What a week!

It has been quite a week, but we are getting things moving concerning Preston's medicaid and medications! When the caseworker put in all the information for regular medicaid for Preston, it came up that they wanted to see about disability medicaid for him, so that is the route we are going. She has to send paperwork to SC to his doctors, so that could take a couple of weeks. Never again will I take medicaid for granted!!!

Yesterday Junior took Preston to the Open Door Clinic - free clinic - and they saw the nurse practitioner and she couldn't believe his history! It is a lot to comprehend when you hear it for the first time. He truly is our miracle son! He is so cute because he doesn't want to be called a "boy" anymore, but a "man." I told him he is not a girl, so he is a boy, LOL. He thinks it is something wonderful that he is a 20 yr. old man now! It is truly a miracle that we have him, and that is he sooo sweet. God has been so good.

Well, anyhow, the clinic got things moving and gave him 2 bottles of medication that he takes, and some samples of a 3rd. We temporarily put him on paxil which he was on before cymbalta (for depression) until we can get the cymbalta in. It is $485 a bottle. Today I had to go back to the clinic and sign all the papers. Then she told me it would take 3-5 weeks for the meds. to get here. We are ok for a couple of weeks. Our pastor told me to let him know if we needed help financially to buy some before the free meds. arrive as there are people who would be more than happy to help us buy it! What an awesome pastor we have. Our church here has really stood behind us through all of this and prayed. It means so much to us.

I guess Missie will be the next one to go to Open Door and see if we can get her on some arthritis medication. She did get some better, but tonight is in quite a bit of pain and didn't get to prayermeeting.

The boss told the guys where Jr. works that they could start working some overtime, but there isn't enough to do for them to work much overtime. But we are so thankful he has a job, and in a month he will get insurance on himself which they pay! I may go to the clinic too for my meds, we will see how much the insurance will cost to put me on it. He hopes to get a raise then too.

So things are somewhat better, as we have meds. for a couple more weeks. And the Lord is able to speed up the medicaid process and also the arrival of the medications to the clinic. God is in control!

So that is the latest chapter in the lives of the Watsons!