May 13, 2010

Where to begin???

You may or may not know that my mom lost her job of 17 years at the first of the year so she had NO insurance until the 1st week of April which she has to pay out of her pocket..  April 20th was the day her/our lives changed forever..  When she got out of the hospital on Friday 4/23 she had a appointment with her oncologist that Monday morning to get the results from the biopsy and to start radiation.  When we got to the office her oncologists office manager wanted to talk to her about her insurance coverage.  Well she was told that her ins. co. said her condition was pre-existing!!!!  What the heck are they crazy?? Like she knew she had cancer or something!  She was told that she could keep seeing Dr. Holloday (radiologist) at Princeton for radiation but that they would not cover chemo w/ Dr. Lasker at Princeton that she would be responsible for paying for it ALL OUT OF POCKET!!!  Ok that is going to be a lot of money like $20k plus some and she still has no job and she cant get unemployment b/c she cant work..  So she was told she could go to Cooper Green and not have to pay as much as she would at Princeton.  Of course Mom, Chris & I looked at each other like UGH  Cooper Green but Dr. Lasker has his own clinic with 2 of his associates at Cooper Green so she would be seeing him not some stranger..  Anyway so she had 7 radiation treatments at Princeton and on 5/11 she had a chemo treatment and saw Dr. Lasker at Cooper Green.  It actually was not bad the staff there are GREAT so far..  Dr. Lasker and Dr. Holloday had a talk about what they should do as far as her treatments and they decided to change it.. At first she was going to get radiation on Mon., Wed., Thur., & Fri. and chemo (carboplatin & taxotere) on Tues..  Now she will get a stronger chemo meds (carboplatin & VP-16)and some radiation ..  She starts next week on she will have to be at C.G. on Mon., Tues., & Wed., Thur. to get a shot and then she is off for 3 weeks.  This will go on for 6 treatments and then they will give her more radiation and the lower dose of chemo then.  Her Dr. told her she would loose her hair and that is something I had just talked to her about.  I told her if she was that we needed to go and get her a wig now so the lady can match her hair color and style just like she has now and her exact words were " Well what if I want to be a red head one day and a blond the next"?  I about wrecked the car...  She also said that when she starts to loose it she was going to Larry's shop and she was going to have a Britney Spears head shaving party!!!  She is a mess!!!  Sorry that this post is a mile long.  Just continue to pray for her and our family as we go on this journey.
Before I forget to mention it there is going to be a benefit for her on June 19th @ River Cafe.  Larry Cantrell and 2 other people are putting this on for her.  They have had a gun from Simmons donated to auction off and a diamond pendant!!!  There is an account at America's First Credit Union set up
(act# 6048215-01 Debi Bynum Benefit) for her already.. There are going to be several things going on that day like a poker run, catfish fry, bake sale & all sorts of stuff.. I should have a flyer at the 1st of the week so I will post it if anyone is interested..  Thanks to all of you who have called, came by e-mailed, sent cards and dinner we really appreciate everything you have done for her..  WE love all of you!

1 comment:

carole said...

I'm so glad to hear good news. It is just like your Mom to want to be a red head or blonde one day. Hey go orange if you want to. Our prayers are with you all. We love you Carole Helms. God bless you!!