Hello once again Blogger world! I am amazed that my blog is still getting views. My presence here has been lacking the last couple years. From all over the world, I hope you enjoy my minute section of cyberspace. To my old friends, thanks for coming back! To my new readers, thank you for coming!

A lot has happened the last couple years. I have been on a downward spiral for several years now. All of a sudden I've gotten old, and I feel my age. Kitty and I are caretaking an RV park in Ninilchik, Alaska. We've been living in a 1973 Holiday Rambler travel trailer. It's old and its beat up. It used to be a chicken coop. We have a roof over our heads.

Home Sweet Home!

I have a diagnosis finally. It turns out I have epilepsy in my left frontal lobe which can cause a lot of the cognitive issues I've been having. I've got peripheral neuropathy and poly neuropathy. What that means in people terms is I can't feel my feet anymore. I'm walking around on numb tootsies. Both of my arms need to be sliced and diced. I'm still waiting on the results of my psych eval. It doesn't look like Alzheimer's but the neuropsychologist does believe something is going on. It's going to be interesting to see what she has to say.

I can't work anymore. We filed a claim with the Social Security Administration for disability back in July. We're in limbo now, still waiting for this to go through. It's tough on both of us. Kitty followed me down this path. In today's world, anyone else would have left long ago. She's taken a lot from me, more than any one person should ever have to take. If it weren't for Kitty making the decisions she made to get us out of Fairbanks and to get me help, we never would have survived. Kitty is the only reason we made it. My brain went to mush and my body stopped cooperating. Like I said, I got old in a hurry.

The good news is the medication seems to work. I guess I've been having petite mal seizures for a few years now and they were getting worse. My brain was in a fog and not thinking coherently for quite a long time. It feels better now. It is starting to think again. I hurt and I moan and I groan constantly but I don't have Alzheimer's! That is a death sentence. We'll make it.

Other than survive and go to medical appointments, there's not much to do in Ninilchik during winter. I'm finally starting to take some pictures again. These are some recent shots that I've been working on. Hope you enjoy!

Mount Illiamna

Recently we started a serious cold snap. We found that we couldn't keep up with heating our trailer. It turned into a popsicle at -20f. We were fortunate to have new friends open their home to us. Faith and Fred have been a godsend to us! We're not sure how long we'll have to stay. Next week its supposed to drop to 30 below. The joys of Alaska!

Remember Deadliest Catch?

Now that I'm starting to feel coherent again, I hope to start writing again. I still want to do the YouTube thing, I just don't feel comfortable with it. I was surprised to look a couple days back and see that I have 31 subscribers. I wonder how many of those are FBI and Secret Service? Hi Chad and Barrett!!!!! I'll vlog again sometime. For now, I need to write and get my pictures out.

Before I go, I have an old friend that has gone through a very difficult time. She put it out there, online for everyone to see. Her daughter, who I new when she was a very young girl lost her long difficult battle with cancer. I watched, prayed, and supported my friends throughout their ordeal. No matter how bad it got, I watched this young lady battle with style and grace. She even left thinking of others. This young lady was my inspiration when I started having problems. When I was ready to throw in the towel, I watched her do something incredible. It happened several times. She new how her battle would end yet she kept being a warrior and never gave up. Jeanette, you didn't know this but Jennifer gave me the courage when it was all but gone, to actually listen to Kitty and figure out how to get myself better. She is in a better place, and you will hold her again. Peace to you and yours my friend.

For Jen

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