May Postpone CI Surgery

There is a heavy feeling upon my chest today. The reality of having to postpone my Cochlear Implant Surgery.

It's very difficult to express how I feel right now. Obviously, getting the second Implant is going to do alot of good for me as my vision gets worse. I mean, I barely have useable vision as it is. I'm unable to identify faces of people. This is the scariest part.

$15,000 is alot of money to ask for help with. Surgery is at the University of Utah Hospital. They want 10% down before then which amounts to $1,511 then after billing goes through I could make payment plans.

I feel bless to have The West memorial Foundation, Inc to help me raise the funds. Right now we are working at getting a few loose strings attached. It may take a little bit longer than anticipated. Thus having to postpone surgery.

I don't want to get into a financial bind where I may not raise enough funds to cover my part. This was a perfect window of opportunity: To get the surgery done now, get my training at the Blind Center, take a Social Work Class this fall that I need required for my Graduate Studies (again Social work) and enter the Social Work program next fall.

With a wife who suffers a brain injury as a result of a car accident, three children, you know, alot of weight is on my shoulders and getting this CI was a means to remove some of this weight so I can help my wife's burden and not have to be so dependant upon her to bring all the dough home.

If I postpone, when? December? Gah! I had the first one in December and I got sick, was on antibiotics for 5 weeks! Not a good thing!

I hope Cochlear OMS would respond to me soon. I gave them somewhat a sob story, well not really, just pointing out the facts of being deaf-blind, a wife with a brain injury and three kids. Maybe they'll respond and donate a device for me? Or reduce the cost to the hospital? I dunno.

I've tried every vene I could think of.

What do I do? Maybe I'm being a bit impatient?

Have Faith. Have Hope, never give up Hope. He knows what I'm up against and He will lead the way.