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I can't thank you all enough...I didn't really want to write all of that, because I really don't like making a spectacle of my personal life. Then again, I stepped outside my "comfort zones" and asked for help (not something I do). I felt it important to give an update.

It's still sinking in, but I think I didn't give enough credit to the weight that this put on us, and now that it's significantly lessened, I can put energy toward the other life-monsters that need vanquishing. I truly hope it's a sign of things to come.

Speaking of complicated, one thing I'm thankful for--the nature of the work I do, dealing with county, state and federal land and mining regulations, it was almost a breeze to jump into health care paperwork, insurance companies, etc. I'm used to complex process, so I was tuned and primed for dealing with crap like that. You deal with the people who are involved with respect, you double and triple check paperwork, you keep organized records with checklist, and in constant contact. Frustration and anger get you nowhere fast, sometimes even works against any effort applied. Every situation being as different as it is, those ground-rules I use every day worked pretty well. I wish I had known ten years ago what I do now, when I broke my arm and didn't do it the right way. Oh well.

I hope I can now use my skills for getting ahead rather than catching up. :lol:


 
Came to this late, but wanted to send my best wishes, too. You deserve all the best as does this "fraternity" that I've been honored to join. What an extraordinary group of people this BoB is and has been (after searching past threads).
Truly a special group of humanity. Proud to be here through thick and thin.
 
Kyle, most of my time on this site i'm envious of the tax breaks & cheap baccy south of the border. When it comes to health care you just gave me wake up call. Thanks for the reminder. I'll quit bitchin about the tobacco prices here.
 
I know exactly how a heavy financial weight suddenly lifting from one's shoulders feels. It's like pulling off your pants and running wild. Enjoy the moment, Kyle.
 
Glad for ya Bud, now you can get on with your life with one less thing hanging over your head.
 
The realization is my limit is about four...four big things. Someone on here said (paraphrasing) one will not be pushed beyond what they can handle. I think the purpose of that, for better or worse, is to outline the boundaries of what can be handled. <img class="emojione" alt="?" title=":shrug:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/emojione/assets/png/1f937.png?v=2.2.7"/> Perhaps this was just to show me that I found that limit, and even when there might be three things still remaining--it's far less heavy than the maximum load, and that's good motivation.

Feels that way at this point, anyway.

There's plenty more to be done, and I can move a little faster, focus a bit better.

"True blessings are uncommon realizations." I'll stick with that as an on-the-fly maxim rattling around my head. :lol:

8)
 
Glad to hear this Kyle! I'm glad everything worked out, and I'm sure you all feel a huge weight has lifted.
 
Simple Man":j9end4gb said:
That's great Kyle! You deserve a break brother. Hope things keep going in the right direction for you. :D
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WOW! A Simple Man sighting!

Hope you're doing well Jack. You're missed here as of late!

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Cheers,

RR
 
Brewdude":f7mib8jb said:
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WOW! A Simple Man sighting!

Hope you're doing well Jack. You're missed here as of late!

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Cheers,

RR
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It's cool--I messaged Jack, asked him how he was doing, sent him this link (better than typing the whole thing again, anyway...Lazyweiss...)...my fault. :lol:
 
Kyle,
I wasn't able to offer you any encouragement when each tragedy or event took place due to my own illness at the time but I'm glad to hear you say things seem to be getting better. It's hard to understand why these things happen when and as often as they do. I too
have seen hard times and traveled some rough roads in my life just as so many others have. I've come to realize that sometime these things occur in order to give us the experience in such situations so that we can be able to relate to the trouble a friend or other family member may be experiencing and do so with the honest knowledge and true compassion needed to offer genuine encouragement, good advice, and hope. Nothing is more repugnant than false sympathy to someone grieving or hurting. You'll find that helping someone else down some rough road that you have traveled will help your own healing process. I hope this helps and I am glad your life seems to be getting back on track. :D
AJ
 
Thanks, AJ. :)

Stick around, you'll start learning my 35 years might as well be twice that many--pretty much a wash cycle stuck on foolishly helping others when I ought to have helped myself and rinsing in some pretty damned bad luck.

The thing is, I don't give up. I want to, I think about it, I scream until I'm blue in the face and sick of it all, but I don't give up. I count the small things that do matter, even when massive problems loom overhead.

My promise to myself at this point, something a long time a-comin', is to never miss another opportunity again, no matter how silly, off-the-wall, or uncomfortable. In this case, the folks here on this site saw me and mine through some pretty awful stuff, and never left my side. Random guys on the Internet I had never met came through more than my own family, surpassed what any of my friends could do, and helped carry the weight in ways they cannot imagine.

So of course I'd bear something like that for someone else. That's what I usually do...it was just nice to have some fellas return the favor--I never expected that.

Take care of yourself and keep gettin' better, AJ. :cheers:

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sounds like we've all had a tough go of it lately, glad to hear things are going better Kyle
 
It is great to hear some good news. :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Bill
 
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