Saturday, October 6, 1984

After getting off work at 9AM this morning, I spent $29.00 at the grocers stocking up on food for the weekend at Ruth's.

I installed the back storm door closer. Now the door being left open won't let in too many flies. I put the storm windows in the storm doors, all except the one that was broken. I put the dishes and silverware away, after cleaning the silverware drawer. I cleaned part of the kitchen countertop and canisters. I plunged the sink, since it was plugged up, and cleaned one-half of the sink. I started draining the pool to halfway before I left to go back to work at Ruth's at 1PM.

I bought a new storm door latch at the hardware store, since the old one doesn't completely close the door, without the extra effort of physically closing the door.

I paid Ruth's relief worker $5.00 to stay with Ruth long enough for me to go home and turn off the pool filter. She needed gas money.

I made Ruth's breakfasts for the next week and froze them, and I made lunch and dinner for today.

I'm having numbness in my arms. I have no insurance, no medical card, nor unspent money. I don't know what's wrong with me. It makes it difficult feeding Ruth, because my hand, holding the spoon that feeds her, becomes numb, and I drop the spoon. It's worrisome to me. If it doesn't stop soon, I may spend $12,00 at a chiropractor to see if that helps. I also experience a sharp, stabbing pain, that travels from my middle finger over my elbow and into my shoulder. It comes and goes. I'm falling apart physically.