Life as a Leach

Today I spent three hours working at my other job.  No, not as an ESOL teacher, although I worked 3 1/2 hours at that job as well.  The job I'm referring to is being Abby's personal assistant.  :) This afternoon after I got home from my paying job, I had plans to vacuum, mop, and clean bathrooms.  I vacuumed 1/2 of a room before the phone rang.  From there, I spent three hours talking to the insurance company 4 different times, dealing with two different service providers on two different insurance appeals we have filed, giving updates to our Model Waiver case manager, and emailing/calling CHOP multiple times because Abby's surgery date was changed.  Needless to say, the cleaning did not get done. I haven't shared about the appeals we have made, but they have both been very stressful and frustrating.  One involves us having to pay a large sum of money for Abby's medical care, and the other has become a federal case of fraud against our account (not...

After Abby's CHOP visit on Wednesday where she got X-rays, bloodwork, and a ct to try to pinpoint the cause of her nerve pain, we heard back that nothing abnormal showed up.  Unfortunately, that most likely means that this will be an ongoing issue Abby will have to endure.  She is miserable in the car and I feel so badly that nothing we have tried has helped.  We aren't sure what the next steps are, but we will be eliminating long car rides for a while!