So I've been hassling with my insurance (surprise-surprise) first over qualifying for a mobile scooter (you have to be practically dead with Monarch to qualify, it seems) and then a walker, which I do qualify for (you have only have to be half dead). BUT - in spite of my insurance (I have Medicare Advantage and chose Scan and the doctor I chose is through Monarch - confused yet?) stating that I pay 0% for any "Medical equipment such as crutches, canes, walkers and scooters" - it seems what they
really mean is that I pay 0%
if all I need is the cheapest models. Cheapest canes, cheapest walkers, etc. Well, come on, I'm a BIG woman with arthritis in shoulders, back and knees - so I need the walker with the wheels and seat - strong enough to handle my size. But that's...you know...expensive. More expensive than the aluminum "tennis-ball-for-wheels, no seat, lift, move, lift, move, lift, move" walker. So they turned me down and suggested I try for the pronged cane. *rolls eyes* The wonderful
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gershwhen offered to write letters to the evil-doers and I was ready to see lawyers.
Meanwhile, the great TS writer, Arianna (known on lj as
caarianna ) was to join me on Saturday for a late Thanksgiving (she'd paid for the goodies, I was doing the cooking) but there was a small problem - and without going into it, I had to cancel (we're re-scheduled for Christmas, though, thanks to most everything going into the freezer *G*). Now, since she was already down here staying at a fave hotel in San Juan Capistrano and, since she was heading back to the desert today, we decided she'd drop by so we'd at least get to see each other - and she came bearing gifts - including real maple syrup from Canada - and, oh yeah, a small little item called a...
WALKER!!!! Yep, she gave me her other walker!! Seat, basket, wheels, brakes, the works!!! *twirls*
THANK YOU
caarianna !!
*gazes lovingly at walker*
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