Friday, May 22, 2009













and, FINALLY, we have a date for my mother to get her upper plate!
yes, it's only been 5 months of dialogue with the hospital because of the freaking INSURANCE COMPANY, but she will soon be able to eat something that can be CHEWED!

my mom has insurance, but they, in their infinite wisdom, didn't think it was necessary for a 90 year old woman with a bad heart to have the 3 remaining teeth in her upper jaw removed as an out patient in the hospital. they said it was "elective"
surgery. my mom weighs 100 pounds now (on a good day!) you might think she needs to be able to eat??!!

so, we finally got them to lower the cost of it all.
now, it's down to only 8 GRAND, from the 20 grand they originally wanted.
no thanks to her insurance. she is paying for it!

so, after she gets them out and they put the plate in she will come stay with me til she's feeling better. that shouldn't be long. my mother is as sharp as a tack and as stubborn as they come and she enjoys living on her own and having her privacy and being able to hang out with her friends.

p.s. thank you kathy c. for helping with everything!

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