Saturday, March 18, 2017

God Continues to Provide

God provides in so many ways. I have been amazed at how God has moved in the hearts of people to help us financially over the last 2 years, especially the last 14 months since beginning alternative treatments not covered by insurance.

About a year ago, I was told about the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund and encouraged to apply for financial help. I was unsure if we would qualify since "requests for complementary and alternative therapies that are not supported by scientific evidence will likely receive additional scrutiny and are frequently denied". Along with the application, I sent receipts for the IV Vitamin C treatments from January thru April 2016.

I didn't hear anything for almost 8 months, then I received a letter asking for more information during the time I was fighting to get HBOT treatments for KK. I was unsure how to respond to the request since so much had changed since April, so I set it aside. A few weeks later, I received a phone call from our case worker stating that our case would be heard on February 17. He asked me to send him any additional receipts from April 2016-present. He also needed me to get a letter from the insurance company stating that they didn't cover IV Vitamin C treatments. During our conversation, he repeatedly told me that they were the payer of last resort. The week of February 17 was a crazy one and our case was thankfully postponed until March 17.

I had the chance to go before the board yesterday. As our caseworker read our story aloud, I couldn't believe how emotional it was hearing what we have gone through in someone else's voice. One of the women explained that she did a little research about IV Vitamin C and that it was not uncommon. Another gentleman chimed in that it was like an adjunct therapy. After talking about how it has given KK another year when things looked so bleak, I shared that KK's quality of life was so much better than when she was on standard chemotherapy. The board then voted unanimously to approve our application for reimbursement. I was overwhelmed with gratitude...there was definitely some ugly crying going on as I tried to thank them.

I am in awe of how God continues to provide for all our financial needs! Praying for Him to provide our ultimate need for KK's healing.

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
~ Ephesians 3:20-21

3 comments:

Terri said...

Wow! Go God! Praise to the One who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think!

Heidi Peterson said...

Praise God! So glad for His provision and encouragement for you in this!

Judy Bleau said...

Praising God with you!