In light of the boys no longer having pets...again, Eugene has suggested that we go ahead and get a family dog. He's only doing this because he wants to get a snake...ewwwww! So, we are looking for a dog to give the boys for Christmas. The main thing we want in a dog is that it is housebroken. I do not have the time or patience to housebreak a dog. We are looking at the human society to adopt a dog.
Last week both of the boys and I were sick...with the Swine Flu. Actually, I don't know if Jaiden and I had it, but since Tavi was tested and it came back positive and Jaiden and I got sick, they assume that we had it too. It was definitely rough and I think it hit me harder than the boys. Jaiden was given Tamiflu because he's only 4 but Tavi and I had to wait it out. I still have a cough that's driving me crazy. Now my mom is sick. I hate it when she's sick.
Moving on to my last update, yesterday I was interviewed by a local TV station. See, I don't know if you all are aware of all my health problems, but ALL of my doctors have recommended Gastric Bypass surgery for me. With this surgery, they are confident that all of my medical issues will improve or just go away completely. Problem is, my insurance company won't pay for it because my husband's employer (who we have the insurance though) has an exclusion on the policy and they won't override it. I've done everything I can, talked to everyone I can, appealed the decision numerous time...and nothing. So, a little over a month ago, I had just gotten the no on my last appeal and I was really down and didn't know what else to do but I knew I didn't want to just do nothing. So, I had the bright idea to make a youtube video and put it up. I did. Here's the embarrassing part, I was embarrassed to promote it so it just sat there. One of my besties did put it on her FB page and one of her friends had the idea to send it to the local news stations so I did. I didn't hear anything for a while so I just thought it was useless and not interesting.
I guess I was wrong. Last week while I was sick, I was checking my email and had one from a reporter from one of the local stations. She was interested in my story! After trading a few emails, we met yesterday. She recorded our interview and wants to interview my husband and talk to some doctors. I'm not sure where this is going to go, but maybe it will shed some light on another problem with our health care system. I still think it's embarrassing, but keep your fingers crossed!
