This day started with good news when I got the mail. Some time ago we discovered Kathy had a life insurance policy. It had been sold to her as a Veteran’s benefit and turned out to be a junk policy. When I discovered it, I read the policy and it didn’t seem like a good deal to me. I took it over to a dear friend, John Queen who used to sell insurance. He looked it over and agreed with my assessment that it was a junk policy.
We were going to just walk away from it but John suggested we send the insurance company a letter and also send a letter to the Kansas Insurance Commission explaining Kathy’s situation and request a full refund of the premiums Kathy has paid in. I wrote the letters several weeks ago and kinda forgot about them.
Today Kathy got notified that the insurance company is refunding in full the premiums Kathy paid in. Wow! Thanks John Queen. Sometimes you win one and this is a nice one to win. The insurance company that sold the policy sold it under false pretense to start with and it was a policy that Kathy was going to pay in more than it would ever pay out.
I went to town early afternoon. I had several errands to take care of. I needed a blood draw in preparation for a doctor’s visit I have in two weeks. My TSH level came back at 2.0 which is almost perfect. The other results will take time to come back.
I stopped at a place and picked up two donations of notecards and post cards for the Detention Center project. Went by CVS and picked up a prescription for Kathy.
Went through the car wash and then stopped and got some groceries. Had lunch and then came home.
I think today has been the hottest day of the year. It was ugly hot today. I was glad to get home and stay home for the rest of the day.
This afternoon I baked some No Bake Chocolate cookies and took some over to John to thank him for his help getting Kathy’s refund. I would never have thought to ask for a refund or to include the Kansas Insurance Commission in the process.
Tomorrow I am going to the protest downtown Emporia. Not sure I will make it the full two hours if it is as hot tomorrow as it was today. I will definitely stand on the east side of the street in the shade. A friend and Kathy plan on going with me.
Friday two different people are coming by to drop off things. One is my cousin that has an album his mother put together of pictures of my family. The other is a lady that has a donation for the Detention Center. Saturday Kathy and I and two of our dear friends are going to Topeka for the protest. Again, I’m not sure we will make it all two hours. We shall see how hot it is.
Kathy is going to KC next Tuesday for a long awaited appointment at a Clinic. I will drive her and we will make a day in the city of it.
I put an update on my post about needing cards and stamps for the Detention Center project. I asked that people stop sending funds and supplies for a bit. I am working with some other people to find another project that others can help us with. I have more funds than I expected to receive and will need to get creative to use them all. People surprised me with their generous response. It did my heart good to see how many shining lights there are out there.
Today felt like a winning day. Kathy finally got the appointment she has been waiting several weeks for and got the notice about the refund of her insurance premiums. We both needed a turn of events around here and both were welcomed and feel a bit like a miracle happened.
Both of us have been struggling a bit lately. Life has hit us hard the last two months and it is nice to have some good things happen. Maybe the tide has turned and more good things are on their way.
Today reminds me of the value of asking for help. Had I not asked John for help I would never have known to ask for a refund of the premiums that had been paid in. Had I not asked for support for the Detention Center Project, I would not have funds sitting in an account to support that project. I have a wonderful support system around me and I need to remember to use it more often.
I strongly believe we have to build new systems for the future. The new systems will be built from the ground up and will be person-to-person helping each other out. Today is a reminder of how that might work. There is a different feel to the energy of this type of system. I was able to tap into that energy today and let it register in my body so I have a reference point for the future.
Grateful for John Queen and his expert advice, grateful for the appointment at the Clinic for Kathy, and grateful for the gentle life lessons I received today.