My Health

I have 3 incurable diseases <Hey Why Settle For One Or Two When You Can Have Three! *Laughs*> First, I was diagnosed with MS {Multiple Sclerosis} when I was 26, it’s now advanced to Secondary Progressive, which basically means any symptoms I encounter don’t usually go away.  I’ve been extremely fortunate most of mine do, except for my eyesight.  I lost my peripheral version permanently, <I’m Like A Horse That They Put Blinders On When Racing So They Can Only See Straight In Front & Don’t Get Distracted By Anything Beside Them. *Rolls Eyes* OMG, Now I’m Comparing Myself To A Horse. *Laughs*> which isn’t a biggie except I’m no longer allowed to have a Driver’s License.

Second, I have an inoperable brain tumor – this doesn’t mean I have cancer they don’t know, due to the position it’s in they can’t do a biopsy to find out.  The good news is that it is controllable by having radiation {To Shrink It} and chemotherapy {To Put It Into Remission}.  The bad news, since they can’t remove it; it grows back every few years and I have to go through radiation & chemotherapy again.  Unfortunately, before I had a chance to recover from the last treatment the tumor grew back. <It Thinks My Head Is A Beautiful Place To Live. *Smirks* Okay, Maybe That Wasn’t Funny, But It Amused My Warped Sense Of Humor.> ROFL

Third, I developed Hemochromatosis, hopefully my last incurable disease *On Knees Praying* it’s also controllable.  Hemochromatosis is having too much iron in your system, it’s also known as the Silent Killer because most people don’t know they have it.  <When People Go To The Doctor To Have A Physical Exam, They Expect The Doctor To Check Everything, But Unfortunately You Have To Ask To Have Them Check Your Iron *Shakes Head* One Canadian Out Of Three Hundred Have Hemochromatosis – One Out Of Ten Is A Carrier. *Sighs* I Think The Stats Are Probably Around The Same For The States & Other Countries. *Frowns* Knowing This As Doctors You’d Think They Would Check, But They Don’t. *Throws Dart At Nurse* BINGO – That’s For Having Stupid Doctors – Pass It On To Them On My Behalf!!! *Angelic Smile*> It’s usually a hereditary disease, but mine is from the damage done to my liver.  Iron is one of the only vitamins or minerals that don’t dissipate in your body, what happens are the excess iron attaches itself to your vital organs and can severely damage them. The only way to remove the excess iron is by having blood removed <Like Making A Blood Donation At A Blood Bank.> depending on how high your iron level is, it varies how often & how much they have to take.  <Since I’ve Always Been An Over Achiever, My Level Is Off The Charts. *Pats Self On Back* If Your Going To Go For Something – Go For The Gold! *Laughs* Oh, That Probably Wasn’t Funny Either. *Thinks* Yes It Was Or I Wouldn’t Be Laughing. *Grins* Hmm, I Should Write My Own Book Of Jokes, I’d Have A Best Seller!!! *Nods Head*> I was donating 2 pints a day, but they stopped because I started to lose more weight and it was turning into a problem.  I started fainting, losing my balance and couldn’t walk for longer then 5 minutes. *Sighs*

Although I did discover a new extreme sport “Sidewalk Bouncing” it is rather painful especially when someone steps on you, but it also has some benefits too – you can yell at people & they don’t yell back! <*Yells* Hey Buddy, I May Be Thin, But I’m Not Invisible – Couldn’t You Have Walked Around Me Instead Of Leaving Your Footprint On My Ass? *Throws Rock At Idiot* Or Even Better Help Me Stand Back Up? *Throws Another Rock At Idiot* I’m NOT Graffiti Someone Painted On The Sidewalk!!! *Goes To Throw Another Rock* Oh, Now There’s No More Rocks I Can Reach!!!  *Innocent Smile* Would You Mind Handing Me One Please, But Very Gently? What Do You Mean NO??? *Shakes Head* I Already Gave You Two It’s Your Turn To Give Them Back. *Smiles* Show Everyone Watching Us What Good Manners You Have, Thanks! *Yells* CATCH *Hits Idiot With Rock Again* I Told You To Catch!!! *Cracks Up Laughing*>

Due to the above, which unfortunately seems to be getting worse not better I’m now on disability that barely covers my cost of living. *Sigh* I’m Canadian, but our health system is not completely free, there’s a number of medical expenses we have to pay for or we don’t get the treatment we require. Between 2007 & 2008 I spent over half a million dollars on medical expenses & prescription drugs for the inoperable brain tumor alone, which has now started growing again. <*Shakes Head* I Also Have One Of The Best Private Medical Plans Available, But Regrettably It Doesn’t Cover A Number Of Items It Should. *Stomps Foot*> They did tell me when I was first diagnosed it would grow back every couple of years, but this time I didn’t even have a chance to recover from the radiation & chemotherapy treatments before it decided to return, so I’m now undergoing radiation treatments again too. <*Whispers* I’m Testing How Much It Takes Before I Start To Glow In The Dark! *Smothers Laughter With Hand*>

I used to make my living doing something I loved, I was a veterinarian and half owner of our clinic, I had to quit practicing, but I’m still involved in numerous ways.  I did make a lot of money while I was practicing and had various other money makers on the side. <Professional Photographer, Paralegal, Business Trouble Shooter, Stock Broker, and the list goes on.  Okay, I Have To Admit I’m What Is Considered “Gifted”, My I.Q.’s In The Top 2% Of The Population.  I’ve Been A Member Of Mensa Since I Was 12, At That Time I Was The Youngest Member To Be Accepted.  Not Trying To Brag, Only Attempting To Explain Why I’ve Been Successful In Such A Varied Field Of Non-Related Careers & Know I’ll Be Successful In My On-Line Endeavors. *Smile*> But, one by one, I had to quit them as well due to my health problems.  I went from making an extremely high income to having no income whatsoever.  <You Can’t Live On A Hope & A Prayer – I Tried & Believe Me It Doesn’t Work. *Frowns*> Finally, my finances reached a point that I qualified for disability, but that wasn’t until September 2009.

Prior to not being able to work, I started looking into ways I could still make money working from home and discovered the Internet as a viable option.  Knowing nothing about how it worked I took a number of high ticket courses, which unfortunately didn’t live up to the promises they made.  They omitted numerous things that you had to know, getting traffic to your site <If You Build It They Will Come. WRONG! They Didn’t Know Where I Was So How Could They Come To Me? *Shakes Head*> promoting & marketing your site, basically everything you really needed to learn to be successful.  My being Canadian didn’t help matters, I had to deal with the exchange rate, <At that time our dollar was only worth $0.75 compared to the US dollar and these additional quarters started to build up very quickly.  Every US dollar I spent cost me CDN $1.25> duty & brokerage fees, drop-shipper’s that didn’t do cross-border shipping, etc.  That wasn’t too bad, I still had an income coming in to utilize, but when that stopped it became a major factor. <At The Same Time, I Also Received Governmental Approval To Have The Radiation & Chemotherapy Best Suited For My Tumor, Which Unfortunately Hadn’t Been Approved In Canada Yet, Shipped From The States. *Smile* But, I Did Have To Pay For It Personally – One Week Radiation $7,500.00/Week USD, One Week Chemotherapy $11,000.00/Week USD Plus The Exchange Rate Difference. *Nods Head* Yes, I Really Am Blessed!!!> ROFLMAO

I do have two companies incorporated, one in Delaware and one Federally in Canada.  I also have an EIN number so now I have the privilege of paying both Canadian & US taxes. *Smirks* I did have one site on-line and started getting a decent number of sign ups <But Not Buyers. *Gigantic Sigh*> I was working on a second one, but because of my health problems I had to stop, by this time I’d maxed out my credit cards, my savings, stocks & bonds, sold everything of value I had except my house.  My mortgage was paid off & it was more economical for me to stay here than move into an apartment.  This also allowed me to get a line-of-credit using my house as collateral.  Even then I had to fight tooth & nail before I got approval.  Canadian banks aren’t very willing to lend money regardless if you have something to use as collateral, which in my case, is worth a lot more than the line of credit I received.  Truthfully, I’m proud to be Canadian, but our Government & Financial Institution policies suck!!!

Presently, I’m blind in one eye and my vision comes & goes in the other.  There is a possibility it’s not the MS, but the brain tumor, unfortunately my collections of doctors can’t say one way of the other. <*On Knees Praying* Please God Let It Be My Tumor If It’s From My MS My Vision Is NOT Going To Come Back. *Makes Sign Of Cross & Rubs Star Of David*>

In addition <Yeah, I’m So Blessed Things Are Actually Getting Worse. *Looks At Body* Where IS That Target Tattooed On Me? I’m Bald So It Should Be Visible, But It’s Not! *Dazed Look On Face*> I’ve developed an addiction to breaking bones, unfortunately their mine. *Sigh* In the last 6 months I’ve broken my nose 4 times now it’s lopsided, I’ve broken my jaw three times, it’s still wired shut right now, on Hanukkah I broke my right hand, <Haw Haw, You Messed Up On That One, I’m Left Handed!! *Laughs* Oops, I Don’t Think I Should Have Said That, Now I’ll Probably Break My Left Hand. *Yells* Someone Please Save Me From Myself!!! *Looks Around* Anyone??? *Begging*> Then I fractured my back and tore/damaged some muscles & tendons. <Don’t Know How I Managed That One, I Was In Bed At The Time. *Rolls Eyes*> I happen to have a Queen size hospital style bed with safety bars, <Which Aren’t Very Safe Where I’m Concerned, My First Broken Jaw Was Done When I Smashed My Face On The So Called Safety Bar. *Laughs* They Put Rubber Around Them After That, But It Doesn’t Seem To Matter. *Sigh* I Can Still Break Bones With The Greatest Of Ease.  Hmm, I Should Have A Trapeze Then I’d Have Some Fun While Breaking My Bones. *Burst Out Laughing* > I’m buckled in so I can’t move and I also think my nurse Crazy Glued me to my bed, I can’t even wiggle around an inch. <*Attempts to Wiggle* Nope, I’m Definitely Crazy Glued To This Bed! *Stifles Laughter*>

I’m not in the hospital can you believe they don’t want me there???  <I Feel So Unloved How Could They NOT Want ME? *Perplexed Expression On Face* After All, I Am Paying For Their Children University Tuition & I’m Keeping Them Amused Too!!! *Laughs Uncontrollably*> But, I did take home all the hospital equipment with me. *Smiles* Now my bedroom looks more like a hospital room than a hospital room looks. <Um, I Sort Of Confused Myself On That One, But These Days It Doesn’t Take Much To Confuse Me. I Think My Brain Is Taking Holiday’s With My Eyesight! LOL> Oh, and I did borrowed a nurse to live with me and have 3 others that rotate so I have round the clock medical care. <Okay, Perhaps Borrow Isn’t Exactly What I Did  – I Stole Them, But Don’t Tell Anyone Alright! I Don’t Think My Fragile Ego Could Handle Being Kicked Out Of Jail Too! *Shakes Head* No Ego In My Family I Have It All. *Laughs & Nods Head*>

I still have my sense of humor warp as it may be, a positive attitude, happy disposition, powerful mind, the determination, drive, intelligence, and the proper mindset to succeed on-line, now all I need is the money, my eyesight and out of this bloody body cast that weighs more than I do! LOL And I have my nurses at my beck and call to do whatever I tell them to.  <*Whispers* I Use A Slingshot & Shoot Marbles At Them To Keep Them In Line. *Smile* I Have Great Aim & Never Missed One Of Them Yet! *Whispers* I’ve Even Trained Them To Bring My Marbles Back To Me!!! *Laughs* I’m Also Using Darts In My Training Now – The Marble Aren’t As Effective As They Were Before, So Now I Make Them Bleed!> ROFL

Now you know why I really didn’t have any other option but to make my new career on-line.  I’m going to attach a picture of what I look like so you know this isn’t some story I’m making up. <As The Saying Goes…A Picture Speaks Louder Than Words. *Whispers* I Think I Also Broke My Camera When I Took This Picture! *Frowns*> I’m also a tad underweight – that’s probably got a lot to do with my addiction to breaking bones. LOL

I may not always respond in a timely manner, but it’s got nothing to do with my NOT wanting to take action. It’s directly related to my health limitations, which I unfortunately have no control over at the moment. <Give Me Time & I Will – I Have A Powerful Mind, A Positive Attitude, The Drive, Determination & Intelligence To Succeed! *Confident Smile* Oh, And I Never Give Up Regardless Of Any Stumbling Block I Encounter – I Live To Overcome! *Sings* I’m Supergirl, I’m Everywhere, Those Flashin’ Lights They Stop & Stare. I’m FIRE RED, I’m One More Rule, I’m In Your Head, Everybody KNOWS, I’m, I’m, I’m Supergirl…> ROFL