Good News/Bad News Update but the good news is the BEST!

Good News/Bad News Update but the good news is the BEST!

After almost 3 years, 2 denials, and now another year with the next step, we were notified by our attorney that Mike's disability hearing HAS BEEN SCHEDULED for November 30 at 1:45pm.  The attorney's office is gathering all updated notes and test results  from all of his doctors now.  He will have to see neuro and his PCP to get updated forms filled out on his level of function and seizures.  Once all these appointments are done and the documentation is all received we will go in to the office and sit down with the attorney to talk over what to expect.  The hardest part of it all is that what the doctors all believe Mike has (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) can't be diagnosed until after death, so the court doesn't have to accept it as a diagnosis.  This means that there has to be well documented medical evidence of all Mike's symptoms to support his case and get it approved. 

The bad news is that the new Affordable Healthcare Act certainly hasn't made obtaining insurance easy and we STILL don't have health insurance.  It won't be effective until November 1st and the first month installment has to be paid BY November 1st, and is going to cost us a pretty penny that we don't have.  In addition to that, everything this month is out of pocket for ALL of us...  prescriptions, copays at appointments, etc.  At this point, we have been unable to refill a few scripts because the cost is simply too much out of pocket without insurance coverage.  Scary for sure, but trusting in God for health and financial provision along the way.

So...  prayer requests right now are

- That Mike's doctors will send all the documentation to the attorney in a timely manner
- That Mike's medical documentation will be clear in regards to his limitations and symptoms
- That Mike's disability hearing will go favorably
- Financial provision and help 
- Paige's asthma doesn't decide to act up this month!  (She does have rescue inhalers, just not her daily preventative)

Thank you for the love, prayers, and financial support that has been given!  We have no words for how much it as meant to us to have an Army by our side!  

Michael & Michelle