On the last entry I told you how it looked like insurance would cover a standing frame for Lynn. Now we are not sure of anything. Why? Saturday we got our insurance explanation of benefits on the power chair and to our utter surprise and dismay it told us insurance was covering only $ 6,000 of the 19,000 bill. Gulp! That is not what we had been told all along. Care Med said insurance said they would pay 80 % and we had the other 20% (which we have already paid) The bill had been submitted to insurance for preapproval. Of course, it was a Saturday so phone calls have to wait until tomorrow. We are so hoping this will just prove to be a mistake on the part of insurance. Please keep this matter in your prayers.
We are still working on the driving situation. This week Lynn could get to see a van that is all equipped for a person in a wheelchair. The owner is considering a trade for the pickup, we think. It is a hard time of the year to unload a used vehicle.
There have been some bad times with Lynn's muscle spasms. We are still trying to figure out what triggers them. There are nights when I simply canot get them to bend when he gets into bed. They seem to have a life of their own and I actually talk to them when they don't cooperate. If he was a complete paraplegic, he wouldn't be dealing with this part. It is the oddest part of all of this. Legs that move but not by choice.
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