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Friday gratefuls? Posted by Paula on 5/8/2026, 9:30 am E

My five… Posted by Cindy on 5/9/2026, 1:49 am, in reply to "Friday gratefuls?" 1. Quiet day. We were supposed to go see Ken’s neurologist this morning so he could get some Botox in hope it would help with his migraines-but Ken asked me to cancel it as he just didn’t feel good. Grateful that after a long nap Ken was feeling better. 2. Took Ken’s bandages off today. His staples (13 on his spine and 10 where they put the internal battery in) looked great! He gets those staples out on Thursday! 3. Being able to pay the second half of our property tax on our house today. Grateful to have the money to pay it. 4. The weekend is supposed to be filled with sunshine and gorgeous weather! I plan on working in the yard and getting some much needed mowing done 5. The ability to do the yard work. I mentioned to Paula in her grats that Ken and I used to do the yard work together. It’s hard to tackle it on my own at times-but at least I can still do it and I am grateful.

Mine Posted by Paula on 5/8/2026, 9:47 am, in reply to "Friday gratefuls?" I am dreading going to Barb's funeral today. I mean I want to go but, well, you know. The grat is that I keep looking at the clock, telling myself, "It will all be behind you in 3 1/2 hours. Then, you can work in your garden." Saw the audiologist yesterday. Very discouraging on 2 fronts. One, despite what my Aetna told me, they can only bill Aetna for the testing. I have to go somewhere else to get the hearing aids for Aetna to cover them. Second, hearing loss in my right ear, especially in the higher tones, tested as 'profound' hearing loss. Word recognition was 50% in my right ear and 60% in my left. (Word recognition...I sit in a soundproof booth with an apparatus on my head. A voice says a word and I have to repeat it back. So, where's the grat? I have insurance. I really liked this audiologist. She checked on the warranty time left on my current aids. I have a year left. She said she can make them more efficient by putting new wires on them and raising their efficiency. There would be a little out of pocket (a couple hundred) but it would beat getting new aids now. I have to go back in late May to get that done. We ran out of time. Finally got a little rain. Looks so pretty outside. Delta's great news!

Getting in here late… Posted by Cindy on 5/8/2026, 9:57 pm, in reply to "Mine " By now the funeral is over and I hope you were able to work in your garden. I need to get some yard work done but have been lazy about doing it. Ken used to help me but now it’s up to me to do it on my own. The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend so my plan is to get out there this weekend! I’m glad you can replace some wires on your current hearing aids to make them better!

Bummer! I was hoping that it was your Posted by Delta on 5/8/2026, 11:14 am, in reply to "Mine " hearing aids and not your actual hearing. If you can get these adjusted and wait a year, maybe you can research to find an insurance that pays more toward your next hearing aids. Hearing is pretty important in your line of work. I think my husband's insurance pays for new ones every two to three years, but there is still a copay. He has some kind of diabetic policy, though, so I don't know how their policies work. Understand about attending the funeral today. We will be there with you in spirit. Thank you for being grateful for my cousin!

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