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Old 10-08-2019, 05:12 PM   #1961
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Old 10-08-2019, 05:58 PM   #1962
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Had my last infusion today and that completes a whole year of active cancer treatment. It's been a very long long year. I hope to recover from much of the awful side effects and hope they are not permanent. Now it's 5 years of aromatase inhibitors with a new batch of nasty side effects.


Yuck , I'm ready for a new and much better year.
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Had my last infusion today and that completes a whole year of active cancer treatment. It's been a very long long year. I hope to recover from much of the awful side effects and hope they are not permanent. Now it's 5 years of aromatase inhibitors with a new batch of nasty side effects.

Yuck , I'm ready for a new and much better year.
That's excellent news! Congratulations on completing the year of treatment. That is a hard-won milestone, I know.

Here's to a wonderful year ahead for you.
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Had my last infusion today and that completes a whole year of active cancer treatment. It's been a very long long year. I hope to recover from much of the awful side effects and hope they are not permanent. Now it's 5 years of aromatase inhibitors with a new batch of nasty side effects.


Yuck , I'm ready for a new and much better year.

Congrats. From one cancer survivor to another (10 years last Nov.!!), You CAN beat this...... Keep the faith and optimism, it is important....
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Old 10-08-2019, 09:50 PM   #1967
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I attended a 2-hour "informational seminar" about Medicare at the Family Medicine practice where my PCP practices. It's a public service they provide as part of their outreach to the community.

I am a year away from Medicare, but I'm doing my research now.

It was interesting, and although it didn't present a lot of new-to-me information, it did "put it all together" in one easy-to-navigate slideshow, which they emailed to all the attendees afterwards. They also had handouts and snacks - woo hoo!

The main presenter was from the local SHIIP office (Seniors Health Insurance Information Program) and she really knew her stuff. I was surprised at some of the questions from the audience, but then I realized that not everyone has had the benefit of the free Medicare education I have received on this site from those who have "been there, done that" and been kind enough to share their knowledge with others who are coming up behind them.

They even had some pretty nice raffle prizes for those whose ticket numbers they called. My life long luck held firm there, and I didn't win a thing.

It was a good excuse to leave w#ork two hours early, and I did learn a couple of things, so it was time well spent.

If I'm not mistaken, every state has a SHIIP program in place. They will meet one-on-one with folks to help them navigate the Medicare Maze when the time comes. I guess that is similar to what Boomer Benefits does, but in this case you get a real live person to talk to.

Edited to add: apparently SHIIP is called by different names in different states.

https://www.seniorsresourceguide.com...National/SHIP/
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If I'm not mistaken, every state has a SHIIP program in place. They will meet one-on-one with folks to help them navigate the Medicare Maze when the time comes. I guess that is similar to what Boomer Benefits does, but in this case you get a real live person to talk to.

Edited to add: apparently SHIIP is called by different names in different states.

That looks like a very interesting/useful site. Thanks for posting!

I’ve bookmarked it and will share with friends. I hope it doesn’t stay buried in the “What did you do today?” thread (although it sounds like a great “thing to do”!).
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That looks like a very interesting/useful site. Thanks for posting!

I’ve bookmarked it and will share with friends. I hope it doesn’t stay buried in the “What did you do today?” thread (although it sounds like a great “thing to do”!).
I hope it is useful to folks!

SHIIP also holds frequent informational sessions in public libraries around here (both daytime and evenings) which is convenient for folks who are still w#rking.
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Took a balloon ride at the Albuquerque Balloon Festiva. Cost=$0.

Pilot said he was safe, he has never left anyone up there.

(You folks post way too many work accomplishments...)
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Took a balloon ride at the Albuquerque Balloon Festiva. Cost=$0.

Pilot said he was safe, he has never left anyone up there.

(You folks post way too many work accomplishments...)


Amazing, love the view, but I’m getting vertigo just from the pictures! Doubt I’ll go for a ride anytime soon,
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Finished going through my work clothes pulling out things to give to Goodwill, and started going through some shelves for more things to get rid of. Found a bag of 1960s-vintage dolls, including a "Baby Secret" doll. Pull her string, and she says various things in a childish whisper:

"Is anyone else awake?"
"Hold me close and whisper."
"I like to sleep with you."
"I like to whisper in the dark."
"I want to tell you something."
"I know a secret. Do you?"
"Will you tell me a story?"
"My name is Baby Secret."
"Don't talk so loud!"
"Let's whisper, pss, pss, pss, pss."
"Listen, what's that?"

Innocent stuff in the 1960s, but today it seems that Baby Secret is high on the list of creepy talking vintage dolls. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to put her high on the value list.
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Old 10-09-2019, 05:23 PM   #1974
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I attended a 2-hour "informational seminar" about Medicare at the Family Medicine practice where my PCP practices. It's a public service they provide as part of their outreach to the community.

I am a year away from Medicare, but I'm doing my research now.

It was interesting, and although it didn't present a lot of new-to-me information, it did "put it all together" in one easy-to-navigate slideshow, which they emailed to all the attendees afterwards. They also had handouts and snacks - woo hoo!

The main presenter was from the local SHIIP office (Seniors Health Insurance Information Program) and she really knew her stuff. I was surprised at some of the questions from the audience, but then I realized that not everyone has had the benefit of the free Medicare education I have received on this site from those who have "been there, done that" and been kind enough to share their knowledge with others who are coming up behind them.

They even had some pretty nice raffle prizes for those whose ticket numbers they called. My life long luck held firm there, and I didn't win a thing.

It was a good excuse to leave w#ork two hours early, and I did learn a couple of things, so it was time well spent.

If I'm not mistaken, every state has a SHIIP program in place. They will meet one-on-one with folks to help them navigate the Medicare Maze when the time comes. I guess that is similar to what Boomer Benefits does, but in this case you get a real live person to talk to.

Edited to add: apparently SHIIP is called by different names in different states.

https://www.seniorsresourceguide.com...National/SHIP/
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That looks like a very interesting/useful site. Thanks for posting!

I’ve bookmarked it and will share with friends. I hope it doesn’t stay buried in the “What did you do today?” thread (although it sounds like a great “thing to do”!).
Thank you for sharing that site with us, Calico. And thank you, Steelyman, for spurring us to create a new thread in the FAQ sub-forum called "Useful Medicare Information", with Calico's as the inaugural post.
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Thank you for sharing that site with us, Calico. And thank you, Steelyman, for spurring us to create a new thread in the FAQ sub-forum called "Useful Medicare Information", with Calico's as the inaugural post.

I'm glad that my post was deemed useful enough to be included in the FAQs.

And look at that - it only took me 1,201 posts to start my first thread - without even knowing it!
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Renewed my driver's license. First time I actually went into DOL office to take an eye test etc. after some ten years. (My license was renewed online some five years ago without needing an eye test.) For the past 30 years my license had a "needs to wear glasses" restriction. This time I passed the eye test, so I no longer have that restriction noted on my license. I can now legally drive without glasses. I'm guessing that because I have done a lost less w*rk-related reading since I retired nine years ago, my eyesight has improved a bit. (I haven't had my vision prescription renewed in some nine years.) Yippee!
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