Hello to all and praying all is as well as can be expected or better. As usual, I take one step forward and two steps backwards. One thing seems to have improved a little, but then others have gotten worse or remain problematic.
I am by myself yet again, my long time Step-Father, Friend, Companion, Room Mate and Fishing Buddy has finally lost the battle with Cancer. This past year seem to have gone by in a blur in retrospect, having driven into town to visit my Step-Father while he was being looked after by the VA's equivalent to a long term care facility. I pray every day for the care given to him while their, although seemingly short personel all the time, they provided better care that I would have thought and made my Step-Father's last year in relative comfort for one in his condition. The fact that they had thought he wouldn't last a week when I had to take him into the VA and he lived for another year, is testament to their endevers and care they provided.
Now that he is gone, my routene has been uphieved by the emotions of losing one so close and the legal processes of being his exectutor of his limited estate and seeing to his wishes and disposition of his remains.
So consummed was my time between him in the VA hospital and my own physical and mental condition, I had little if anything left to work or monitor my claim. Today I called to check up on my claim only to learn what I had believed would be the case. They are still awaiting my claim file from Social Security and records from the Central File where any additional records might be.
As is the norm, the wheels at the VA move ever slowly to their own rate and little can be done to speed this process, unless you have the ear of well placed persons of influence, for which I have none.
Life goes on, even knowing that my Step-Father would eventually die from his Cancer, I am still feeling the shock of his passing and dealing with it will take time for things to return to a semblance of normalcy.
Now more than ever, I must do what I can to win my claim, If anything it would be my only tribute to my Step-Father, for the support he gave me in the beginning and even while he was in the hospital, his strength and courage shown while fighting the losing battle with the Cancer demands nothing less of me in my fight with the VA.
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Hello to all and praying all is as well as can be expected or better. As usual, I take one step forward and two steps backwards. One thing seems to have improved a little, but then others have gotten worse or remain problematic.
I am by myself yet again, my long time Step-Father, Friend, Companion, Room Mate and Fishing Buddy has finally lost the battle with Cancer. This past year seem to have gone by in a blur in retrospect, having driven into town to visit my Step-Father while he was being looked after by the VA's equivalent to a long term care facility. I pray every day for the care given to him while their, although seemingly short personel all the time, they provided better care that I would have thought and made my Step-Father's last year in relative comfort for one in his condition. The fact that they had thought he wouldn't last a week when I had to take him into the VA and he lived for another year, is testament to their endevers and care they provided.
Now that he is gone, my routene has been uphieved by the emotions of losing one so close and the legal processes of being his exectutor of his limited estate and seeing to his wishes and disposition of his remains.
So consummed was my time between him in the VA hospital and my own physical and mental condition, I had little if anything left to work or monitor my claim. Today I called to check up on my claim only to learn what I had believed would be the case. They are still awaiting my claim file from Social Security and records from the Central File where any additional records might be.
As is the norm, the wheels at the VA move ever slowly to their own rate and little can be done to speed this process, unless you have the ear of well placed persons of influence, for which I have none.
Life goes on, even knowing that my Step-Father would eventually die from his Cancer, I am still feeling the shock of his passing and dealing with it will take time for things to return to a semblance of normalcy.
Now more than ever, I must do what I can to win my claim, If anything it would be my only tribute to my Step-Father, for the support he gave me in the beginning and even while he was in the hospital, his strength and courage shown while fighting the losing battle with the Cancer demands nothing less of me in my fight with the VA.
He never gave up, nor shall I.
Jim S. B)
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