Hello Rhonda, I am doing fine I have been rather busy lately but things are going well. I am truly blessed. I hope you are able to get Ben the treatment he is comfortable with. I am praying for you and Ben. Hang in there girl we are all here for you. Huggs and blessings, Virgie and Hoshi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:45 PM Subject: Re: Ben and dialysis > Thanks Virgie! > How are you doing? > Rhonda > > -----Original Message----- > From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of VIRGIE UNDERWOOD > Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:28 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Ben and dialysis > > Hello Rhonda, > I will be praying that the Lord will help find a solution that Ben will be > comfortable with. > I enjoyed your poem on security thanks for sharing it. > Virgie and Hoshi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:45 PM > Subject: Ben and dialysis > > >> The girls, Jenna and Christa have ajob now at a store called Fred's don't >> know if you guys hae them where you live, a step above a dollar store I >> think. Anyway, Ben and I have been thinking, and talking, and since they >> both will be gone, and I can't see anything at all, and Ben only some and >> at >> other times less, we thought the in clinic type of dialysis would be best >> for us. >> Jenna and Austin our new married couple are moving soon in to an >> apartment, >> Christa our soon to be college freshman is thinking about moving in to >> some >> college apartments!! >> The center told us that Medicare pays for the at home dialysis from day >> one, >> but the in clinic kind after the third month. I explained our situation >> to >> them, and they are rather insistant that Ben could do this by himself. >> He >> doesn't want to, and really wants to do the clinic dialysis. I >> understand >> from reading Medicare literature on the SSI site that Medicare will go >> back >> three months once it starts...so I am trying to just get these people to >> listen to what Ben wants. >> Since Ben is diabetic, and has little feeling in his fingers, and his >> vision is not good, I really can't see why there is any debate about the >> issue. Can't a patient decide which options he wants when it comes to >> what >> he feels is best for his personal situation? >> Well, getting all the social work practice I need this week, diplomacy >> too!! >> *smile* >> Rhonda >> >