[Blind-rollers] power chair update

[Charlotte]

I got past that issue. Now it's in the insurance's hands. I figure I'll 
give them till the first of February. If I don't hear anything by then 
I'll call and bug them.

On 1/18/2014 12:07 PM, Maureen Pranghofer wrote:
> Hi Charlotte
> They will always bring up safety, if I can be of any help 
> demonstrating my ability to get around with power chair and cane if 
> that can help convince let me know.
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Charlotte
> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 7:00 PM
> To: Blind wheelchair users list
> Subject: Re: [Blind-rollers] power chair update
>
> 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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