Thursday, October 16, 2025

Journal - Burnaby -Autumn

I have returned from only 10 days physically away and I feel a bit overwhelmed by the challenges.  
The closure of Royal Columbia Clinic with my patients transferring to Docside has been at the top of the list.  
Thanks to Mary Lou we’ve been able to get most of the files but they’re as a collection of notes and I have to repopulated thee medication allergies, medical illness and social history boxes.  I certainly won’t have cheat notes to remember the cats name.  It’s like teaching grade 1 and losing the pictures of the kids and their seating plan.
I’m muddling through.
The Agile Insurance continues to hassle about paying for damage to the camper jack.  They say there’s no claim but there is and now they’ve taken 6 months to get back to me and still haven’t released the material I’d need to have the RV and Insurance folk here dispute it or even to have a lawyer involved.  Horrendous abuse of medical professionals in a shortage dealing with their clearly unnecessary delays and buggering about.
I’ve been able to continue to see patients even while away. The main thing has been continuation of medications and recording and communicating with pharmacy. I write 3-6 months RX with repeats but people only realize they’re running out when the pharmacists tells them.  There’s always the’emergency’ caused by disorganization and forgetfulness. I certainly don’’t judge these days when the leadership in the country comes across as continuing to be corrupt, uncaring of citizens and involved in some global rip off. The neo communism and sharia rise concern me.  I struggle to avoid ‘worry’ which of course is wicked but my patients are feeling the economic threats even more than me.  I wonder at times whose managing well and realize I’m doing well compared to other times in my life and yet I lack the attitude of gratitude
I’m so blessed that Laura and Madigan are well
Driving away I left the Starlink antennae on top of the car and lost it. I only realized it was gone when I unloaded the car here at the Thor.  Fortunately i was able to get to Best Buy to get the Mini Starlink dish on Thanksgiving day.  
Unfortunately it didn’t work. The new antennae is still not functioning on the old roaming account, I’ve spent 3 hours trying every action but support only got through in wee hours when I was sleeping. I’ve texted them SIN and pictures of the error messages and am hoping.  At the PO they didn’t have the tripod mount because of the postal strike but fortunately Adell texted me that the iPhone I gave her and the talking stick for Allen finally arrived having been delayed by the postal strike.
Today I have 6 or 7 patients and will manage. I like that at this moment cash flow continues given that I’m facing more costs.  Food costs alone have doubled and tripled in Canada.  All the overtaxation and punishment of citizens to support the holidaying illegal aliens .  I wish I was more spiritually aware.
I’m disappointed a bit that I didn’t shoot a deer, I was impressed that Alex and Kendra both shot spikes.  Incredible.
Baiba still looks great and her sons are grown up fine and she continues to attend shows and dine out with lots of photos of wine and cocktails
I enjoy seeing the past and elsewhere through Facebook. Everyone gets to see pictures of Madigan and grouse hunting
I feel I’m ‘plodding”.  Everything is getting done. It’s a miracle and truly amazing , all the accomplishments. Since buying the motorhome I’m been continuing to pay the mortgage, rent and maintain work,  
My back aches but I was much improved on the hunt actually able to walk uneven forest paths. I’m now exercising and regularly walking Madigan here keeping up with schedule despite the challenges.
I don’t know if I like that word .  
Laura was gone in the morning having got up early to drive home and prepare for work,
The game is in my freezer but my freezer needs to defrost and the cleaning ladies Alina and Alyina will come. I’m hoping the propane guy coming today will some the lack of hot water.  I think I have electric heat. I’ve used the space heater so the temperature is fine but I really don’t think I have propane though the sensor says it’s half full.
I emptied the tanks and the sewage is fine.  Next Friday I have an appointment with Traveland to have the maintenance done on the motorhome.
I reserved a few weeks at the Hollywood RV Park in LA and paid for Laura Air Canada return flight.I’ve even arranged tickets to the LACounty Art gallery and found the dates for the Geddy.  
I’ve the eye assessment follow up in November but with vitamins my sight seems better, 
Some days I think I’m depressed because it’s like the spiritual light of the world is only at 3/4’s.  I did enjoy seeing George, Marty, Dean, Frank, Mario, Jack, Terry and more last night. Jesse is back which is great.  Adam’s death notice was sad.  Lethal disease.  Daily reprieve.  I’m truly blessed.
Madigan has a groomer appointment for next Wednesday and continues to poop each day without the poop getting tangled in his butt hair.
I enjoyed driving the Vespa last night
Thank you Jesus.  Thank you God. Thank you Creator.  
I love Philomena Cunk’s responses to being asked about her future.  “I’m just trying to get to Friday”.  I ‘m doing one day at a time spiritually and getting through the day and yet I’m not surrendering despite having the sense my position is overtime,  
All shall be well. All shall be well and All manner of Things shall be well.  
Even my plant survived though it lacked water and had too much sun. I’ll care for it and it too will continue.  
Time to walk the little guy. Thank you Jesus. 



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