Out with the old

In with the new!

We got a new vest for Lance yesterday! A couple of years ago, we heard they had made some pretty significant upgrades to the therapy vest Lance uses every day, twice a day. (more when he’s sick) Unfortunately, our insurance would only cover $2000 of the $6000 it cost to make that upgrade. (Ridiculous, no? $6000 for an UPGRADE.) After the battle we fought and lost to get the original vest paid for by insurance, we just decided to make do with the one we had.

Fast forward to this year. We had a change in our plan—the durable goods annual cap was removed. We were so excited at the prospect of getting this newer, smaller version. We had several ups and downs along the way, but we received a call last Friday saying the new one was on its way. It arrived yesterday, along with an empty box to send the old one back to them. Woot!

The new one is programmable and offers several treatment options that our old one did not. And the size is a huge factor. I should have taken a picture of them side by side—the old one filled the vertical space in this cabinet completely. It is also a couple of inches wider than the new one. The new one is still heavy but SO much more portable. And, it came with its own rolling duffle bag! Lance was so excited that he almost cried. He told David, “We can go ANYWHERE with this one!” 

More good news! Hadley brought this certificate home yesterday. She made the All Academic Team for soccer for District. Go Hadley! I knew she was smart from the day she was born. :)