Sunday, October 25, 2009

PET scan

Great news! The PET scan showed that I have no cancer in my system!! I actually jumped up and did about a 5 second soft shoe routine when the doc told me. It is 10 months today since my last treatment.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Face Book

I recently decided to join Face Book and to use it as a means to communicate with my grand children. It has been good for that but it has also allowed me to get in touch with people that I went to high school with. I contacted two of them in the last few days. When I saw thse old school mates pictures I wondered how they got so old looking and I stayed so young.
I had a scheduled PET scan today. I am sitting here somewhat anxiously awaiting the results which won't come in until tomorrow. I am always a bit anxious, when waiting for the result, but this time it is a little worse because I have been experiencing a sore throat. I pray for good news tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

For the first time in history congress will not allow an increase in Social Security cost of living. In fact; The Kaiser Foundation predicts that there may not be any COLA adjustments for the next three years. However the per monthly premium for medicare insurance will go from $96.40 t0 $104.20 in 2010 and to 120.20 for the year 2011. Don't forget. CONGRESS VOTED THEMSELVES A PAY RAISE AGAIN!



I have been thinking about how we citizens can send the message to our government that they are supposed to be representing us and not the major corporations of the country. The only way that I believe that we can send a really strong message is to vote out of office every incumbent at the state and federal levels. Clean house. Dump them all. Republicans, and Democrats. Fire them all with our vote! Cause some chaos. I believe that one of the reasons that this doesn't happen is because people don't know who their representitives are. They walk into the voting booth and see a familiar name and simply vote for him. How easy it would be. Don't pay any attention to the campaign mud slinging. Simply vote against the incumbent.

Tom

Monday, October 12, 2009

Lou Dobbs

I was trying to avoid listening to Lou Dobbs program last Saturday night but could hear him railing even with my MP3 player blasting out Eric Clapton. My wife likes to listen to Lou tell her what is so terribly wrong with our government or the world in general. I turn my music up so as not to hear him. It didn't work. Week after week he tells us that everything is terribly wrong. It isn't that I disagree. The fact is that I do agree. I, like probably most of the folks who listen in, are frustrated. What are we supposed to do? We could elect another greedy liar to replace the ones that are in power. Hmmm..Doesn't seem like that would do any good. What does Mr. Dobbs expect us to do about all of the things that are so terribly wrong. Sometimes I believe that ignorance is bliss. I know some folks who refuse to listen to the news. They are happy folks. Maybe that's what we are supposed to do...Simply don't listen. Don't worry. Be happy mon!

Friday, October 09, 2009

gag-a-scope

The Ear, Nose and Throat doc (hereafter known as the ENT) Looked down my throat yesterday with the gag-a-scope and found that everything looked good to him.I was relieved to say the least. I had been having a bit of a sore throat and was concerned. I am set to have a PET scan on the 19th of this month. I always get a little uptight before them!