Sorry for My Absence

Although my sense of humor has not changed or been diminished, I must say that there have been many reasons for my absence from my blog.  Over the years, I have not enlisted people to write on my blog.  It has been a personal journey that I have shared with the places that I have been, places that I want to go, and places that I could only hope to see.  I have been thrilled that so many people have joined my journey and hope that people continue to enjoy my musings.

That being said, I have recently become a victim of the insurance problems that we are experiencing in the United States.  I have been ill this year with breast cancer, kidney stones, potential uterine and ovarian cancer, viruses, breathing problems, and bad wisdom teeth.  I also have seen a number of friends and relatives pass this year and it has been a little rough.  I did publish a book that you can find on Amazon, Smashwords and Inkitt called The Ring of the Queen; an odyssey about a young girl who travels to Russia to find out that she is in fact legally a Tsar.  Good read and in many places free.

But I digress.  Because of my health, I missed a lot of work.  Insurance decided that I didn't deserve my short term disability, so I had no income for weeks during surgery recovery.  I also had to pay most of my paycheck for insurance coverage that didn't even cover prescriptions.  Since that time, I have not gone further than two hours from my home and have only gone away for more than a day one time.  That time it was a single overnight that I had promised my son.  I have started working an extra job to pay the doctors and insurance premiums as well as for my prescriptions.  This takes up roughly 60 hours of my week and can be any hours of the day or night, weekend or holiday.  This is where I have been.  My only solace has been a kayak that I purchased before all of this started.  My only wind down, get away, leisure time has been using the local lakes and paddling for an hour or so; most generally between jobs.

What is my point?  Well, I wanted to explain my absence.  I also want to say that someone needs to fix this situation with the insurance.  I've worked all my life.  I put myself through college.  I've never been on unemployment, food stamps, assistance, or welfare.  If anyone  out there is listening, bug your congressmen.  Why should all of the considerable money that my family makes go to insurance and bills that it doesn't cover?  Why is it a crime in this country to get sick?  I've asked my congressmen.  They didn't answer.  I hope that some of you have better luck.  I don't call blaming the other party a valid reason either.

So, with a heavy heart I must tell you that I don't know how often I will have the opportunity to write this blog.  I will write when I can and I hope that you all continue to read.  I will not give up, because insurance and the government are trying to break me.  I'm tougher than anyone in office or in an office.  To these entities I say bite me, and I will come out on top.  I am the person that anyone with control issues should fear, because I cannot be controlled by my government.  I hope that  my readers continue to travel.  I hope that you all take the time to share some tips with me for my future travels.  In the meantime, I will be here; waiting for my next chance to travel.  I hope that your chance comes sooner than mine.  I hope that you all get a chance to see the world and enjoy!

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