The fix is to keep re running the patch but this is time consuming and inconvenient.  Should I remove Office completely and start over?  I've had to do this before but it's a tedious process and I would rather not have to go through this but this instability is becoming particularly taxing.  

That the product is feature bereft compared to its Windows namesake is annoying but I do not expect any other actions from Microsoft.  Unfortunately the company has standardized on Office and I have no real alternative.

Thank you for any guidance any one can offer.