Finally the Update!!
Well since the last time i updated quite a bit has happened. I went down south to Newell,CA, to stay with my old friend Rebecca and to look for work down there. She paid for me to get down there and it took me about 25 hours to get down there via greyhound. I had to wait for 10 hours in Medford just to go for a 2 hours trip to Klamath Falls where my friend was waiting with her sister to take me to their place. Silver was really upset about me leaving but she knew it was for the best. She has always been real supportive and i will always be thankful for that. I decided to give the trip about 2-3 weeks to see if i could get anywhere near a job.
Well, things were goin pretty good for a few days when i started to get an itch on my forearms. During that time Becca and I went to the local employment office to look for work. There was a lot more down there than i thought there would be. I filled out about 15 different apps. It was hectic. Becca and i also looked around for apartments and houses for rent. I could not believe how cheap living costs were down there. We found a very large house with a big yard (front and back), 2 story, large 2 car garage, and in nice shape for only $425 a month. Well, rebecca and i continued looking around for a while and the itch was continuing and her family was getting concerned. Eventually becca took me in to get it checked out and the doc said it was either my eczema acting up really bad from going from a humid climate to a really dry climate in a short time period or it was a recurrence of the scabies from when i was on the street. I did a lot of research on eczema at www.medicinenet.com and it really filled me in on a lot of stuff. A lot of things added up. Also the symptoms i was experiencing followed more along with eczema rather than scabies. One of them was the fact that the itching and scabbing seemed to disappear the longer i resisted scratching and seemed to flare up again when i put scented lotion on it or scratched it again. Well after that, Becca and her family got worried and everything started to go down hill.
They automatically concluded it was scabies and wouldnt listen to what I had to say. yeah, they were willing to take me to the doctor ( i didnt know Becca was taking me there till we got there) and i know that cost me at least a couple hundered to my already massive medical debt, but they werent willing to help me pay for the meds. On top of that they accused me of being irresponsible and immature because i didnt tell them that I had scabies int he past and that i needed to tell them regardless of whether i thought there was any need for concern.Well, after that they started getting on my case baout how they didnt beleive thati ever went to get a physical for SSI and that the doc would have given me paperwork if I really did, but he didnt. Then they accused me of not taking care of the rash like i was directed by the doc when i first got treated. They said if I had i wouldnt have the problem now. Well, after all of that, Becca and i went and did a pack test for the local Lost River Fire Management Group (Wildland Firefighters) which required us to carry a 45 lb. pack on our backs for 3 miles under 45 minutes. We passed and went through Fire School for the 3 days as required and filled out the employment paper work.
Well last friday, becca's mom bought me a bus ticket to come back up to Portland and nowi am living with Vikki. Things were pretty cool the first few days and i have adjusted well. Monday I called my dad and spoke to him. Yesterday we were supposed to meet or make arrangements to meet up, I called Live Bridge Telecommunications, scheduled an interview, and got the job. I told my dad and he never got back to me about meeting up. Today Vikki took me to the clinic to get the drug screen squared away and then we went to Starbucks. Vikki and I have been doing just great and I am slowly but surely learning how to communicate with Derwin. As for smoking, well, I have cut back considerably and living in a house with ths much clean air has got my body used to it and now when i have even half a cigarette, i get a little shakey. I am now down to about 1 cigarette a day. Yay Me!! Well, thats about all for now. My next update will probably be on how much it sucks to be single again.
Well, things were goin pretty good for a few days when i started to get an itch on my forearms. During that time Becca and I went to the local employment office to look for work. There was a lot more down there than i thought there would be. I filled out about 15 different apps. It was hectic. Becca and i also looked around for apartments and houses for rent. I could not believe how cheap living costs were down there. We found a very large house with a big yard (front and back), 2 story, large 2 car garage, and in nice shape for only $425 a month. Well, rebecca and i continued looking around for a while and the itch was continuing and her family was getting concerned. Eventually becca took me in to get it checked out and the doc said it was either my eczema acting up really bad from going from a humid climate to a really dry climate in a short time period or it was a recurrence of the scabies from when i was on the street. I did a lot of research on eczema at www.medicinenet.com and it really filled me in on a lot of stuff. A lot of things added up. Also the symptoms i was experiencing followed more along with eczema rather than scabies. One of them was the fact that the itching and scabbing seemed to disappear the longer i resisted scratching and seemed to flare up again when i put scented lotion on it or scratched it again. Well after that, Becca and her family got worried and everything started to go down hill.
They automatically concluded it was scabies and wouldnt listen to what I had to say. yeah, they were willing to take me to the doctor ( i didnt know Becca was taking me there till we got there) and i know that cost me at least a couple hundered to my already massive medical debt, but they werent willing to help me pay for the meds. On top of that they accused me of being irresponsible and immature because i didnt tell them that I had scabies int he past and that i needed to tell them regardless of whether i thought there was any need for concern.Well, after that they started getting on my case baout how they didnt beleive thati ever went to get a physical for SSI and that the doc would have given me paperwork if I really did, but he didnt. Then they accused me of not taking care of the rash like i was directed by the doc when i first got treated. They said if I had i wouldnt have the problem now. Well, after all of that, Becca and i went and did a pack test for the local Lost River Fire Management Group (Wildland Firefighters) which required us to carry a 45 lb. pack on our backs for 3 miles under 45 minutes. We passed and went through Fire School for the 3 days as required and filled out the employment paper work.
Well last friday, becca's mom bought me a bus ticket to come back up to Portland and nowi am living with Vikki. Things were pretty cool the first few days and i have adjusted well. Monday I called my dad and spoke to him. Yesterday we were supposed to meet or make arrangements to meet up, I called Live Bridge Telecommunications, scheduled an interview, and got the job. I told my dad and he never got back to me about meeting up. Today Vikki took me to the clinic to get the drug screen squared away and then we went to Starbucks. Vikki and I have been doing just great and I am slowly but surely learning how to communicate with Derwin. As for smoking, well, I have cut back considerably and living in a house with ths much clean air has got my body used to it and now when i have even half a cigarette, i get a little shakey. I am now down to about 1 cigarette a day. Yay Me!! Well, thats about all for now. My next update will probably be on how much it sucks to be single again.