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Where do I begin...
I haven't been blogging due to overwhelming depression. There has been so much that has happened with only one dear friend of mine of 10 years that has been in the know.
Life has a way of throwing curve balls when least expected. But I am not so sure if I can handle the curve balls that had come our way one-after-another-after-another-after-another.
I have decided to just back-track this blog from May 31st. Hopefully I am able to catch up on remaining posts over the next few days. This will all depend on how I am feeling, physically and emotionally. For those who have been calling and texting. I had decided to turn off my phone for awhile so myself and Eric can allow ourselves some time to reflect on things. It's a first. But a must.
Due to recent labs. Next week will be my final rescan. The choice was unfortunately made for me. Although new findings gave more of a definitive answer. Treatments that never worked. I gave it my all.
I have decided to call it quits with dealing with Camping World due to mainly the overwhelming stress it was causing me physically and mentally. The attorney generals office in the state of Ohio did send me a letter in which Camping World did admit to selling me the wrong camper in the first place. Instead I was sold a defective camper in which they said since I signed the other purchase contract that Camping World is not liable. A brand-new $32,000 purchase that I have decided to have the bank seize. I had only made 2 payments on the new account with nothing to show for it. Even those who did their best to intervene, got absolutely no where with Camping World. Their suggestion was for me to seek an attorney. But who has the money and most importantly, the time. I have neither now. Trust me by saying, I have far more important things to worry about than always having perfect credit. I have come to realize that your perfect credit score means nothing in heaven.
Due to overwhelming financial loss with our home that we purchased 6 months ago that continues to have major foundation issues, on top of doing everything in our humanly power that we could to find a safe roof over our head. We have no other choice but to remain under a shaky roof. This means that additional foundation and structural Band-Aids must continue to a cost of $18,550. Eric is working with the bank on the entire mess and crossing fingers that a hardship loan modification is approved. The bank had their own legal team that was adamant on going after those who sold a home that is structurally unsafe. They call it, "A hidden agenda by the sellers and other parties involved in the sale." But even the bank realizes that we must have a place to live. Even if it's still unsafe. I wish that I could take the blame. Eric wishes he could take the blame.
Due to health reasons, medical bills, doing my best to find a safe place for our little family, among many other things that have corresponded over the past 5 days. On top of continued out of pocket prescription costs that remain inevitable to the end. I have decided to stop paying on all credit cards and other accounts minus my car lease. Once again...I have come to realize that credit means nothing in heaven. But everything when you need those credit card payments for other major necessities. I have been on SSD for far too many years and not by choice. Regardless of the constant negative insults, put-downs. We are damn good people with HUGE HEARTS. We deserved better. Bad things happen to good people. I have seen it many times through out my lifetime. There are less than 5% of good people still left in this world. Make sure when you run into one of the 5% that you take extra special care of those good folks. Amen.
My attorney was for the final time, unsuccessful in helping me gain a temporary work permit to help bring in additional household income. We had yet to prove that medically, I have gotten better. One final time...Denied.
Some of what has transpired is just far too hard for me to write about this morning. I will leave this blog post with a few pictures of far happier times. A mere 5 days ago.
sad
While I stayed at home to attend to matters with our home, newly purchased travel trailer and other mundane issues. There was a far more important matter to attend to with questions on why Littleblue has not been feeling very well lately. Eric took the reigns today on having her re-examined by Dr. T and his team. Littleblue has been struggling a lot just in order to breath without so much stress, but with little success. What we continue giving her as far as prescription medication seems to no longer work for our beloved Littleblue.
Dr. T did a full examination and ran a new x-ray since it has been 30 days, post-surgical recovery. Instead of us taking walks with Littleblue and Snoreo. Littleblue has now been the one letting us know when and if she is capable of walking. Lately, those days and moments are becoming fewer. One x-ray and as of this evening. A new tumor, as once again we find ourselves dealing with cancer. 
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bright
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In the middle of far more serious matters of the heart and of our home. We always do our best to get out and catch some fresh air through out the day. I am so glad to hear that many of my friends in and out of state are enjoying this beautiful Memorial weekend! Not only am I super jealous of my dear friend Cynthia's home down on the coast in Florida. But even more envious of such beautiful spring blooms around her home. BEAUTIFUL! We don't have as many flower beds at our new home in Indiana. But Eric does plan on using the rest of our RV gift card and home improvement gift card from local friends in hopes of turning a bad situation into something a bit more positive! A little added project for this upcoming week!
chillin'
Littleblue hasn't been feeling very well over the past 24 hours. We have been noticing that her breathing problems are getting a bit worse. This could be due to that time of the year, allergies, which doesn't help any type of pre-existing issues. Littleblue has been on a bronchial dilator for awhile that had been helping. So we aren't quite sure what the change has been to make her feel so bad?. But for now we don't want to risk having her outdoors for too long of a period at a time. Tis better to play it safe! Walking at the trails for Snoreo and less than 5 minute walks for Littleblue. They both don't do very well in the heat or humidity. But for Littleblue and her super thick Siberian Husky fur, it's much worse on top of having respiratory issues. 
We have no holiday plans for this weekend since there is still so much on our list of things to do. Eric has to work all weekend, on top of quite a few Band-Aids that once again need placed through out the house. Inside and outside. Hopefully the Band-Aids will help prevent it from collapsing a bit longer while we continue to strategize on what to do next. There are quite a few Memorial Day festivities going on around our little, lazy, river town. But as for now, I am doing my best to avoid any and all stress. That includes the stress of being in the middle of large holiday crowds. Sandwiched among hundreds of loud, hot, sweaty, drunk folks just doesn't sound very relaxing to us. Nor getting run over, ankles first, by hot-rod baby stroller drivers. Heeheeheeheehee! Hey, just being honest! 
Today was all about being productive, yet still finding time to enjoy the great outdoors. There is always time for a breather or two.. Even Snoreo has a pastime which includes watching all the deer come up to my homemade food station feeder. Snoreo doesn't bark, but instead just freezes up until Eric sneaks up behind him! Hahahaha! As far as the deer... I think they are just used to not only us, but Snoreo and the rest of our fur children. We have quite an interesting little family and same goes for who shows up at our homemade feeding station. Lately it's been the most unusual wildlife pair ever! 
or what?. 
Eric? He is at a crossroads of his own with regards to our home that we should had vacated out of months ago. Instead, we are still playing a game of the great western standoff to see who will outwit, outlast and literally outlive the opposing side first. The problem with that game just happens to be the other component who is a house with thousands upon thousands of pounds of Bedford stone that could collapse and kill you in one split second. We know first hand by photos shared with us from two engineers on the serious matter at hand. Pictures of homes sitting on unsafe foundations built with Bedford stone. Some with deadly consequences. At this point. Who isn't aware of the dire need to get the hell out of here?! We would had been out of here. If only the next lemon didn't have to magically appear.
We had honestly sold far too many personal items that I care to mention in order to make way for our new temporary home. While the bank and other parties litigate a very serious matter with our home's foundation, fraud disclosure and other private matters. Those parties need us out of this unsafe home. But here we are yet to find a temporary home. Instead I am still dealing with Camping World, Heartland and now the bank who has my new travel trailer loan. Could things get any crazier? I am sure they most definitely could, so for now we continue doing our best in a very tricky situation to remain as calm as possible. Stress at this point, especially for me receiving my next round of new treatments, would do us no good. Who in the right frame of mind would buy a home if they knew upfront the sellers hidden agenda?. Pulling the best David Copperfield of all time while concealing very serious foundation problems. Who has the power to set up a seriously defective mechanical system inside a brand new 36-foot travel trailer? Mind you... All three slides with the same failing mechanical cable system. Sorry, but I can not take the honors of such a lemon when the wrong trailer was sold to me in the first place. Honors to Camping World on that huge mistake.
crazy, that is because it is crazy.
When it comes to my brand new travel trailer purchase mistake. It has now been over 3 weeks. No one contacts us on either side of Heartland Corporation or Camping World. They never have, since why would they, when Camping World has already been paid. I had to once again, contact all parties involved today in hopes of getting some answers only to find out. Nothing has yet to be done nor even started at this point. YOLO remains sitting on a second Camping World back lot in waiting. I was told on the phone today by the service department representative reading a long list of notes regarding YOLO. The body shop manager contacted Heartland Corporation in requests to send a representative down to see the major manufacturer defect. This of course might just take them another 3 weeks, 3 months, who knows at this point?
The RV lemon law applies to every state in order to help protect the consumer. In my case the lemon law states that a major repair must be performed in a timely manner. 30 days is the max. Come next week. I will be past my 30 days and already had paid out two payments later with nothing to show for it. No YOLO. In fact, the insurance has now been cut off. The site is no longer after those who own the site expressed their concern on having a serious mechanical issue with all three slide cable systems that constantly remain under high tension and pressure. They expressed to myself and Eric that if it were to ricochet screws again, but this time through a window and hurt someone. It would be a major liability on their part since they are now fully aware of the Heartland defect. Same with insurance not covering a travel trailer that should had already been recalled and paid back in full by Camping World. Let them deal with Heartland Corporation. Sure, it all makes sense doesn't it?. Easier said, than done. 
Decisions. 
If life were constantly all smiles among a bed of rose. Then how the heck would we ever learn? The hardest struggles bring with them the greatest lessons learned. It is through those struggles that we learn how to be strong! 
Another crossroad getting ready to hit me is with regards to my current scheduled labs and rescans. It is up to me after this next rescan if I want to continue them every three months or wait and rescan every 6 months. Nothing has really changed since my last several scans. It is more so for my sake since I am the type of person who wants to know what I am battling. What I might possibly be facing. My oncologists and specialists have left the decision up to me if I want to continue rescans every 3 months or just do so when complications arise. This is something that I will need to make a firm decision on by early next month. For now it's onto a new specialist and specialty oncologist who will being assisting my team of doctors. 
This is where photography has always been a great passion and joy of mine over the years. Especially when it comes to taking photos of nature and all of God's creatures, both big and small. This is our first teeny, tiny, 1 week old newborn turtle that actually stumbled upon us while walking along the river trails. It's quite fascinating if you think about such a long journey from nesting to now quickly learning to adapt and overcome this brave new world. A quite scary and dangerous new world for tiny little baby turtles such as this baby snapping turtle. Of course we weren't going to leave this little guy in any sort of harms way. So we gently picked this little cutie up and took him home with us to a far safer place. The same place where we placed the rescued box turtle that got stuck in the middle of a very busy intersection just a few weeks ago while on our way to my morning treatment. 
heehee!
celebratory
I can still remember her as a puppy staring at me inside this little cat carrier. Two crystal blue colored bandit eyes. Heeheeheehee! I wasn't sure if she was a Littleblue or a tiny baby raccoon. Littleblue has grown into such a beautiful and super sweet fur child with lots of love for her entire family. Snoreo and Littleblue have yet to truly bond since Mr. Snoreo is still in his teenage rebellion stage. But I have a feeling that sooner than later the two will grow to have a very close bond. 
Mistake? Let's just say that I was personally WARNED. Actually... VERY WARNED by quite a few prior unhappy customers. Travel trailer, fifth wheel, RV, you name it and their experience was as well, far from any better. One would had thought I would had taken their advice. But NO... I had to once again learn the hard way.
#4-The ticket price means absolutely nothing at Camping World and the same holds true for their online price and even other ads Camping World places online such as RV Trader. Through my own personal experience with Camping World and doing a lot of homework has shown me that the General Manager does a whole lot of scamming with various price changes. Increasing sticker prices all the way up to $25,000. OH YES! Do your homework before stepping into any Camping World.