Rhonda,

I think all those assistance type programs are frustrating, rehab, medical
assistance, etc., though they really shouldn't be.  God hasn't forgotten you
and Ben.  Will continue to pray with you.  Keep us posted on the lighthouse
application.

Hugs,
Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rhonda" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:49 AM
Subject: [ECHURCH-USA] just ranting sort of!


> As some of you may know, I  have applied for Adult Low Income Medicade for
> Ben, since he is "an adult, and has low income" sounds like a logical
thing
> to do.  Well, he is turned down, seems you either have to be a single
mother
> with children, pregnant, elderly, or blind.  Guess I'll have to see if his
> eye doctor would be willing to say he is legally blind, I really think he
> is, he can't see light when theychange, so doesn't drive, he has to put
his
> face right at the computer scree to see it.  They say he has cataracts on
> both eyes, and had done some lazor surgery to stop bleeding in the back of
> both eyes, this was prior to  removing the cataracts, but because we have
no
> insurance we haven't been back.  I found a program through  the Lions
> Lighthouse but you had to be denied Medicade first, so will try them.
> So, if a young girl gets pregnant and doesn't know who the father is, she
> can have her meeical bills paid, but if a father looses his job because of
> medical problems he is out of luck! I just don't understand.
>
> Rhonda
>