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Hazel Quinn: I'm here - just! Thanks 4 thinking of me. Congrats on new creations!!!!
Garry : Hi I hope you are having a good wekend from the Wandering Scotsman.
ParaPathways: Hey Tracy! Thanks for the tag - and I know, eh? Stay tuned, because there's more coming....
Clarby: Tracy,Thank you for the message. Congratulations on the JOTW award.
Cori: Tag ya back ;) hehehe
macnlym: how do you make such a good blog i am from zimbabwe and i have been failing to make it since last month
Garry: Hi back again to see whats new from the Wandering Scotsman.
Cori : nice to hear you had fun at Halloween Tracy ... !! My cousin came to visit .. first time i ve seen him in about 5 yrs .. way too long and it was wonderful to see him again !!! Hope you are okay with the election results tonight ... I think the world was watching America today !! :D
Becky: Stopping to wish you a wonderful week!
Hazel Quinn: Keep meaning to ask you how the piano playing's going.
claire: hello...coming by to visit u.. hope u drop by too..thanks
magician666: hi nice 2 met u again, how r u today??thx 4 visit my blog, hope see u again next time, have a nice weekend
lili: hello.. blog hopping.. have a nice day. Congrats on BOTW
♥Cori♥: oops i typed in thelink back wrong lol!! ;)
♥Cori♥: Hope you had a great Halloween Tracy and enjoy the weekend hugss xxxx
Becky: Stopping by to wish you a Happy and Spooky Halloween!!!
Clarisse: HI Tracy, how are you today? have a good one.
Garry : Hello just dropping in for a visit, keep up the great work from the Wandering Scotsman.
tracy: thanks much!
Boink: This blog is officially BOINKED! Well deserved JOTW!
tracy: TY ladies!! How cool!!
Hazel Quinn: Tracy!!! Well done on JOTW. You SO deserve it!!!!
Bravenet Community Blog: Hey Tracy! Congrats on winning the Oct. 27 JOTW Award!!
Hazel: Thanks for stopping by today! The 'daddy rabbit' story is toooooooooooo cute. Aaaaaaahhhhhhh....:)
Hazel Quinn: Thanks for the new pics!!!! I've used one on a new post. Hope you enjoy it (I DID!).You're a sweetie!!!! Love ~H
Kerri: Hello, just doing some surfing. I like your spiderweb background. Reading on your website was interesting. I would have liked a different ending. If I am reading your other post corrctly I have a feeling we are for different canidates, but you can decide that after/ if you read my post :)
Cori: I'm doing good thanks hun ... just glad it's the weekend, been a long week lol!! Hugs Tracy!!! xxx
Claire: thanks for dropping by Tracy! Hope you can check out my other site (it's fat compared to the one you visited) http://coffeeanyone.bravejournal.com
Cori : Hi Tracy !!!Hope all is well with you hun .. have a lovely weekend xxx
katiebug: happy to be here. :) have a good one!
JanO: just stopping by to say hello and have a wonderful weekend
Kellie: hi Tracy just popped over to say hi
Hazeypoos: Hi! Glad 2 c you've been posting, Ms Soccer Mom!I'm clawing back from the dead. 4 some bizarre reason I got JOTW: MUST b coz of your logo!!! YAY!!! ~H X
The Holly Tree: Monday, Sept. 15/08, 8:55am: Hiya Gorgeous! Just dropping in to see how you're feeling and how things are going. Hope you have a great day and a great week, my friend.
Amy: So you did watch Stop Loss! Awesome! I thought it was a good movie! How are you?
Kellie: Looksie Tracy i got a blog to....wooo hooo, Annie was just asking if i see much of you, so wanted to say hi, cuz i should do it more often....im such a bad friend
Nicki: Just checking in on ya! Hope everythings ok! Love ya! =)
Renee: Hey hun, just checking in! Loves you!
Melissa: Hi Tracy~ Miss you at delights. Hope you are doing better, since your last entry. Big Hugz
Amy: Good morning sweety! I hope your doing ok! I tried to call ya last week. Hope all is well!
Amy: btw...coldplay is on the way!
Amy: New Blog! New Blog! Where is you on cyber space anyhow?!I miss you! Hope all is well!
Hazel Quinn: Seems like we've both been quiet on the blogs lately...hope you've doing OK.
Nicki: Hi Tracy! Thanks for thinking of me! =) Been stressed out and just had alot of stuff going on. I posted 2 new blogs so go check them out when you get a chance. And then you need to post a new blog! =) Love ya!
benchiegrace: you must have a beautiful voice?
benchiegrace: hi,blog hoppin here, hope you have a great day..hope you also visit my site..thanks,take care
Renee: Hi sweetie! I absolutely love your blog and will be by often ~ Going to catch up on posts ! :)
The Holly Tree: Hey you! So great to see you! Thanks for coming by earlier; I was wondering how you were doing!
Amy: Are you doing okay?!
Amy:
Hazel: How are you today? Was wondering if you could put up a bravejournal 'subscribe' box so some of us can subscribe...~H xPS:'The Holly Tree' graphics just keep looking better and better to me!
Amy: Just checking in to see if you are ok?!! A lil worried about you! *hugs*
Amy:
Amy: He left late this afternoon!
Hazel Quinn: I have looked into my crystal ball and it says Tracy MUST have a good weekend and fart in the face of fate!
Juliette: Hi there, thanks for the tag!! love your blog. Hope all is well in your world!! Take care!
Amy: Hey girlie! I miss ya! Just popping by to say Hello! I put up a ton of pics in 2 seperate blogs of Brian's home coming if you wanna see them! *hugs*
The Holly Tree: Monday, July 14/08, 1:21AM: Hiya Tracy! Thanks for the tag! I was really happy to finally meet you at BlogStar, too!
tracy: Oh Hazel, you are most welcome! I am so glad you liked!
Hazel Quinn: Ohmygoodness!! I've nearly had a heart attack (and an avalanche of tears in my eyes) at your gorgeous message. I am MOST touched, MOST honoured and MOST blessed by your beautiful birthday surprise!! It's amazing and SO appreciated! THANK YOU!I hope SAG can let you know where you are, I'll keep checking in for news.Speak soon, be naughty ~Hazel
Bravenet Community Blog: Cool beans, Tracy - thanks! As for SAG, well, I suppose it's not called "S.A.G." for nothing, right?
Amy: Mailed your package today!
Julie: Goood Morning sunshine! Just stopping by to peek in on you before I head off to work. *giggles* Have a spectacular day Tracy (((hugs)))
Amy: LMAO!
Amy: Thank you! Love Hinder! I like how you decorated your page, I love the font at the top! How'd ya get a graphic up there anyhow Mz Tech Ed! What would I do without your pc help anyhow?! lmbo!
Amy: Will get to work on those cd's!
Hazel Quinn: Oops, me again. hope I'm not cluttering up your tagboard. You can play by ear? You ratbag! I'm so jealous! I've only recently started doing that and I'm useless....you must be naturally very gifted. I had a go with the guitar last year and, yes, it's too hard on the hands.
Hazel Quinn: I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's fatal accident. Damn, I wouldn't have told you about my silly one if I'd known.Congratulations on learning the piano. Let us know how it goes! What stuff are you playing?
Hazel Quinn: Like the new posts! Guess who managed 2 fall out out of her mobility scooter and get buried under it?LOL! I've started a new blog about my love for pianos and have added you again 2 my links.Have a good day!
Amy: Im watching Fools Gold now! Thank you! Its awesome! I bought puddle of mudd and offsprings new cd, lemme know if your interested! *hugs*
Joseph - Director: hey, i see you posted on Hazel's blog, i just wanted to say hi and see if you wanted to xlinks? that way we can complete the circle and all be friends lol. i hope to hear from you!
Jules: hey youuu! I'm off to dream land. I've been having a great week at home doing the daytime thing *lol* :D
Amy: May the sun shine, all day long,everything go right, and nothing wrong.May those you love bring love back to you,and may all the wishes you wish come true!(Irish Blessing)
Jules: peeking in on you before i head off to bed. It is weird to go to bed at night. I'm so used to staying up all night long. I'm trying to get there earlier each night so I can get up earlier... Hugs, Jules :P
Nicki: Just stopping by to say Hi =) Love ya!
Amy: Your so awesome! Thank you! I know Brian will think that Military Bible is super cool, too! Did ya know they have a "strip" emoticon on here? Dirty lil things anyhow, LMAO! >See! ha ha ha!
Kat: hey woman! Was good talking to you last night. A bit shorter than normal, but that's what I am... short! LOL I loves ya bunches!
Annie: Morning Tracy!!! My iccle nut case! LOLYou have mail I was going to start a journal but kinda feared I may get fitted for a pecial jacket....... Ya know what I mean?
Amy: Hey Girlie! How are you today? I sent your cd today!
Jewelie: stopping in to say hi Tracy! I made a bravenet journal so I'd have a little avatar by my name when i post in here to you *giggles*
tracy: omg annie, i love that song! You my silly annie. and ya know we nut cases need to stick together!
Annie: hey tracy thanks for being a nut case"schnitzel with noodles!!!" I love that line lol......
Annie: Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittensBright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with stringsThese are a few of my favorite thingsCream colored ponies and crisp apple strudelsDoorbells and sleighbells And schnitzel with noodlesWild geese that fly with the moon on their wingsThese are a few of my favorite thingsGirls in white dresses with blue satin sashesSnowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashesSilver white winter that melts into springThese are a few of my
Jules: Hi Tracy! Looks great in here. Can't wait to start reading. I'm so happy to be able to visit you online hon (((warm hugs)))
Amy: Just wanted to come by and tell you thank you for being such a thoughtful, awesome person! Luv ya!
Kellie: Hi Tracy thought id pop by and say howdi.
Nana: Love ya!
Hazel Quinn: Hi again! I've used your 'tinkletorium' word in my blog today with a reference back to this site.
Amy: Poppin by to say Hello my friend! Hope you had a good, pain free day!
Hazel Quinn: Yes! Would b more than happy for you to add me to your friends & I'll ad u 2 my linx!!
Hazel Quinn: Hi. I have a lot of friends with MS. I have ME and our experiences are SOOO similar. I'm 45 and been ill for decades. Like u I say I'm fine and smile when in pain. DO stop by & say hello
Amy: Thank you for being the big sister Ive never had!
Tracy: Hey girls, this stuff is addicting. This was a hubby idea too!! Big 's girls!
Amers: I'm loving it here!!!!
Nicki: Sending you some hugs woman!!!! I'm addicted to your blog! LOL
just me: ty ladies, and annie omg you crack me up!! I'm telling you, it is uplifting!! lolamers luv back at ya!!
Amy: Leav'in ya sum Luv!
Annie: OMG Tracy!Thank f e c k YOUR opening up and moaning after all this time......... OMG moan girl.......... Ewwwwwww that sounded kinda like naughty pmslllllll Moan girl..........and then moan some more! OMG This is the most refreshing blog eva lolLoves ya muchly!
Amy: It was great talking with ya tonight! I've often missed that! I left ya comments, but when I refresh it says no comments on your blogs?
me: hey girls, thanks for stopping by. big hugzzzz
Lisa: Hey Tracy...... Just wanted to let you know I am thinking of you. Hugsssssssss!

Monday, September 22nd 2008

9:22 AM

Insurance and WheelChairs!

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  • Quotes: Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off. ~Author Unknown

So there is this really top of the line wheel-chariot i really want to get. It could change my life...literally! It is called the iBot 4000 Mobility System . It is the coolest thing ever. The only problem is the price $24,000 + . Check the site and you will see why. It is a wicked cool.

So...my neuro wrote me a scrip for the chair. Now I can go through the scooter store and get a new electric WC and my insurance will pay for it 100%. The problem is that it is the same thing I have now. My insurance company only recognizes 4 wheel chairs that are 'medically' necessary.  They will pay a portion of the iBot. A portion? Well I am on a new mission. lol What is is a medical necessity for one, may be different for others.

To me, quality of life is a medical necessity. This chair can lift you up to reach hard to reach items. Saving you from falling or getting hurt trying to stand and reach them. It will help me to cook as it will raise me up high enough. I do not use my stove as i burned myself once trying to cook. And trying to use the microwave  ...can't reach it! As for the stair functions...it would let me be able to actually get into my backyard, go on the grass the gravel and finally get some life back. Don't they realize that 'depression' is a medical condition?? Don't they even care?? No, of course not, all about the money.

So, my mission is to show Pacificare what a 'medical' necessity is. People need to stand up for their rights, especially the disabled. I will speak for all of us that want to have a fulfilled life. Those of us that have so much to give, but cannot due to our limitations.

I am a fighter and will fight for my rights.

I am blessed, as my father and step-mom are going to help me get the chair either way. It is paid up front, then they help you with the insurance. I am also going to get a lift for my car.

My dream is to volunteer at a senior citizens home. So many of our sweet senior citizens are forgotten. I want to let them know that there are people who care.

That is part of my goal. Get the chair that can expand my mobility, the lift to get the chair out, and the hope to get my life back!

So, watch out Pacificare, cause here comes trouble!!

Blessings to all!

4 Spoke.

Posted by Hazel Quinn:

Yeah, I see what you mean about all the stuff the chair does and its necessity in your life. You need to get Michael Moore onto it! I'm wanting a 4 wheel mobility scooter (8mph, can go on the roads, etc) but no monies for it at any forseeable time. :-( {gnash}

I must have mentioned about how I got our local power company to spend nearly $2 million to replace old transformers that were causing noise pollution to the little group of 9 houses where I live? I sat outside their annual shareholders' meeting on my own in my wheelchair protesting. They tried to get me arrested but my actions were legal...I see no reason why you can't do the same. Any shareholder meetings coming up near where you live? Good luck!!!!!
Monday, September 22nd 2008 @ 11:54 AM

Posted by Holly:


Good for you, Tracy - don't take any crap from them, my friend. I think many of these companies figure that because a person requires a wheelchair, they're somehow less of a person, and thus, it's easier to treat them as second-class (or third-class, or fourth-class, or whatever) citizens. Good for you for taking a stand against this kind of discrimination, my friend. I'm very proud of you, and I support you 100%.

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 @ 1:43 PM

Posted by Nicki:

That is a pretty amazing chair!!! I can just imagine how its going to improve your life! And your father and stepmom are pretty awesome too! You have soo many people who truely care about you Tracy. Don't you EVER forget that!
As far as the b.s. with the insurance, give them hell!!!!! You are so right!!!
Wednesday, September 24th 2008 @ 4:11 PM

Posted by Renee A:

That is a great chair and it is going to help you so much. Good for you for fighting the insurance company. They deserve to know what is "medically necessary." Am glad you have your Dad and stepmom in your life. just keep me posted!
Love you sweetie!
Tuesday, October 7th 2008 @ 10:50 AM

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