I'm home and finally in a house with electricity. I had to get my doctor involved because of my various physical problems, including a breathing machine I have to use at night... and so rather than being responsible for my death, the electric company decided to leave the electricity on for a while... it does not mean that they will leave it on forever without the $2,000+ bill being paid.

The move to this house in the country has been financial disaster for me. There's one thing after another that I am forced to buy or pay for. I really like being in the country so I am taking deep breaths and keeping my nose to the grindstone to get things done... things that will eventually help RMN, not just me.

As you know, I've been having some really horrible bouts of pain that has seen me in the ER two nights in a row. The ER doctor who was on duty last night, has a friend who has had good success treating patients with my problem. The ER doc said he was going to try to get me an appointment with him asap. This morning at 8am I received a phone call from the doctor near Cleveland asking if I could make a 10am appt. The ER doctor called him last night to see if he could see me. I drove up today.

After describing my problem to him and letting him know that if I miss one of my pills my pain is so excruciating that I can't walk, sometimes can't stand and always have to fight to keep from screaming in pain.

He asked a number of questions including needing to know all the things I am allergic to. He took blood tests and an exray of my right hip. My right leg is the one I have the most problems with. When he felt my right hip he seemed to think that something was strange about my right hip.

More xrays and blood tests followed.... and a referral to a neurologist. Evidently some people with this problem have no physical damage at the site where they experience pain... it's in the brain.

That's where I have been all day...

sorry Hobie that I didn't contact you... If I were to say that trying to conduct business in a house with no electricity was impossible, I think you would understand why I haven't contacted you. for most of yesterday I couldn't find my cell phone. It had run out of charge so when I called it, there was no answer. It was truly a miracle that I found it by accident... in my clothes hamper where I threw the pants I had worn.

My landline still works and I was going to call you... but rat-ridding has taken up so much of my time that the entire day, yesterday... flew by without my doing anything but clean up after rats and do what I can to get them out of my house. It's a good thing my two dogs are rat terriers... they have caught and killed three rats in that last 36 hours.

I think things are almost back to normal in the house. And I hope that our readers will realize how much I need their help right now. on the 1st of the month I need to make a $500.00 payment to the electric company on a $2,000 bill.

I also need to pay the telephone company $275.00 on an overdue $400.00 bill. The phone company is how I get my internet, so that has to be paid asap or I am off the internet again. This bill is the one I am worried about tonight. The phone company wants its money tomorrow!!

I should have taken the time to email you and let you know I need to pay the electric and phone companies or I will be without both again.

None of this is on top of the money that I need every month to keep going. The RMN office is in my home. Without my paying my electric bill, the RMN office has no electricity to run their computer. Even though the phone is in my personal name, most of the use is RMN related. IF RMN made enough money to be called a real business, the phone and electricity would be in the RMN name. But I don't make enough from RMN to be considered a real business. My accountant refers to RMN as my "hobby".

I am still in a lot of pain and sitting at a computer on my "computer stool" causes a lot of pain. I bought this stool about 3 years ago because it had been highly rated for people with physical problems who have to sit a lot at a key board. It helped when I got it, but it no longer helps... it seems to make my pain worse.

Sorry I haven't checked in, but with the rats, and the physical problems, I truly have had my hands full for tha last few weeks.

I would have emailed you... but I have misplaced the paper with all my passwords on it... to my earthlink email and to my gmail. SIGH!!! That's why this "email" is being posted in the RR.

I'm gong to bed now... nite nite to all.

Raye