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Recent trips to San Diego and Malaysia
October 20, 2010
After a couple very stressful months which included hassles with the insurance company, I've too many days of school and had to drop from the program. I'll either finish on my own at home or finish in the spring semester. I needed to get away from it all. Completely away from everything I am familiar with, so no going back to Washington to visit my sons or brothers or other relatives. No going to any familiar US city. Instead, I essentially threw a dart at the map and went where it landed - Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
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Bought a new car!
September 4, 2010
I bought a new car, actually an old car - a 1972 MGB. It was restored in '07, I will post pics soon. I bought it in Mesa. Took the bus up there and drove the car home, with the top down, in 100+ degree sunshine. My arms and nose got a bit sunburned, to say the least. but the car is beautiful and runs fantastic. It is my 3rd MG, and something I have been looking forward to buying for a long time.
Pics have been uploaded to the Photo Album, just look for the folder MGB!
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School starting
August 30, 2010
Well, I've made it through the roughest bit so far since Cheryl's death - dealing with all the legal stuff. I have been surprised by the amount of money one has to pay out before ever getting a penny from the life insurance - almost 22 grand! I was told the credit card companies will 'forgive' the debt on the cards of the deceased if you send them a copy of the death certificate, but alas, that is not true.
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Moving along
August 4, 2010
I have been in Washington state for a week and a half now. We had a grave side service and a memorial service last saturday. The grave side service was difficult for me. David, Austin and I placed Cheryl in the inurnment vault. The memorial service was very nice. It wasn't easy of course, but there were well over one hundred people there. Since then I am driving around the state visiting relatives that couldn't make it to the services.
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Cheryl suffered a massive stroke
July 21, 2010
On July13th, in the later afternoon while she was resting, Cheryl suffered a massice stroke in the cerebellum part of her brain. We kept her on life support, a ventilator, for a couple days until all the family members could arrive from out of state to see her and say their last goodbyes. Friday the 16th in the afternoon we had a time of prayer with the hospital chaplain and turned off the machine. Cheryl never suffered any pain or agony or suffering.
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