We got some good news yesterday. Randy made a phone call to check on the status of his disability claim and was told that he has been approved! We are now awaiting written confirmation. This will be such a relief financially. It has been impossible to keep all of the bills current. I have been paying partial balances on our utilities in an attempt to keep everything up and running. In addition we had fallen about a month behind with our mortgage payment, but now we will be able to get that caught up as well.
The next step is for us to continue to improve Randy's health. He had a very good day yesterday. He will still have days when he doesn't feel as good, but we aim for those to be fewer. Our goal now is for him to continue to slowly re-build his strength and stamina. That will come easier if he is feeling better. It is hard to exert yourself when you are unable to breath. He has complained that just standing for a few minutes can be a trail. Even walking a short distance can be exhausting and require frequent stops to rest. A major problem with all of these symptoms is that improvement takes time, and Randy is impatient. I constantly remind him of how far he has come, and try to temper his impatience with re-assurance that if he continues to follow his health plan he will continue to improve. Since attitude and determination play a huge roll in recovery from a serious health issue we also continue to discuss plans for the near future. There is still much work that we need to do to finish the house and having a plan for that work helps him to have a goal to shoot for. Having a reasonable goal and working towards it helps to give Randy purpose. We all need purpose in our lives.
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