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[Show-me]

Still kicking

Still kicking, removal of fluid around right lung turned into a panic attack so they did not get as much as they could have, still got 400ml. It did provide relief. Hot humid weather is no fun.

FERS Disability Retirement approved, I won my VA compensation case and my SSDI should hit first of July after the 5 month waiting period for terminal claimants. Need to make sure Health and Life insurance are still in place and that should be it. Prepaid my funeral, bought the plots and picked out a nice headstone made of Missouri Red Granite.

One thing of note, if you are going the Disability Retirement route and you do have a serious health condition, you can call OPM and expedite your case. It does require persistences and some calling back, but it work for me.

Very happy to be in the G fund this week..........

 

[OBGibby]

Re: Still kicking


Glad to hear it, Show-me. Keep kicking!

 

[burrocrat]

Re: Santa Rally

you're not done yet, what's the next challenge? remember you have friends all along the way.

 

[Cactus]

Re: Update

Congratulations, Show-me, on your FERS Disability and your VA compensation! Good to hear it. It's good that not everything is bad news. We have to take these victories as they come along. I know it was a hard won fight. Once again, thanks for sharing. My wife will be real happy to hear about this for you and yours. Keep on kicking and enjoy your retirement.

Glad to hear removing the 400 ml provided some relief. I hope it will last you awhile. How is the rest of the pain management going? Are they able to do anything else for you?

P.S. Congratualtions on already being in the G Fund. That's another small victory for you.

 

[Show-me]

Re: 9% and a update.

Pain management is the key. They changed frequency and now I want to sleep all the time, like now.

 

[nnuut]

Re: 9% and a update.

Like they say there's always hope.
Scientists are now beating cancer with the HIV virus. [VIDEO]

 

[jkenjohnson]

Re: Still kicking

Still kicking, removal of fluid around right lung turned into a panic attack so they did not get as much as they could have, still got 400ml. It did provide relief. Hot humid weather is no fun.

FERS Disability Retirement approved, I won my VA compensation case and my SSDI should hit first of July after the 5 month waiting period for terminal claimants. Need to make sure Health and Life insurance are still in place and that should be it. Prepaid my funeral, bought the plots and picked out a nice headstone made of Missouri Red Granite.

One thing of note, if you are going the Disability Retirement route and you do have a serious health condition, you can call OPM and expedite your case. It does require persistences and some calling back, but it work for me.

Very happy to be in the G fund this week..........

I don't know you, but it sounds like you have a lot of courage and love for your family. Leave it to the government to make you fight for your rights for months and months. Good Luck.

 

[felixthecat]

Show-Me Thanks for your wisdom over the years

I don't know you, but it sounds like you have a lot of courage and love for your family. Leave it to the government to make you fight for your rights for months and months. Good Luck.

Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your posts over the years Show-me. I'm so sorry that damm cancer has not gone away. I asked the good Lord to help you anyway possible. I lost my father a few years back. He had emphysema real bad. I got to talk with him the night before...he had a clear period of clarity that was so good to talk to him one more time. God took him in the night. Whatever happens, you have been an inspiration to us all. Thanks so much for everthing. You have helped me so much through the years. You were one of my favorite reads. God bless you. .....
You a so strong! So proud of you for holding strong.

 

[MrJohnRoss]

Re: Still kicking

Still kicking, removal of fluid around right lung turned into a panic attack so they did not get as much as they could have, still got 400ml. It did provide relief. Hot humid weather is no fun.

FERS Disability Retirement approved, I won my VA compensation case and my SSDI should hit first of July after the 5 month waiting period for terminal claimants. Need to make sure Health and Life insurance are still in place and that should be it. Prepaid my funeral, bought the plots and picked out a nice headstone made of Missouri Red Granite.

One thing of note, if you are going the Disability Retirement route and you do have a serious health condition, you can call OPM and expedite your case. It does require persistences and some calling back, but it work for me.

Very happy to be in the G fund this week..........

Good job Show-me. Keep up the good work.

 

[Show-me]

My appointment did not go very well. As my breathing capacity continues to decreases it appears that my ability to expel CO2 is becoming a problem. It was suggested that we start looking at bring in hospice for better quality of life. I just happened to have an appointment the following day with my primary Doc. and he agreed. From what he told us you are better to bring in hospice than to go to the hospital because the hospital will put you on a ventilator and you will become dependent on it and never come back home. I pick home. One thing is for certain, there is no time table for the coming events. So this could take days, weeks or months depending on a number of variables. My pain is manageable but my breathing is a day to day miracle. I do tire easily and take naps without feeling guilty. lol So I will take a nap. —

feeling tired.

 

[MrBowl]

My appointment did not go very well. As my breathing capacity continues to decreases it appears that my ability to expel CO2 is becoming a problem. It was suggested that we start looking at bring in hospice for better quality of life. I just happened to have an appointment the following day with my primary Doc. and he agreed. From what he told us you are better to bring in hospice than to go to the hospital because the hospital will put you on a ventilator and you will become dependent on it and never come back home. I pick home. One thing is for certain, there is no time table for the coming events. So this could take days, weeks or months depending on a number of variables. My pain is manageable but my breathing is a day to day miracle. I do tire easily and take naps without feeling guilty. lol So I will take a nap. —

feeling tired.

I'm so sorry you are going through this. God bless you

 

[tsptalk]

You are certainly putting up a good fight. I wouldn't bet against you. Hang tough my friend.

 

[RealMoneyIssues]

God Bless you and your family Show-me. Good luck and let us know if we can help in any way!!

 

[Birchtree]

I've been trying to stay away from this subject matter because any support I can offer is against the law.

 

[SkyPilot]

Show, I will carry you in prayer. John 14:27

 

[nnuut]

Hang tough my friend.

 

[MrJohnRoss]

Show-me, thank you for letting us know how you're doing. I hope you know that we all care, and that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

 

[coolhand]

Re: 9% and a update.

I am very saddened to hear of your situation Show-me. As you can see, you have many friends. You are family here. I know you have a strong spirit and will continue your battle. I will be praying for my friend. We care.

 

[alevin]

Re: 9% and a update.

Ah, Show, glad you are choosing home, with loved ones. having suffered with episodic asthma in the past, I sense the struggle you are enduring. glad the fluid removal helped and that you are able to escape into sleep to get away from the pain. hearts and prayers are with you. rest easy, and thank you for being such a common-sense member of this place these many years.

 

[tsptalk]

Mike Stark (show-me)

Good-bye, my friend. You will be missed.

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[TD]DURHAM, Mo. -- Michael E. Stark [show-me], 44, of Durham, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday evening (July 30, 2013) in his home in Durham surrounded by his loving family.

Mike was born Sept. 16, 1968, in Quincy, Ill., a son of C. Clayton and Heidi C. Strebe Stark. He married Cheryl Christine Chapman in Hannibal on Aug. 25, 2000. She survives.

Mike was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving at Camp Pendleton, from where he was deployed to Okinawa, Japan, Korea and the Philippines. [/TD]
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He proudly served his country during Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia. Mike was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1993 with the rank of sergeant. He lived a short time in Denver, Colo., where he went to aircraft maintenance school, and returned home to Maywood in 1995. He finished his career with the United States Postal Service in 2013.

His interests were watching his son Anthony play baseball and attending Tyler's musical events, beekeeping, turkey hunting, fishing and working outdoors in the yard.

Mike was a member of Durham Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Christine, of the home; his parents, Clayton and Heidi Stark of Maywood; and two sons, Tyler and Anthony Kruse, both of the home.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fred and Cleo Stark and Werner and Charlotte Strebe.

SERVICES: 11 a.m. Saturday in the Ball-Davis Funeral Home, Ewing, with Pastor Chris Leppert conducting. Burial with full military honors will be in Maywood Cemetery, Maywood.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

MEMORIALS: Highland High School Jazz Band or to the Durham Community Ball Association.ARRANGEMENTS: Ball-Davis Funeral Home in Ewing.

WEBSITE: www.davis-fh.com. - See more at: Michael E. Stark Obituary: View Michael Stark's Obituary by Quincy Herald-Whig


Michael E. Stark Obituary: View Michael Stark's Obituary by Quincy Herald-Whig