MS Strength

I’ve been away from the website for about a week now and I’m trying to get back in the groove. I think I’ve finally kicked the sinus infection that dragged on and on for about 3 and 1/2 weeks(!) Things here are quiet, snowy, and cold…I’m finally resuming my library volunteer day work, which I haven’t been to in about four weeks. Bill will be reviewed at work soon, and his boss already informed everyone that they will not receive any kind of performance raises this time around. Which is annoying but understandable since he works for a small financial company and the stock market is in shambles. We’re glad he still has a job at all! But he’s going to push for another week’s vacation which won’t cost the company anything.

My one gripe about all of this is the ridiculous health insurance premiums we keep paying. Our insurance is pretty thorough (I’m very grateful), but we are paying about a third of Bill’s take-home income— or almost one of my modest social security checks— to cover the premiums. So it’s still like we’re living on one moderate income. I’m putting my feelers out to find more paid, steady writing opportunities (work I can manage from home and continue to manage even during an MS relapse.) Difficult but doable. No one ever said affording multiple sclerosis was easy…

Come on, Obama! We need better, more affordable health coverage here in America….