Wednesday, January 8, 2025

A somewhat difficult year

It started with a bang... literally: A car hit me as I was walking across the street in January 2024. This, along with arthritis, has left me with long-term pain in my lower back and in my right hip, and has forced me to cut back on walking, my only exercise. I also struggle to find comfortable sleeping positions. I decided I should try a hip replacement, but Physical Medicine doctors tell me not in my case. Many different meds and a bit of acupuncture have made no difference. Some stretching exercises sometimes help a bit. This is seriously hurting my well-being.

After years of fighting leaks, I asked for a quote about roof repair. But they insisted city inspectors would also want the big roof beams repaired, and I wasn't interested in that.

Upon turning 60 in December 2023, Victor learned that he has over $10,000 in retirement funds! After much paperwork over many trips throughout 2024, and with help from some of his family, he has yet to see a cent. We're still working on it. (If this ever concludes, I'll write it up here.)

In September, I bought an almost new car. But it turned out to be stolen, and I lost both the car and the $19,000 I paid for it! All I'm left with is a police report stating that I am the victim of "theft by trickery" (a crime I never before heard of). It's not even tax deductible, because it's not related a federal disaster declaration.

And, to top off the year, there was the dismal Presidential election, which left me depressed.

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