While I had hoped to make up the remaining shortfall on my own, it hasn't completely happened. Please help me to retire this debt. As always, I am eternally grateful for any assistance you can offer.

"I returned home a few weeks ago, after a joyous, though tiring, experience on stage with the SF Gay Men's Chorus, to be greeted with communication from MediCal that they will not be covering any part of my new asthma treatment. Medicare has, thankfully, done their part, greatly easing my burden. Until I can find alternative funding or alternative treatment, I will be reluctantly instructing my allergist to put my injections on hold.

In the meantime, I need to find means to cover this shortfall. Retirement is not easy for me and any disruption in the budget is painful. Any help is appreciated."