tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post4861848487606056593..comments2023-05-20T06:09:52.780-07:00Comments on Gabriella's Heart: A much delayed update: Day 11Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17517277826446033053noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-64165518566047176882009-10-07T17:13:19.565-07:002009-10-07T17:13:19.565-07:00Praying for your little sweetheart today. Hope al...Praying for your little sweetheart today. Hope all is improving by the minute and her spi" are rooting for her!<br />xxoocicihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649271487896580761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-61823868192979291852009-10-07T12:23:20.262-07:002009-10-07T12:23:20.262-07:00Praying with and for you and your family and careg...Praying with and for you and your family and caregivers. Still sending love and light. God is good, he is carrying you all through this time. Your strength, through Him, is amazing. Keep it up you strong mama!<br /><br />Love,<br />Heather Hilton<br />Austin, TXHeather Hiltonhttp://www.genesismidwifery.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-3257031906246516132009-10-06T19:35:31.131-07:002009-10-06T19:35:31.131-07:00Just a couple of other places you might check on m...Just a couple of other places you might check on more therapy. A lot of times a child is able to get therapy through the local school system from the age of three on up. You also might check into any state programs that provide therapies for children. Also, your speech therapist should be able to give you exercises you can do at home with Gabriella that will allow you to stretch out the visits. Hope this helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-40292720749573046262009-10-06T19:33:09.551-07:002009-10-06T19:33:09.551-07:00Still praying Kristi!!!!Still praying Kristi!!!!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884447021989923155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-3393973366945743722009-10-06T15:32:35.532-07:002009-10-06T15:32:35.532-07:00Hi, my name is Andrea. I found your blog through ...Hi, my name is Andrea. I found your blog through the Simmons family blog. I've read through a lot of your blog and have been deeply touched. My son Kyson, has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and has had two heart surgeries so far. It was also our pediatrician that first figured out something was wrong with his heart. As I've been reading your blog I've been wondering who your doctors are that seem so great. Kyson has been blessed with many great doctors. His cardiologist is Dr. Alhadheri and his pediatrician is Dr. Auxier. Dr. Lamers did his heart cath last year. Both of his surgeries were at Phoenix Children's by Dr. A. I'm just curious if you know any of these people. Anyway, I'm grateful I found your blog and will be thinking about you and your family and praying for you.Andrea Gunnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800106328144007777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-18895058412958733142009-10-06T10:24:33.956-07:002009-10-06T10:24:33.956-07:00Your insurance is probably a calendar year plan, i...Your insurance is probably a calendar year plan, if so, then her 60 outpatient visits will renew 1/1/10 and she will get 60 more for 2010. I am so glad to read that Gabriella is doing so well. God Bless your entire family!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-39333889135331095622009-10-06T10:22:43.580-07:002009-10-06T10:22:43.580-07:00Kristi...I think you are such an amazing person an...Kristi...I think you are such an amazing person and MOM!! You have had so many trials and yet you keep your head on straight and stay positive!! You are truly an amazing woman!!! I love you and hopefully we will be able to make it down again for a visit!! Kiss the princess for me!!Dawn Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510179161983382176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-42998077900111894532009-10-06T08:19:33.669-07:002009-10-06T08:19:33.669-07:00Hearing G's voice on April's facebook vide...Hearing G's voice on April's facebook video saying "more" and "mom" was absolutely the best sound I have heard in a long time. I am THRILLED by the progress! Thanks for the update, friend. My heart is ever with you.Megan@SortaCrunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202909752129884370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-53614702683154707552009-10-06T07:51:54.959-07:002009-10-06T07:51:54.959-07:00Praise God for the improvements, and we will conti...Praise God for the improvements, and we will continue to pray for her speech and language to come along. Thanks for the update!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698577505948929856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-53849199032533571682009-10-06T05:50:06.198-07:002009-10-06T05:50:06.198-07:00When my daughter needed speech therapy our insuran...When my daughter needed speech therapy our insurance wouldn't cover it because it was a developmental delay. We were referred to our local university's Communication department. She received therapy from a student that was watched and supervised very closely by her professor. The student was working on her Masters degree. I think the therapy sessions were 1 hour and $11 each. We went twice a week but they set all of that up on an individual basis. We did this for 4 semesters and I was very impressed each time with the students and the whole program. This is just an idea. Best wishes to you and your beautiful daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-57845969657366323072009-10-05T22:16:30.024-07:002009-10-05T22:16:30.024-07:00Kristi, you are doing fantastic we don't expec...Kristi, you are doing fantastic we don't expect any more from you. Way to go G sounds like she is really coming along. I will continue to pray for her progress and also the financials needed for your family. I will also pray for PJ to be with his big sis soon.Juanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08700860867336640031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-79549359494427683712009-10-05T22:01:24.250-07:002009-10-05T22:01:24.250-07:00One last thing...
check into SSI for children. We...One last thing...<br />check into SSI for children. We didn't qualify because Owen has too much $$ in his transplant donation account. BUT.. if he had qualified and he will when that's depeleted... he would qualify for medicaid. Again.. secondary insurance to help pay for the cost of all the post transplant meds and therapies. <br /><br />Sorry.. just thought of that!The Simmons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206401418544523378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-885792025858278512009-10-05T21:59:23.985-07:002009-10-05T21:59:23.985-07:00Thanks for the update!!!
As far as the therapies ...Thanks for the update!!!<br /><br />As far as the therapies go... <br />Ask to speak with a social worker in the hospital. Explain your situation and see if they have any resources to help with therapies. Owen gets early intervention through DDD because he is "at risk" for cognitive disabilities. With this he gets OT, PT, and Speech therapy at home everyweek. I don't know if Gabriella would qualify because she is older, but it's worth asking. It's also paid for through the state so it won't suck up all your outpaitient therapy visits. <br /><br />ALSO... look into AZLTC for Gabriella. It's Arizona Long Term Care. Owen just qualified and we get secondary insurance for him -- a type of state insurance for acute care patients. <br /><br />Again, she may not be a canidate for either, but ask the social worker at the hospital for more info!! :) Or you can check out Arizona DES. <br /><br />Praying for ya'll all the time!!The Simmons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206401418544523378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4488485855161131750.post-34845820633823223142009-10-05T21:41:20.220-07:002009-10-05T21:41:20.220-07:00Thank you for the update. I loved it. many praye...Thank you for the update. I loved it. many prayers to find a way to cover more therapy.Corey~living and lovinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.com