[Blind-rollers] power chair update

[Charlotte]

Hi. I think they're too obsessed with safety and they're holding that 
over my head. I had my seating evaluation last Thursday and the letter 
went in from the doctor. So it is in the works, just a question of when. 
It is really frustrating, but we are making progress. Small baby steps 
to be sure, but progress.

On 1/7/2014 4:20 PM, Becky Frankeberger wrote:
> Charlotte, that is ridiculous! How can human beings be so cruel to other
> human beings. This chair will give you comfort and more ease of movement,
> how can they hold this up? Fire the advocate as they are not doing their
> job. Nothing medically necessary should take this long as a power chair is
> to you.
>
> But I do know how hard the fight can be for a computer from the Office of
> the deaf here in WA, and repayment of a medically necessary surgery for my
> husband. We won in both instances and so can you.
>
> What do you think was done wrong, so we can learn. What was done right, so
> we can learn.
>
> Warm hugs,
>
> Becky and the fluffy four footer Jake
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-rollers [mailto:blind-rollers-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Charlotte
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 7:28 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list
> Subject: [Blind-rollers] power chair update
>
> Hi folks. I have an update on the process I've been going through to get a
> chair. We had to switch companies when Medicare changed their rules.
> So today I just had another seating evaluation. I had to have another
> assessment which we also did. It was exhausting but now that's the hardest
> part. The doctor signed off on the orders and the occupational therapist
> wrote the medical letter of necessity. So we're hoping that it shouldn't be
> too much longer. It's already been almost a year so a couple more months
> won't seem that long. Will it?
> Charlotte
>
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