just ask. I've got dimensions on all the jewelry. Also, I have pictures with multiple views of each piece if there's something you'd like to see more of.

I'd really appreciate your checking it out. If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. Sending any PayPal payment via Friends and Family would be great. They take out tons of fees otherwise.

( JEWELRY & MISC SALES LIST: )

if you could help me pass the word about my sale that would be great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

*hugs*

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Still hanging in there…

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:23:22 GMT

First off, I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to post lately,.I sure hope that everyone’s holiday was wonderful and everything that they hoped for.

I had my third dose of the new chemo, Kadcyla, this week. I was supposed to have it last week but they postponed it. I’ve been having a lot of problems with my new chemo meds and my session from dec 22nd pretty much kicked my butt You know, the one that was supposed to be easier on my system than the Taxol? Irony remains alive and well in my little world it seems.

I don't think my lupus likes it very much. After my dose on the 22nd I had the fun of flu like symptoms, hot flashes, joint pain and increased foot pain from the neuropathy flaring up. Twas not fun. Lee was wonderful and helped all he could. Even down to foot massages when the cramps were bad.

I spoke to both my nurse practitioner and my oncologist about it this week and we're going to be adjusting the dosage until we find one that doesn't hit me as hard. As my nurse said, what good is the cure if it makes you miserable? We started with this week's dose.

I've had the flu symptoms, and the hot flashes, but no increase in the neuropathy or joint pain so far. Fingers crossed we'll find the sweet spot for my sessions.

Complaints aside, I know that I'm still so incredibly lucky. I had a wonderful holiday season with my family and friends, my labs are staying stable, still no signs of any other cancer in my scans, still have my new grown hair and my heart is still behaving. I have another echo coming up in February.

Most important of all, I'm still here when so many others aren't. I count my blessings every single day for that. ☺️💕🤗

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Help please…

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:24:23 GMT

Hi guys! I posted a bunch of new things to try and sell a couple of days ago. If you could take a look, and maybe share my post to try and get it seen more, it’d be wonderful.. I know that everyone is really busy this time of year but if you could I’d really appreciate it. Thanks so much!

*hugs*

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Help with Medical Costs Sale...

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:12:48 GMT

Hi guys!

I need your help with this sale. As of tomorrow we'll be overdrawn at the bank. I had a med bill for $191.00 come out today with another set to hit tomorrow for $65.00. We have $45.00 in the bank right now. With Lee being off work because of his Pneumonia for three weeks, on top of his hospital stay in the Spring, we had to take part of his time as non paid. That really hurts for this month. Plus we've got utility bills I need to pay on the 20th and our car insurance on the 26th. We don't get paid again until Jan. 3rd. So, I'm hoping I can get a lot of stuff sold.

I've added a ton of new pieces. A lot of the sets, especially the Chico’s, are new and unworn. They came from a local boutique shop. Back before all the health issues started, I was lucky enough to buy a bunch of jewelry stock from an estate sale. The store had belonged to a friend’s mom, she just didn’t want to have deal with it. The Glass Paperweights, various Trinket Boxes and the other Glassware belonged to my mom. Also, a lot of the earrings came from another estate auction I was lucky enough to win several years back. The owner of the jewelry loved to support local Designers and she had a lot of really beautiful, unique pieces. This is only part of it, I have more to post later.

I’ve divided the different pictures by section to make them easier to navigate. Any questions about size, necklace length, etc, just ask. I've got dimensions on all the jewelry. Also, I have pictures with multiple views of each piece if there's something you'd like to see more of.

I'd really appreciate your checking it out. If you see anything you'd like, let me know. My PayPal addy is bstaton @ iglou.com (without the spaces) for payment. I can also take Venmo, @ Barbara-Staton-2. I'll just have to have your zip code to add shipping to the final cost. Sending any PayPal payment via Friends and Family would be great. They take out tons of fees otherwise.

( JEWELRY & MISC SALES LIST: )

if you could help me pass the word about my sale that would be great. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I’m still standing after all these years…

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:23:54 GMT

Tomorrow starts my new round of chemo/immuno therapy so I wanted to post this selfie just in case my hair decides to go bye bye again. I'll be getting 14 rounds of Kadcyla, administered through my IV port once every three weeks. So, that means, if all goes well, I should be finished with it sometime next October.

It's not supposed to be as bad as the Taxol was side effects wise so that's a major plus. We'll just have to wait and see. The main thing is, I'm still here and doing fine all things considered. I have friends and family who love and support me, no matter what. I fully believe that things are going to be great and that you guys are going to be stuck with me for a very long time. ☺️

( Look, it grew back! )

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Being thankful…

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:24:41 GMT

As I wrote to a friend earlier today, I'm thankful, and overjoyed, today because Lee got to come home from the hospital last night. He came with antibiotics, two new inhalers, a steroid dose pack, O2 Sat monitor, new BP cuff, new meds and strict orders to let them know if he has any instances of being excessively short of breath but that's okay. I think that mostly they let him come home because he lives with a nurse, retired though I might be.

They said to consider it as virtual hospital time. He’s not to go back to work yet. He still has to heal and build his endurance back up. The main thing is that he’s home! There were times in the last week that I was so scared for Lee. His respiratory doc told him yesterday that his being vaccinated is what saved him. With the speed at which this virus attacked, how quickly he became really ill, I truly believe that, too.

Even though Lee’s home we’re still postponing dinner with Amber, Anastaisa and our friend, Doug for now. Partly due to finances, the cost of food, gas for all the trips back and forth to the hospital, doc visits and meds were all unexpected expenses here at the end of the month. But also mostly due to caution, we don't want to take any chances until we have a negative COVID test for Lee. We don’t want any one else we love to have to go through this. I’ve never seen any other virus be as vicious as this one.

If he feels up to it at all he'll be working remotely next week. He’s going to play it by ear and see how he’s feeling. I plan on encouraging naps, using his inhalers and doing his breathing exercises to keep cleaning out his lungs. I’ll be fixing high vitamin foods to help boost his immune system. Mine too, I restart my chemo on Dec 1st.

I'm just so glad to have him home. The last year has taught me that life changes in an instant and you can never take anything for granted. That you have to cherish the people you love, hug them, tell them how much you love them, whenever you have a chance. So, I'm thankful, both for having Lee home and having all of you in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope that your day was filled with laughter, friends, family, good food and tons of hugs!😊

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It’s been a very long week…

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 13:36:42 GMT

Hi guys,

First off, I'm sorry it's been so long since I could give you an update. The last weeks of my radiation treatments really kicked my butt. Besides the fatigue, which I'm still dealing with, I ended up with two areas that looked like 2nd degree burns on the underside of my left breast. Getting those healed without infection wasn't fun but they're finally looking better. There's still some soreness but no breaks in the skin now and the redness looks a lot better. I've got a follow-up appointment with my radiologist on the 23rd, I think he'll be pleased with how it's healing. I had my latest heart Echo on Tuesday, overall it looked pretty good so I'll be able to restart my chemo/immuno therapy drugs on Dec 1st, which is good.

What's not so great is that Lee is sick, he was diagnosed with covid on Monday. Lee got an monoclonal antibodies infusion on Tuesday. He's still really sick. He felt a little better on Wednesday but then was up most of Thursday night due to coughing and congestion. He's pretty miserable. He slept in his recliner in the living room the last couple of nights, I've been sleeping in our guest room to try and keep down contact between us as much as we can.

Yesterday we had to go to the ER and he was admitted. He has bilateral bacterial pneumonia. Lee's covid exposure must have happened at work. Except to pick up our groceries each week we barely go out. We've worked so hard to stay safe the last year and a half. Got our vaccinations, always wore our mask and he still got sick. It’s so damned frustrating.

I know that he's scared, he admitted it to me, I am too. It's frightening how fast he went from fine to really sick in just a couple of days. I keep hoping he'll start to show some signs of improvement. They’ve got him on two different iV antibiotics and he’s also getting steroids to try and reduce some of the inflammation in his lungs. Hopefully, I’ll know more when I see him this morning.

Sometimes I wish I wasn’t a nurse, seeing his labs, knowing what the numbers mean, makes things even more frightening. Please, we could really use all the positive thoughts we can get sent our way right now. I'll keep you posted as I can on how things go. Thanks, as always for listening.

*hugs*

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Frustrating day…

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 19:29:54 GMT

Good news first, I’m down to only five more radiation treatments now. I get to ring the bell next Wednesday which will be nice. So far, so good. Still dealing with the rash but I don’t think that will improve until I’m finished. I’ve got some tenderness in my breast but my skin still looks good, no signs of redness or peeling, thank goodness! Fingers crossed I’ll squeak through with only the rash and the increased tiredness. When they say you might have some fatigue they mean it! I tend to crash hard after therapy, watching anything on tv is kind of a joke right now.

It’s sure made trying to get things prepped for sale harder. Which I really need to do. I got a new bill from Norton hospital this week for $388 plus, I’ve got our car insurance, lights and gas bill and other bills coming up I need to get covered. The USPS sure isn’t helping my cause. I got my Superman Batman comics sold on ebay the other day for $95 plus shipping which was great. What wasn’t so good is that I got an email from the buyer saying they arrived damaged, which they did, he had pictures, asking to be refunded. I packed the heck out of those comics and sent them in heavy duty boxes. They really had to work to damage them like that! I send his $95 back just a bit ago. I told him just to keep the comics, to donate them to a family homeless shelter or a church. They may not be collector quality now but they’re still great comics that need to be enjoyed. I really hope that he does.

I’m hoping to get some jewelry posted this week. Plus, I’ve got a bunch of other pretties, too, like my mom’s beautiful glass paperweights, my grandmother’s glass candy dish and more. I’m really hoping that I’ll be able to get them and more comics posted and sold.

So, I’m off to work on that, even though what I’d really like to do is nap. 😊

*hugs*

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Update...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:00:08 GMT

Hi guys! Just a quick update on the rash. Still no real word on a cause. Dr. Saving doesn't think that it's related to an infection in my med port but they're flushing it on Tuesday just to be safe.

Still dealing with the itching and redness. If it's not due to an infection, it's either my Lupus acting up in reaction to the radiation treatments or an allergic reaction to one of my drugs. I'm seeing my oncologist on Tuesday so I'll talk to him about it then, In the meantime, I'll keep icing it and using the anti-itch cream to try and keep it from getting worse. Four radiation treatments down, nineteen more to go.

There hasn't been a lot of interest in the books so far. Ill probably try and list some of them for sale on eBay. If you could still pass word along about the comics I posted I'd really appreciate it.

*hugs*

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Good thoughts please…

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:41:16 GMT

I’ve got redness and a rash starting on my right side of my face and down my neck. This can be signs of an infected med port. I also had some pain in my neck over the weekend. I’m going to ask them to check it while I’m at radiation this morning. I’ve also got an appointment to be seen by my surgeon, Dr. Saving, tomorrow morning at 11am after I get finished at my 9:30 radiation treatment. If it is infected, they’ll either try treating it with flushing it with antibiotics or, they’ll have to move it. I sure know what I’m hoping for.

For those who have reposted my comic book sale, thank you so much. I start my daily radiation treatments today. I’m going to have to drive my car as is until I can save the money to get it fixed. Hopefully it won’t hurt it.

*hugs*

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Books for sale…

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:55:33 GMT

Between hard drive crashes, prep for starting radiation treatments and attempted car vandalism I thought I’d never get this list of books posted to try and sell. But, finally, here it is. This is only the beginning as I’ve made the decision to sell all my remaining comics collection. It’s time. Even though I still love them, I wouldn’t want Lee to be stuck dealing with all of them should anything happen to me. Life is fragile and can change in a heartbeat. Plus, between mounting med costs, needed home repairs we keep putting off and unexpected car repairs, we need the money more than I need to keep my many boxes of remaining comics.

So, here's my list. If you see anything you'd like, I can take PayPal at bstaton @ iglou.com, without the spaces. If you could make any payments Friends and Family that would be wonderful so they don't fee me to death. I can also take Venmo, my account is @ Barbara-Staton-2, without the extra space before my name. I'll just need shipping info from you so that I can calculate your shipping costs. I'm happy to provide any pictures you'd like to see of the books. I've always carefully stored my books boxed, most bagged and boarded. Their conditions range from Very FIne, VF/Near Mint to Near Mint Minus. My books still look brand new.

( Comics Sale List )

Any help boosting this sale would be amazing. As always, thanks so much for listening.

*hugs*

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I postponed starting my radiation treatments until next week.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:51:38 GMT

I spoke to my team this morning after they got my x-rays, there’s just too much going on this week. Namely that I can’t afford to get my car fixed right now. I need to get stuff sold just to cover money for the rest of the month, including $175 for our gas and electric bill which has to be paid by the 20th plus $108 for our water and sewage bill.

Ms Boyd at Geico finally called me back this morning. The news wasn’t good, we have to pay $750 out of pocket for my car repair. They’re probably going to give us about $50 to $75 at most. They will send an adjuster out to do an estimate on my car but I’m not expecting much by the way she talked. It’s a damned if we do, damned if we don’t situation because if we didn’t have a high deductible our insurance would be a lot more expensive. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help us a lot right now.

I’m going to try and get some comics posted for sale later today. Hopefully, I can get some jewelry posted this week, too. I’ll just have to not drive my car any more than I absolutely have to and save up to get it fixed as soon as I can. Stuff like paying bills, gas money, prescriptions and groceries have to come first. It’s still a long time until we’re paid again on the 30th.

One of these days things will settle down and we’ll have a nice boring life. I truly, truly look forward to that.

ETA:

We got some good news for a change this afternoon. The Geico adjuster came by, took pictures and checked under my car. It looks like when my neighbor spooked the thief the other night he hadn't finished the job. My catalytic converter is still there! She says I'll have to replace the cover shield and the exhaust pipe which she estimates at about $550 to repair. Which is way better than the $900 estimate the muffler shop gave me to replace everything.

I still have to sell stuff to raise the money for it, Geico won't be paying anything toward it at all. But, $550 isn't as scary a number as $900 is.

I'll take any good news we can get. :)

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Update on catalytic converter theft 9-8-21:

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 15:48:53 GMT

I spoke to our across the street neighbor, Rick, on Friday. It was him coming down the steps at the end of our Nest doorbell video. He heard the sound of the saw the thief used to remove my converter and correctly guessed someone's car was being vandalized. He just didn't realize it was mine right across the street because the guy was crouched down where he couldn't see him.

Rick saw the car waiting for the thief down the street and took off toward it to try and take a picture, it was blurry and didn't turn out. However, he said it was a silver Honda Civic with damage on the passenger side. I'm going to check on Next Door. I think I remember an earlier post where someone else had an encounter with this car. And that they shared pictures of it in an earlier post.

He also got a glimpse of the thief as he got in the car. Rick said he had on light cargo pants and a dark baseball cap. I'm going to give this info to the police on Monday to add to my report. I'm so thankful for the extra info but was terrified at the thought that he could have been shot in the process of getting it!

Just wanted to give everyone local a heads up to be on the lookout for the car in their neighborhood in case they're cruising around looking for more people to rob.

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