Hi- Happy Holidays Early!

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Hi Everyone!

We are, actually, still alive! I am sorry that I haven’t written… (I know,

not like me, right!) but things have been CRAZY around here. Now that it’s

the holiday season it’s even worse!

We have a lot of news….. good news is that Bob got his Long Term Disability

from Penn. First time- Thank God- because I don’t think we would have

managed very well if they denied him. He is almost totally disabled from

that rotten hip… BUT- he had a surgery to close up his elbow wound last week

and just yesterday he found out that he can have a new hip on December 29th.

I feel like Santa just gave him a gift! I am so excited to see if getting

rid of that pain will help him. I have a strong feeling that this could just

possibly be the beginning of a BETTER time for him and for me and for US

(his family).

He is still having horrible sweats- soaking sweats with the teeniest bit of

activity- he is supposed to be going to see a neurologist now for that-

We’ll see how that goes….It’s s shame- I know he is very self conscious

about it and I KNOW it must be uncomfortable to be wet and yucky all the

time.

Have I even mentioned how much I hate stills disease???

I was able to get a new job- still working at the Univ of Penn – still doing

genetic research- and now working for a wonderful boss- that in itself was a

huge HUGE relief for me. I got a nice raise and so now we won’t have the

burden that we originally thought we would have with bob losing ½ of his

pay. I am trying to point out these small but very positive things in our

life to Bob to keep him feeling hopeful! He went through a SERIOUS bout of

depression a few weeks ago and it was so hard to watch- I hate it- just hate

it….

Well, will be 5 in a week and n will be 1 ALREADY in January… on

the 5th. Time FLIES!

Seems like yesterday we were in Las Vegas!

I read your posts and I pray for all of you- every day.

Thanks for being good people and for trying your best to make the most out

of every day- even with this rotten Bah Humbug- Bug that you all have! It

sure does try to ruin all happy things, huh!

Go slow and enjoy the holiday- it seems rushed but I want to make the BEST

of it and just be thankful that we have each other still- even with our 3rd

spouse Stills being such an active member of our family! He can slow us down

but he can’t stop us!

Happy Holidays!!!

Love, Theresa