FedEx Ground Linehaul with JohnBoy

Thank you sir.

 

Slow but sure. Thanks.

 

Yes we are. When all this came about last December, we took the house off the market and focused on these last 10 months.

 

Hey everyone, it’s time for an update. My last short term disability check will be deposited on Friday. I have a form signed by both of my Dr’s saying l am released to go back to my normal way of life. In a nutshell, the surgery and follow up along with my physical therapy that ended last Friday is finished. I’m sitting here with absolutely no after effects except for a scar in my stomach where they took fat to plug the hole in my head where the surgery was, and a scar around my ear that isn’t noticeable unless you’re looking for it.

I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers these last 3 months. When this all started back in January, we had no idea what path this was going to take us. To say we both were scared would be a major understatement. But through it all, the support we had and everyone’s prayers and well wishes, we came through it. Thank you so much for being there.

I do need to say one thing, and that is the financial part of all this and the excellent insurance I had. My total out of pocket for this since January has been $7850. My deductible was $6000, the other $1850 I paid over 3 months which I just paid the last payment this morning. Out of a total of $445,000 medical bill, that isn’t bad. In fact, with my short term disability, my critical care policy, and my major illness policy, it didn’t cost me a dime. I’m not going to debate the reasons why this was so much, but I will say, I can see why a lot of folks go bankrupt with this type of medical bills. Thank the lord that when open enrollment took place last October, I had the foresight to plan for something like this.

Now, my work. My contractor kept in touch with me, in fact, he paid my medical coverage for 2 months. We have agreed that I will go back to work for the rest of the year, get my 3 weeks vacation on the first, then while my wife and I are overseas in February for 3 weeks, make the final decision to retire. We agreed I will give him enough notice so he can plan accordingly. I was going to retire at Christmas, but this 3 month vacation I had over the summer scrambled my plans. My contractor has been really good to me, I want to give him something back before I hang it up. I’m leaving Sunday to drive up to Savannah, Monday I have to do a return to work drug test, and back to the easiest job I’ve ever had in trucking. Be safe, be well and God Bless!