Tag: physical therapy

• Speak Up: It’s pay day

  

  A $10,000 refund doesn’t come along every day so today, I’m going to rejoice in this moment, take a calming breath, and appreciate that the outcome was worth the effort.

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  December 11, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  acute rehab, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, financial-independence, hospital stay, HSCT, insurance, insurance appeal, insurance denial, insured, mental health, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, OT, physical therapy, PT

• Speak Up: The pen is mightier than the sword

  

  This is part two of my episodic retelling of battles fought, questions asked, and lessons learned this calendar year. Know your insurance, understand the appeal process, write the letter and follow up. Assume nothing. Take nothing for granted. Put things in writing.

  ChronicLibraryCD

  November 15, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, documentation, hospital stay, HSCT, insurance appeal, insurance approval, insurance denial, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehab

• Rehab, Health Esteem & Other Musings

  

  I will crawl, claw, and fight to improve my walk, to build strength, to be independent. I may have been kicked back to the starting line by shingles, but I will not stop trying.

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  March 6, 2023

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, determination, grit, hospital stay, HSCT, motivation, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehab

• Life Lately: September 1, 2022

  

  Today marks day +63. This has been the longest summer on record. It’s all new. There’s no planning. And I have to be fine with that.

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  September 1, 2022

  About Me, HSCT, MS

  cane, chemotherapy, Chronic Illness, Cleveland Clinic, dining, friendship, grief, HSCT, mobility aid, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, physical therapy, reading, recovery, summer