Category: General
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Happy 2016
A Happy New Year, and good tidings for 2016. The new year brings some fun plans and possibilities. My sister, who is 14 years younger than me, is graduating High School. My brother, who also has SMA, and his wife are expecting in August. And my youngest brother and his wife are looking to buy…
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Happy Thanksgiving
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and got their fill of food, pie, family, and fun. I’ve made a tradition, these past three years of taking my parents, my sister (who is now 17), and her boyfriend to see the latest Hunger Games movie during the Thanksgiving weekend. The venture out to the theater,…
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Snowy Ordeals
The first snow of the season arrived this weekend in Madison. There was a snow storm that was predicted to drop up to 10 inches of snow. However, fortunately, in the end it dropped much less. In this season of shoveling and plowing travel becomes quite the endeavor. With winter weather now in full swing,…
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Maintaining Healthcare while Working
A friend of mine recently contacted me regarding maintaining her daily healthcare while working. Her new job is going to put her income and assets over the limits allowed by Social Security. For Wisconsin residents there is a handy program called the Medicaid Purchase Plan (MAPP), which allows higher incomes and $15,000 in assets (versus…
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#WHEELCHAIRPROBS
My friends Rhena, Darrin, and Emilee share some stories of the annoyances and struggles they’ve had in day to day life in a wheelchair on their blog #WHEELCHAIRPROBS. Check out their site here or via the Friends page.
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Yep, still disabled…
It’s been a few weeks since my last major post. Things have gotten busy with work, spending time with my girlfriend, and some nice life events for friends and family. However, much of my free time has been preoccupied with preparing for the annual Medicaid renewal paperwork. Each year, in order to continue to receive…
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Wheelchair Woes
It’s been about 1 month since the rain incident put the Cadillac in the shop. With much back and forth between the vendor and Medicaid, there has not yet been any progress, even though my insurance approved the authorization weeks ago. Fortunately, the tank is riding as good as ever (in spite of it’s old age…
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When It Rains It Pours
The title from this post comes from my Aunt. So, I had been waiting for several months to get the motors repaired on my chair (the Cadillac). The gears had been grinding, and locking up when I would try to turn or back up. After numerous calls to my insurance provider, and yet another trip…
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Summer Blues
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. My grandfather, Garth Frost, recently passed away at the age of 90. He was a kind man, with a calm, cool demeanor and a great sense of humor. It was great to have the support of friends and family during the funeral. In fact, I heard a great…