Oh, Pam! Thank you for your understanding. I am properly humbled to think that you have had to fight this battle with your situation. I can't imagine trying to find an oncologist on Medicaid, or trying to fight for reconstructive surgery! I guess I can't complain too much. After all, it's only pain, and we've all had that.

Want to know what's really insane? Medicaid won't treat us for our crippling or life threatening diseases, but they will pay for braces. Yep, good ol' orthodontic braces. I'm taking my kids in before school starts back up to take advantage of this. I figure that if I'm going to work my AS off for years, paying into the "system" the whole time, only to have them put me through hell while I'm too sick to work, I'm going to take advantage of the things that they will cover.

My prayers are with you, Pam. Hope that everything will work out and you can get the surgery you need.

~Chelle

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