Ingram Chronicle
Vol. 3 No. 1
The month of January is about gone, and I have just begun to think of what I need to tell everyone. We had a good visit to SLC--saw all the Lambs at Anamarie's farewell talk in Beaver Ward--Emerito went off by rail to Miami to see his family and Maria followed on by air--Aunt Gena is beginning to get around the house better, but still is very cautious about the outdoors. We had a good trip back to Yuma--except for the snow over Searchlight, Nevada--that gave Rosie a different thrill that she didn't want--the ride went all right anyway.
I've had my first visit to the Sleep Clinic--and do suffer from sleep apnea--and am scheduled for another trial there in February. Dr. Garcia is worried about a spot on my right upper lung--but the pulmonologist, Dr. Hopurani, says that we just need to keep an eye on it for a while, to see if anything develops—Dr. Garcia referred me to a pulmonary surgeon, Dr. Koopot, in Phoenix, for another opinion—Dr.. Koopot agreed with Dr. Hourani--so we will have another CT scan in March or April—just to see if anything is changing.
Your mother and I went to Phoenix for a meeting of the All-Arizona School Retirees Association (AASRA) State Board—I am now the District Vice President for District 4 (Yuma/La Paz Counties). We had a fine gathering of many of my old friends, from when I was the Editor of the AASRA Newsletter. We discussed many things related to the affairs of the retired school employees and our interactions with the State Legislature and Arizona State Retirement System board.
I’ve had my second Sleep Clinic session, with the assistance of the CPAP breathing apparatus—slept much better than before—so, I guess that I shall have to be anchored to the bedroom with the CPAP supplying over-pressure air to my nose—so that I can sleep better. I guess that this is for the better—I do hope that it will supply a good night’s sleep for Gerry.
Some time has passed, and I have received my CPAP machine—just need to get it installed in the bedroom—finding the electrical outlet beneath the bed will be difficult—I’ll have to shift the new mattress to get at the headboard and the outlet—then we’ll begin the CPAP sleep treatment.
We were burgled—mother’s purse and my little denim bag were taken—Brian’s set of keys to Rosie’s Ford 150 PU were also taken—he’s now using a club regularly!—then the credit cards were used that morning at Wal-Mart and Target for big buys—and for gas at the new Chevron Station at 24th St. and Pacific Ave—all within about one hour—as we were trying to cancel the cards—some deal—Officer D. Sullins, YPD, is our contact for the investigation—Brian took a look at the security video from Wal-Mart—but didn’t recognize the perpetrators—whoever had lifted the loot had passed it on—we do suspect one of his acquaintances was the burglar—he has had a large number of "friends" in and out of the house—what with his "band," so we will be more careful about locking up the house—I’ve replaced all three door locks—the front door and the two side doors with new locks—better than the 40+ year-old locks—It is very hard to cancel credit cards without a knowledge of the credit card numbers! And whose card is which! Mervyn’s, Penny’s, Target, Sears, Visa, Discover, etc.!!! Some were in my name, and others were in your mom’s name. But, we were able to finally get through—I even contacted Experian Credit Bureau to post a possible fraud warning, who also alerted TransUnion and Equifax, since the burglar got mother’s driver’s license, too! I am in the process of obtaining a new set of Medicare and PacifiCare medical insurance cards. There will be more to report in the future, I am sure.