Tuesday 01-26-10

Just after I finished the blog yesterday I saw on AOL an article about how health care professionals have to make medical decisions based on cost for cancer and other expensive diseases. If that is happening now, it scares me to think what will be happening when the Government would be running the show. Thank God Sharon had a great job with the California Lottery and we have a Cadillac plan that has so far paid for all my treatments. Sharon will not even let me see how much it has cost, but they still pay for everything even if it is just 80-20. I pray for all of our children and grand children that may have to live under government health care.

Now to a more cheerful not. I heard from an old friend yesterday on Face Book. Ralph Lemley and I graduated from Marmion together and he went on to marry an old girl friend of mine. Another friend of mine, that I had just met again on FB, happened to have passed away of a heart attack. I knew that his wife Katie Barone Lemley also dated him and I wanted to let them about know about his death. From our alumni book, all private schools have alumni books, they got to raise money you know, I got his phone number and gave him a call. I had not heard from Katie since their wedding and Ralph since one of our first reunions. It's great to get back in touch after all these years.

I started to think back as to how old I was when I first "liked" Katie, to me her name was always Kay. Moe, if your listing, your middle name is Kay, because of Kay Barone. I wanted your name to be Kay, but mom and dad used it, but as your middle name. That made me 10 years old when I first had a girlfriend. I don't think I've even told Sharon that story. She also showed me how to eat spaghetti. When I was a kid I just cut it up into little pieces and ate it. She showed me how to wrap it around a fork. Her parents took me to the first Italian restaurant I had ever been to. I guess she was embarrassed to see me eat it like a foreigner. Oh yea, Catie, she is also the girl that used to help me with my spelling. That's no lie, I used to walk to her house after school, at least four miles, to have her help me. Now you know how much studying we did. Sorry Kay, I hope your not listening. My daughter thinks I can't spel. She was also my first dance partner at the Shawnee Tea Dance parties. Now that going way back.

I do feel a lot better today. Sharon let me sleep and I got up at 5:15, but then went back to bed until around 9am. I'm not going to do a whole lot today and tomorrow I have the appointment with the Chemo doctor at 9:30. I keep you informed as to what will be happening.
Until tomorrow.

PS I just got an e-mail form Tom Whitney that he sent the LCC class my blogg address. To any of you that found your way here, WELCOME