Rain, Pain, Rain...

Well,  Since no one is online, thought I would update my journal real quick and let everyone know I am still alive! We completed the mediation with the insurance company, things didn't go great with them but the Judge made sure to let me know that in Oregon the laws are written by the insurance companies, for the insurance companies so it's probably the best I would get under the worker's compensation system. Considering that I could have been off work, on my own time and gotten hurt like this just the same, I am just grateful we got enough to pay off most of the bills and allow me to stay home, and my husband's check will be enough for us to get by on. Now I get to go through this all again with social security.  The attorney says it's a whole lot easier in the Social Security Legal arena...just as long a process and a pain in the a@@ but we will not have to prove fault, just that it is present. Which he explained made his job a whole lot easier winning it.  I not so sure of that, but we will see. Between the stress of the legal stuff, ongoing damp, rainy weather, and in a pain flair up, my pain is up in the 10+ scale and I have been having difficulties using my hands. I got a dragon speak program to try and use it instead of typing only to find out my computer can't run the program not enough juice in the processor. Oh well it was a nice try. Everyone here is sick mostly, just my poor husband advoiding all us sickies and trying to keep away from the crap going around in the house. Took the youngest to the Doctor yesterday....the cold/flu whatever is gone but a sinus infection and brochitis remained. Older daughter has been sick for about 5 days with nose/lung congestion coughing, fever, loss of appitite, sore throat, etc...Now I'm not feeling so great on top of the normal problems...great, just great. Hope everyone is doing better than we are!