Fw: from Sher>>>From Tina to the board

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This is an email I have from Tina and I'm sending to the board to read.....

RE: from Sher

Hi Sher, Well, the divorce is final. It was a tough one, but I am glad it is finished. Unfortunately, I think I will be dealing with the affects of the divorce for a long time. It has basically left me penniless. I have filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and will face that on my own since I had no money to hire an attorney. I am looking forward to a fresh start. The hardest part about divorce was losing the health insurance I had from Ebby's employer. I am solely dependent on Medicare now and it has proven to be a nightmare. Some of my medication is not covered and my out of pocket expenses are ridiculous for a person on a fixed income. But, again, I will go forward and try to find the blessings that I have to be thankful for. My father passed away on May 17. It was unforseen and a shock to everyone. He lived in land near my girls and I traveled there for the memorial service. He was a tough old bird at 78 years old and still worked as the local car wash attendant. He loved his job because he spent most of his time talking with the people as they waited their turn for the automatic car wash. He had been diagnosed with bladder cancer a couple of months ago and was scheduled to have his bladder removed at Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on May 22. The surgery was said to be a very complicated one, with lots of grim possibilities afterwards. I think his passing was a blessing in that regard. He had never had any surgeries in his entire life. He had never been sedated or put to sleep for anything! And, the aftercare following the surgery would have been very tough on him; because he was such a proud man and it would have required a lot of care by strangers. In any event, my stepmother found him lying on the kitchen floor when she got home from work that night at 10:30. He had his nitro pill bottle clenched in his hand. The paramedics said he died sometime after 5:30 pm, and, most likely, it was a heart attack. In other news, I finished my semester of classes and I am now past the halfway point for my bachelor's degree. The last couple of classes reflected my lack of ability to give them my full attention and so my grades were just barely passing. But, I did it. I am taking a couple of summer courses starting in a couple of weeks and then back to full-time in September. I want to reach this goal of graduation as soon as possible. The custody case finally went to trial on May 7th and I was awarded sole custody of Kaleb. Ebby was given 6 weeks of visitation for every summer, plus the Thanksgiving holiday every year, December 26- January 1 every year and the Easter holiday every year. I took Kaleb to meet his father yesterday for the start of his summer visitation. I hate it that he has to be gone for 6 weeks, but at least he is with me the rest of the time. Kaleb is being a trooper about the whole thing. He is very happy things have worked out ths way. Ebby will never stop being angry and doing things to hurt me, but I only have to deal with him on a limited basis. His newest endeaver is to have me charged with fraud. He is alleging that I got credit cards in his name without his knowledge and is telling Kaleb that I will soon be in jail. I have explained to Kaleb that his father is less than truthful about the things he is talking about and that he does not have to worry about me going to jail. I am confident that the truth will be on my side; especially since I did not do any of the things Ebby is alleging.As for my health, I have been put on the inactive list for transplant due to weight gain (damn steroids!). I am trying to lose weight, but that has been a lifelong process anyway. I need to lose about 20 more pounds to be re-listed at UPMC in Pittsburgh. I have my next appointment at the Cleveland Clinic on June 30. I am still trying to get listed with them and hope that they will have more resources for me in the weight loss department. They are talking about bariatric surgery and getting me in touch with a dietician. So, I will let you know where that progresses. Otherwise, I am holding on and hoping that I don't have any other set backs. Well, I am glad you wrote to me and I am sorry for not keeping in touch at a more regular pace. Tell everyone on the board that I said hello, and you are more than welcome to post this email if you would like. Take care, God Bless and love, Tina

From: bofus@...To: tdweimer@...Subject: from SherDate: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 10:07:49 -0700

Hi Tina,

Hope this finds all going ok with you and the divorce.

Especially your health...

Give me an update, ok? Just a brief one to know how you are so you don't have to write a long one....

MamaSher; 70, IPF 3-06, OR. NasturtiumsDon't fret about tomorrow, God is already there!

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