Our Covid Journey...

Kelsey and Derek's wedding was awesome!! I have a New Daughter!!!

This month I had my annual pulmonary function test. 2022 = 43%; 2023 = 63%; 2024 = 77%!!! I still become winded easy and I am still on oxygen at night but I am improving.

I am tired to staring at 4 walls so I have become a notary within the state of WV. I can also do Remote Online Notarizations. I am going to take certification courses to become a loan signing agent (LSA).

Once I was finally awarded 100%P&T by the VA I was given enough backpay to pay off 2/3 of out bills that have been accumulating over the past 2 1/2 years. This increase my credit score drastically. We were basically forced to live on what my wife made and credit cards until my social security and VA Claim(s) were approved so we went about a year or more with me having $0 income. That's tough going from having an $80k/year job to nothing overnight. Well, with the backpay and my VA disability increase we are doing much better.

Well, I have been looking at new trucks for years. We looked at our credit scores and they were pretty good. Ange told me to call a dealer in Charleston (Moses Chevrolet) to see what they could do for us. Afterall, we have one vehicle with high miles and my daughter's car with high miles. Everytime a vehicle breaks down we have to borrow a vehicle from mawmaw or my son. Well, The dealer texted me the link to the credit app. I filled it out and within 5 minutes we were approved!!! I gave him the stock number of the truck we were looking at and 2 hours later we were in Charleston getting our NEW truck. Yes, NEW. The cost of this truck was about the same cost as a used one. We received a lot of incentives that totaled around $9K off the sticker price. I love this truck. It is not FULLY loaded but it has everything we want and need. Ange loves the heated seats..lol What did we get you ask.. We purchased my dream truck, a '24 Chevrolet Silverado LT. The only bad thing is that is does't like to pass a gas station..lol

We expected to receive word from the VA in about two months after my C&P Exam for disability. Less than 2 weeks I have been informed I was finally approved!!! The doctor that did my C&P Exam said there is not reason that I should have been denied the first time. I thank everyone for thier prayers in this 2 year long process. Now I have additional benefits to apply for.. disabled veteran plates, free fishing and hunting license, Free pass to federal parks, education benefits for my wife and daughter and the list keeps growing.For those who are currently seeking benefits from the VA, check out the links on my page. Today we also took a trip to the Air NG base in Charleston to get our new ID cards!!!

The last couple days I have been pretty congested. I called the VA Nurse Triage line today and was told to go to urgent care... I went to the VA ER in Beckley where they "swabbed my brain". Tested for flu strains, covid strains and RSV!!! I have RSV.. I got a steroid shot and came home. Hopefully it works.

The last couple days I have been pretty congested. I called the VA Nurse Triage line today and was told to go to urgent care... I went to the VA ER in Beckley where they "swabbed my brain". Tested for flu strains, covid strains and RSV!!! I have RSV.. I got a steroid shot and came home. Hopefully it works.

Finally I recieved an appointment to get my lungs evaluated for my VA Disability!!! We have been waiting for a while for this. Hopefully, we will get good news after this. Keep Praying!!!

I finally got to start my part time job from home. I am working from home as a 1099 contractor for Working Solutions, LLC. It is a call center position but I love it. I am enrolling federal employees/retirees/Military retirees in dental and vision benefits. We have very few mean or upset customers so far. This is short term contract. I can set my own hours. By the time I am done after 4 hours my lungs are burning but I'm ok. I just stay on my oxygen all night as usual.

Received an email today with details for starting training on Monday for my Work At Home position.. I'm excited. I haven't worked in 2 years.