11-03-2022, 02:36 AM
Thank you all so much for the love and prayers! I spent a good part of my day on the phone. There were many calls to be made. I will be finalizing things at the funeral home Friday morning. My sister will be there with me. She and my other sister talked when I was on the phone. My sister is a teacher and had to get a sub, not an easy thing to do. But she did this, and I’m so appreciative. The funeral will be some time next week. It will take some time to do, as he’s receiving full military honors. He’s being cremated, and the urn will be buried at a veterans Cemetary.
I also found out that I will lose Ron’s Social Security, because I’m 58. I can get it again when I turn 60. That will be a significant loss of income, so I will be going back to work part time. I can do that for a year and a half until I turn 60. When I turn 60, I can get his Social Security benefits and I start getting my military pension. So I just need to unretire and work a little to keep my house and pay my bills. I actually applied online for a couple of part time jobs.
Between that and the phone calls, it kept me pretty busy until the evening, when I received a video call from an Army friend of mine who is a retired Sergeant First Class, and was a Ranger and sniper. He told me some hilarious stories and had me laughing so hard. He’s going to wear some of his insignia at the funeral. It’ll be good to see him. He knew Ron through his wife who works at WalMart. Ron worked at WalMart for many years.
Now it’s quiet again, and this is when I struggle. No phone calls to make or take, and my work done for the day. Coming on here is a healing balm though. I feel so much love for you all. You are family. So much of my family has been a huge comfort as I go through all this stuff. I ate a little for breakfast and a little for dinner, so I should be okay. My stomach still feels wonky at times, and the nausea comes and goes. The weather has been beautiful here, so I’ve been taking walks, getting some fresh air and sunshine.
Just trying to take it one day at a time. Thank you all. Love you all, my family.
I also found out that I will lose Ron’s Social Security, because I’m 58. I can get it again when I turn 60. That will be a significant loss of income, so I will be going back to work part time. I can do that for a year and a half until I turn 60. When I turn 60, I can get his Social Security benefits and I start getting my military pension. So I just need to unretire and work a little to keep my house and pay my bills. I actually applied online for a couple of part time jobs.
Between that and the phone calls, it kept me pretty busy until the evening, when I received a video call from an Army friend of mine who is a retired Sergeant First Class, and was a Ranger and sniper. He told me some hilarious stories and had me laughing so hard. He’s going to wear some of his insignia at the funeral. It’ll be good to see him. He knew Ron through his wife who works at WalMart. Ron worked at WalMart for many years.
Now it’s quiet again, and this is when I struggle. No phone calls to make or take, and my work done for the day. Coming on here is a healing balm though. I feel so much love for you all. You are family. So much of my family has been a huge comfort as I go through all this stuff. I ate a little for breakfast and a little for dinner, so I should be okay. My stomach still feels wonky at times, and the nausea comes and goes. The weather has been beautiful here, so I’ve been taking walks, getting some fresh air and sunshine.
Just trying to take it one day at a time. Thank you all. Love you all, my family.