Saturday, February 4, 2012

Still trying to get caught up from the hospital stay

Addison is still having nightmares and everytime she coughs she says she is going to puke. She doesn't cough a lot just sometimes when she drinks fast she will get choked and she is so used to vomiting she asusmes she is about to. She is still not eating that much, still chewing and spitting out. She slept around 9 hours last night and woke up 5 times. Boy could I use some energy these days! I took her to meet a friend and her little girl today to have lunch and play at Chik Fila but she was scared to play. She just sat and watched again like she did at Chucky Cheese. She did go down the slide once but I had to go down with her on my lap. She still hasn't asked for any tylenol so she must not be feeling as sore as she was. She is still talking about her IV, doctor's cutting her belly, and the NG tube. Also when you ask her what she is going to do when she grows up she says she is a doctor and a nurse. Thank you to everyone that ordered shirts. I placed the first order Friday and I am still taking orders and will place another order hopefully this week too. I cannot explain how good it feels to actually be able to pay off doctors. I sent 3 checks to doctor's paying them in full yesterday. Each balance was under $100 but we are losing 3 bills that we have been paying each month so now we can pay more on the others. I plan to pay off the Surgical Specialty Center next, I still owe over $800. They are such rude people. I have been paying at least $25 a month since April and they called to inform me they will no longer accept payment plans under $50 a month. Since Addison has had surgery there twice that means I have to pay at least $100 a month ($50 on each account). When I told the collector our situation and stated I have never missed a month paying and all I could send was $25 to split it on both accounts she told me my payment would not be accepted. I don't understand how they can treat people like that. At least I am paying something!!! So I decided when I get the money for the shirts, we should make close to $800, I will send them their payment in full with copies of all of our medical bills and a "kill them with kindness" letter thanking them for their services and basically saying I hope we never have to use them again. I just hope Addison's orthotics will be covered since I am sure we had to have met our out of pocket for the year from the hospital stay. Also thank you everyone for your donations made on this blog. I do have to share a small percentage with paypal but every donation helps out tremendously. We have already started receiving donations for the upcoming yard sales too. I love yard sales! Please let me know if you have anything to donate and I will come pick it up. Addison also has a team walking in the March for Babies for the March of Dimes in Diberville, MS on April 28, 2012. If you would like to join our team or donate you can visit http://www.marchforbabies.org/Jrgautreau
Thank you again for all your continuous support and prayers. I promise to try to post more, I am extremely busy with work and Addison is such a mommies girl it is hard for me to get anything done. I am actually heading out to my office now and it is 10:40 PM. I wish I was a coffee drinker when I pull all nighters!

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