Thank You Jesus!

So much has happened in our bi-lateral journey. I can finally say that we are reaching a happy place. Bye Bye CHOP....Hello GBMC (Greater Baltimore Medical Center)! God has His timing with everything and I am learning that slowly and painfully, but also joyfully! In church on Sunday, the Message was on putting God first and loving Him before anything. It seems like a pretty common sense thing, but it actually hit a nerve in my soul. I finally came to the place where I said, "regardless of the outcome of this, I will love You Jesus and not worry." This led me to make phone calls that have changed so much for us. I want everyone to understand that this is not anything I or anyone else has done, it is God. He is the one who gives us strength and can change things. Even though I made the calls and Let Them Hear is working on our behalf, God did this.

I will try to make a long story short. Our primary insurance never denied Isaac's 2nd cochlear implant. CHOP "dropped the ball" and told us they denied the coverage. Our insurance does not need a pre-certification for outpatient surgery (CI surgery is outpatient). CHOP called to get pre-certification and was probably ignored since this is not required. The only thing I can understand is that CHOP interpreted this lack of action as a denial. Since CHOP heard nothing, they were relying on medical assistance. This is where our battle came in. We were trying to fight medical assistance. Now, we don't need to!

Every last detail seems to be falling into place with GBMC. First of all, they are only an hour's drive from our house as opposed to a two and a half hour drive to CHOP. Secondly, GBMC participates with our insurance plan. Thirdly, I made a phone call in the morning and got a return phone call from GBMC within a half an hour. The call came from an audiologist. Not a secretary or someone who would just gather information, but someone who genuinely cared about our situation and listened to me for over an hour on the phone. By the end of the day, I had an appointment scheduled for Isaac's initial consultation and a packet of information on the way to our house. Fourthly, the people at GBMC told me they would contact another bi-lateral family from York, PA and have them get in contact with us to tell about their experiences with GBMC. By the end of the day, I had spoken with this amazing woman about her son and her experiences in this crazy journey. Lastly, this morning I made an appointment with the CI surgeon and it happened that their first available appointment was fifteen minutes after our consultation with the CI Team at GBMC! This means we only have to make one trip! THANK YOU JESUS!

My faith has been tested so much during this journey and I am sure it will continue to be tested. Now I know that God's timing is the right timing. He is the most important thing in my life. He should come first. Before anything and everything. When this happens, everything falls into place. Praise Jesus!

P.S. Isaac's appointments are next Thursday, June 12th. Talk about quickly!