During our meeting on Tuesday, C.C. went over our references and their address. I got a call from a reference last night that she received a letter from Bethany. Things are starting to move right along now. Thank you Aunt Sara for sharing the great news!!!!
Now we just need to get our fingerprints printed and send it off to the FBI. We also need to start our questionnaire and get it sent off. Once you get past the first couple of pages, the questions are not that bad.
I'll be updating over the weekend......
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Our 1st Interview
Today was the 1st interview we had with our social worker, C.C. Both of us were very nervous because we really didn't know what to expect. C.C. was a very down-to-earth person. She sat us down and told us what to expect and what we were going to talk about.
First we talked about the cancer. She wanted to know what we thought of letting the birth mother(s) know about my cancer. I told her that I really didn't care, but I thought that the birth mother might shy away from us because I have had cancer.
Then we had to tell about what had brought us to adoption. So we went thru the 18 years of our marriage. We talked about the Germany years, the Virginia years & the fertility treatments we went thru in Virginia. Next, we talked about moving back to Mississippi and taking a break from the fertility treatments. We then followed with the trip to Jackson to that fertility specialist and what a disappointment that was. Keesler AFB fertility clinic was our next stop along the way and the disappointment after the hurricane. Talked about Fertility Clinic of New Orleans and how we enjoyed working with staff there.
C.C. printed off our homework that we have to send to Jackson before we know when our next interview is. I was reading thru some of the questions tonight before starting this blog. Sample questions are: Describe your personality, include what you view as your strengths and weaknesses. What significant events or experiences have shaped your personality. Describe a personal achievement that gave you satisfaction. List some personal goals for yourself and family. 13 pages of questions like this. Some of the questions are not so bad. Guess ya'll know what I will be working on this weekend.
After about an hour and 45 minutes we were ready to leave the interview. I guess it went well because we have homework. We have officially started our journey. We were told the waiting period could be anywhere from 2 - 4 years. They can't give specifics which we are aware of. We have prayed that God will see us thru this and we know that He will.
After the interview, we came home and FINALLY fixed our scanner. I have scanned some more pictures to shutterfly so that we can print our Family Profile aka Memory Book. We were able to look at a couple of profile books at the interview and have a new idea of what needs to be done. Michelle has started us off well with scanning our pictures from the 1st Memory Book gathering and starting our album. With the ones that I've scanned tonight, we still have a lot more to do. The ones that we saw have letters to the birth mothers in them. LOTS of pictures of the couples and their families and pets.
Until we have more information, here are some of the pictures that I 
scanned tonight.
scanned tonight. Me!
Debbie, me and Andy
Friday, February 12, 2010
Snow Day 2/12/2010
Today I was off because of the snow. Arthur had to go to work because they have a class starting this weekend.
I decided to get up and go play in the snow. I have pictures to follow. I just keep thinking I can't wait to get our little one so we can show him/her how to build snowmen, to make snow angels and to have a snowball fight.
Our house!
Biscuit being introduced to snow - she didn't like it too much!
Ammunition for when Arthur comes home!
He only thought he could hit me.
He even moved in closer and thought he could hit me.
But he couldn't hit me because I'm camoflauged!! Yes I am wearing his hunting coveralls, waterproof boots, hat and gloves. (Well, the gloves have already gotten soaked and are sitting the ammo bucket.)
Now it's my turn to get him.
It's the wind-up; the throw; and can you believe he caught it! Then he threw it back at me and I caught it!!!!!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Today, 2/9 we recieved our 1st phone call from our case worker, CC. She left a message on our answer machine to set up our first formal interview. Arthur got the message first and called me and played the message for me. I immediately called CC to set up the appointment. Her first available appointment is February 22nd at 4:30 so we took it. YAY!!!!! God is so good. We have put this in His hands.
As you can probably tell from the post on Sunday, the words started flowing but I didn't proofread very well. So sorry I'll try better from now on!!
Bethany requires us to have a "Memory Book" to show the birth mothers. This Memory Book is basically a scaled down scrapbook of our lives together. On Saturday, February 6th we hosted our 1st "Memory Book" gathering. Attendees, as the baby will call them, were MaMa Vee (Arthur's Grandmother), Aunt Michelle, MiMi (Arthur's Mom), Nanny (Sonya's Mom) and the both of us. Aunt Sara and Alec were going to come but Alec was unable to make it and Aunt Sara volunteered to stay with him.
We all had a very good time looking at ALL the pictures we have accumulated over the years plus the ones MiMi brought of Arthur as a child. We had lots of laughs and a lot of pictures we laughed at. I also realized during this time I have a lot of pictures that need to be put in some albums.
Before the next meeting, I need to get all the specifications for the Memory Book (number of pages). I also have to scan some pictures to my computer.
Here are some of the pictures from the 1st gathering:
L to R: Nanny, MiMi, MaMa Vee, me, Michelle
L to R: MaMa Vee, Arthur, Nanny, me, Michelle
Sunday, February 7, 2010
The Journey for the Martin Miracle
Arthur and I have decided to let you all experience our new journey - the adoption of our child. Thanks Michelle for putting the idea in my head!!
This journey started I guess in Virginia when we decided to seek fertility treatments because we had been unable to conceive the natural way. We saw a doctor there for about a year and 1/2. At that time we were about to leave the Army and come home to Mississippi. A couple of years later we decided it was time to start fertility again. We saw a doctor in Jackson but did not like him. You know how first impressions are very persuasive. His was not, as a matter of fact I told Arthur I would NOT see this doctor again and he was in total agreement.
Then in 2004, we found out that there was a fertility doctor at Keesler Air Force Base. This would be wonderful because it would basically be our gas back and forth to Biloxi to have a baby. When we contacted the doctor's office we discovered it was a year waiting list. We though OK - July, 2005 - that would be ok. We finally got our call, the beginning of August. We went and saw the doctor and her assistant. We set up all types of blood tests and other test to check my tubes, etc. Blood was to be drawn on Friday, August 26th and I was to fast. At the time we were ecstatic. The my best friend, April, had decided Aug 26th would also be the day that she had her 2nd child, Audrey via c-section. She had asked my to be in the delivery room with her and Doug to take pictures. I was honored and would not have missed it for the world. That Friday we were at FGH at 6:00 for Audrey's delivery and all the hoopla that goes along with having a baby. I got to hold her several times before we decided it was time to leave and go get all blood drawn.
So at 8:00 we were off to Keesler to get blood drawn. We arrive at Keesler and waited for our turn. The nurse finally called our name and we went to the little room where they drew your blood. The nurse read the report to see what tests would have to be run and pull enough tubes for all the tests. She keep pulling all these tubes and I looked at Arthur like "how much blood is she going to take?" She saw my face and she said that I would be getting 10 vials of blood drawn. I knew it was for a good reason so I said "let's go!" Ten vials later I told Arthur that I need something to eat before I passed out. I was given some peanut butter crackers. Then we went to Olive Garden and ate lunch. We then came back to FGH to visit with Audrey and April.
Later that evening we went home and Arthur packed for ANCOC which would be in Fort Jackson, SC. He got up early that Saturday morning and started out. When he arrived at Ft Jackson later that day he called and let us know he was there. Sunday he called and told me I needed to make sure that my car was filled with gas because Hurricane Katrina was coming our way. We all know how that went. After the power and all was back up and going I called Keesler and they said that all information had been lost and the fertility doctor has moved to another post. She said that the fertility clinic was closed and not be opened back up to at least 2008.
That was a big blow to us. In early 2006, I was searching on the Internet to see if there were any fertility doctors that took TriCare insurance. I found a fertility clinic in New Orleans (Mandeville) that did take our insurance. I called to get all the information I needed so that I could get a referral. I then made an appointment with family doctor to get my referral. We were set! We had an appointment for May, 2006. When we met with Dr. Dunaway, we were very impressed with him and his staff. After 3 artificial inseminations, we (me, Arthur and Dr. Dunaway) decided with my age it was time to consider IVF. We went thru 2 IVF cycles and was starting the 3rd IVF cycle when we discover that I was having problems with my thyroid. Dr. Dunaway thought it would be best if we waited until I got my thyroid under control before we started another IVF cycle. Little did we know that was our last cycle.
It was getting time for the yearly exam all women have to go thru. At my appointment in November, 2008, my gyn found a spot on my cervix. He told my he wanted to do a biopsy. I thought ok, didn't think anything about it. About a week later he called me and told me he had my results and needed to see me the next morning. Arthur went with me and he told us the news. He had already made appointments for me to have a CT scan, chest x-ray and mammogram. He also set me up with a gynecologist oncologist, Dr. Finan, in Mobile, AL. We met with him on January 6, 2009. He confirmed what Dr. Washburne had found. He told us that hysterectomy was our only option. He left us alone to think about our decision and Arthur decided that my life was more important. The doctor came back in and we told him we decided to have the surgery. We set the surgery up for January 26th. We went home and informed our parents. Then the family and work was informed.
Well the time for surgery came. We went down on Sunday because we had a hotel room in the hospital. That Monday morning came and the surgery went fine. Doctor came around later that afternoon and said that everything was fine. At least we thought at the time. I was on a morphine pump for pain. Every 12 minutes I was to press the button. Late Monday night I told Arthur let's back off the morphine to about every 18 minutes. Well around 4:30 the next morning Arthur woke up to an unresponsive Sonya. He said he was shaking me and nothing. He turned the light on and said my lips were blue so he called the nurse. She came down and started rubbing my chest to wake me. She then called down to the nurses station for help - she needed Susan. (This was their code for emergency) Arthur said the room filled up VERY quickly. He called my mom and had her to come down there NOW. They were outside the room when Arthur said heard that my heart rate was up to 147. The nurses then wheeled me to ICU and sent Arthur and my mom to the waiting area. A few hours later I woke in ICU. Dr Finan came in and said that I had a very interesting morning. I was ok but was not going to have the morphine pump anymore. He also said that I would be able to go back to room. After that, I was a good patient. On Thursday I was able to go home. At around 5 in the afternoon, I was released from the hospital. I had a follow up appointment at Dr. Finan's office on 2/5/09. At that point he told us that the surgery went well. He had gotten all the cancer and checked the lymph nodes and they were clear. He gave us the good news that I would not have to have chemo or radiation treatments. We made an appointment for 6 weeks later. On the way home, I called to let everyone know the good news.
During this time we decided that we still wanted to be parents and adoption was our only choice now. We had heard about Bethany Christian Services and called for information. We received our paperwork and filled out immediately. We received a letter dated February 3rd that we had been accepted. The letter also stated that they would contact when they were ready to have an initial meeting. April, May and June came and went with no word. So I called to let them know that we were still interested but we were going to be traveling and didn't want to miss our call. The receptionist said she didn't think that a meeting was coming up. She said those meetings were usually every 6 - 12 months. I was ok with this. Then on a Saturday in July we received the letter that our first meeting would be August 15th in Jackson. We were so excited. We called parents and let them know about our first meeting.
On Friday August 14th we made our trip to Jackson. We wanted to make sure we got to the meeting on time. While in Jackson, we made sure we knew exactly where the Bethany office was. Then we went to Bass Pro Shop to shop and eat. Then we went back to the hotel to try to get a good nights sleep. We woke up the next morning at 5. (Now our meeting was to start at 9:00am) We didn't want to be late. We got dressed and went down to the continental breakfast. I don't think we ate very much because we just HAD to be at the office on time. I think that we arrived at the office at 8:00. We patiently waited and soon another car came pulling up. Few minutes later 2 more cars showed up. Finally around 8:50 Karen showed up to open the office. We made our little name tags and settled in our seats. Peggy then showed up. Karen and Peggy gathered there thoughts and we started our meetings. We leaned alot about the others in our group and about adoption in general. Around noon we were let go for an hour lunch. I think all the couples were gone for maybe 30-45 minutes. After lunch, we gather back up and started back up. We saw a video about birth mothers. Then there was couple that came to talk with us. They submitted their formal paperwork all on a Saturday and was contacted on a Tuesday with a possible baby. The message was stressed that not all adoptions are that quick. Both Karen and Peggy stated that 2 years might be the wait period. The wait could be longer and could be shorter.
Also, during this meeting we were given a packet that has ALOT of information about adoption. We were given several papers that would have to be returned by September 26th. If they didn't receive the information by then, they would think we were not interested. Some of the paperwork was financial statements, medical records, discipline policy and a list of what all needed to be sent back by the 26th. After the meeting, we decided to talk with Peggy about the cancer. She said that she would have to talk with Karen about that and they would get back in touch with us. We emailed several times that next week. Karen talked with Arthur. She said that she had to prayed about it and talked with her supervisor about it. When Karen called Arthur back she decided that we needed to wait until I had been cancer free for 1 year. Then we could submit our formal paperwork.
We decided that was fair. The normal wait time if you have had cancer is 5 years. We then decided that end of September was my birthday, end of October was Halloween, end of November was Thanksgiving, end of December was Christmas and finally end of January would be my 1 year checkup.
In September we had a checkup with Dr Finan. At that time we asked Dr. Finan if he would write a letter on our behalf. He said he would. He told us that he and his wife had adopted twins from Russia.
Whoops! I have to back up for a minute. During the time that our church did not have a priest in charge, we were invited by Michelle and Dustin to come to Heritage UMC. We did and fell in love with the church and the people. Since July we have been going to Heritage and actually joined in August. We have found a new church home and family. There is so much to do and get involved with in with Heritage. Needless to say we love it there. Heritage also has a SAIL program. SAIL stand for Support for Adoption, Infertility and Loss of a child. We realized that there are actually others that have been thru what we have gone thru. They also had someone that had been thru adoption. To us Heritage was a Godsend. God had put us in the right place and at the right time.
Now time to skip forward to January 26, 2010. Our appointment was very successful. I am cancer free for 1 year. On Wednesday 1/27, I emailed Karen to let her know the good news. She was very happy for us. She told us to get our paperwork in as soon as we could. I told her that Dr. Finan was writing up as letter and asked if we needed to wait on it. She said that we didn't have to wait on his letter. We just needed to get all the paperwork that was due on September 26th. I emailed the family to let them know.
Also, on 1/27 Arthur had me a celebration party. We went to Crescent City with the family. If you know Michelle you can look on her blog at the pictures. We went home that night to start working on the paperwork. Thursday I went to our primary care provider to get the medical paperwork filled out. I had had a chest x-ray earlier in the month, but had to have blood drawn for HIV and drug test for drugs. Arthur also had to have all these test done. He was able to go on Friday and have these test done. The paperwork didn't stop with medical paperwork. We sill had to fill out financial statements. We worked on that during the weekend and filled out the other paperwork that was due. On Monday afternoon, the nurse with primary care provider called to let me know that my medical results where back but we were still waiting on Arthur's. Tuesday she called to let me know she was leaving the paperwork at the front desk for me. I went at lunch to pick it up. While walking back out to the parking lot, I ran into the nurse. She asked me to look to make sure I had all I needed. Well we were missing one of his test results, I think it was his chest x-ray. She walked me back to her desk and printed it off for me.
Tuesday night after work, after my short workout and after the SAIL meeting, I went home to finish the paperwork. Arthur and I got online and went to the formal application. We both reviewed the application to make sure there were no errors. Together we held the mouse, said a little prayer, and then hit the submit button. Then we went to the dining room to finish the paperwork that needed to be sent in. We went to the copies to make copies of social security cards and drivers licenses to send. We went back to the dining room table and sat down with the check list and marked off as we put each requirement in order. I wrote the check to Bethany and was ready to send it off. When I arrive to work on Wednesday, I made copies of the paperwork and put the originals in the envelope. I addressed the envelope and then filled out the certified mail receipt. I then took the envelope to the post office to mail. Again I emailed the family to let them know.
Now it's a wait game! As new information becomes available I will post to the blog. Stay tuned for more info.
This journey started I guess in Virginia when we decided to seek fertility treatments because we had been unable to conceive the natural way. We saw a doctor there for about a year and 1/2. At that time we were about to leave the Army and come home to Mississippi. A couple of years later we decided it was time to start fertility again. We saw a doctor in Jackson but did not like him. You know how first impressions are very persuasive. His was not, as a matter of fact I told Arthur I would NOT see this doctor again and he was in total agreement.
Then in 2004, we found out that there was a fertility doctor at Keesler Air Force Base. This would be wonderful because it would basically be our gas back and forth to Biloxi to have a baby. When we contacted the doctor's office we discovered it was a year waiting list. We though OK - July, 2005 - that would be ok. We finally got our call, the beginning of August. We went and saw the doctor and her assistant. We set up all types of blood tests and other test to check my tubes, etc. Blood was to be drawn on Friday, August 26th and I was to fast. At the time we were ecstatic. The my best friend, April, had decided Aug 26th would also be the day that she had her 2nd child, Audrey via c-section. She had asked my to be in the delivery room with her and Doug to take pictures. I was honored and would not have missed it for the world. That Friday we were at FGH at 6:00 for Audrey's delivery and all the hoopla that goes along with having a baby. I got to hold her several times before we decided it was time to leave and go get all blood drawn.
So at 8:00 we were off to Keesler to get blood drawn. We arrive at Keesler and waited for our turn. The nurse finally called our name and we went to the little room where they drew your blood. The nurse read the report to see what tests would have to be run and pull enough tubes for all the tests. She keep pulling all these tubes and I looked at Arthur like "how much blood is she going to take?" She saw my face and she said that I would be getting 10 vials of blood drawn. I knew it was for a good reason so I said "let's go!" Ten vials later I told Arthur that I need something to eat before I passed out. I was given some peanut butter crackers. Then we went to Olive Garden and ate lunch. We then came back to FGH to visit with Audrey and April.
Later that evening we went home and Arthur packed for ANCOC which would be in Fort Jackson, SC. He got up early that Saturday morning and started out. When he arrived at Ft Jackson later that day he called and let us know he was there. Sunday he called and told me I needed to make sure that my car was filled with gas because Hurricane Katrina was coming our way. We all know how that went. After the power and all was back up and going I called Keesler and they said that all information had been lost and the fertility doctor has moved to another post. She said that the fertility clinic was closed and not be opened back up to at least 2008.
That was a big blow to us. In early 2006, I was searching on the Internet to see if there were any fertility doctors that took TriCare insurance. I found a fertility clinic in New Orleans (Mandeville) that did take our insurance. I called to get all the information I needed so that I could get a referral. I then made an appointment with family doctor to get my referral. We were set! We had an appointment for May, 2006. When we met with Dr. Dunaway, we were very impressed with him and his staff. After 3 artificial inseminations, we (me, Arthur and Dr. Dunaway) decided with my age it was time to consider IVF. We went thru 2 IVF cycles and was starting the 3rd IVF cycle when we discover that I was having problems with my thyroid. Dr. Dunaway thought it would be best if we waited until I got my thyroid under control before we started another IVF cycle. Little did we know that was our last cycle.
It was getting time for the yearly exam all women have to go thru. At my appointment in November, 2008, my gyn found a spot on my cervix. He told my he wanted to do a biopsy. I thought ok, didn't think anything about it. About a week later he called me and told me he had my results and needed to see me the next morning. Arthur went with me and he told us the news. He had already made appointments for me to have a CT scan, chest x-ray and mammogram. He also set me up with a gynecologist oncologist, Dr. Finan, in Mobile, AL. We met with him on January 6, 2009. He confirmed what Dr. Washburne had found. He told us that hysterectomy was our only option. He left us alone to think about our decision and Arthur decided that my life was more important. The doctor came back in and we told him we decided to have the surgery. We set the surgery up for January 26th. We went home and informed our parents. Then the family and work was informed.
Well the time for surgery came. We went down on Sunday because we had a hotel room in the hospital. That Monday morning came and the surgery went fine. Doctor came around later that afternoon and said that everything was fine. At least we thought at the time. I was on a morphine pump for pain. Every 12 minutes I was to press the button. Late Monday night I told Arthur let's back off the morphine to about every 18 minutes. Well around 4:30 the next morning Arthur woke up to an unresponsive Sonya. He said he was shaking me and nothing. He turned the light on and said my lips were blue so he called the nurse. She came down and started rubbing my chest to wake me. She then called down to the nurses station for help - she needed Susan. (This was their code for emergency) Arthur said the room filled up VERY quickly. He called my mom and had her to come down there NOW. They were outside the room when Arthur said heard that my heart rate was up to 147. The nurses then wheeled me to ICU and sent Arthur and my mom to the waiting area. A few hours later I woke in ICU. Dr Finan came in and said that I had a very interesting morning. I was ok but was not going to have the morphine pump anymore. He also said that I would be able to go back to room. After that, I was a good patient. On Thursday I was able to go home. At around 5 in the afternoon, I was released from the hospital. I had a follow up appointment at Dr. Finan's office on 2/5/09. At that point he told us that the surgery went well. He had gotten all the cancer and checked the lymph nodes and they were clear. He gave us the good news that I would not have to have chemo or radiation treatments. We made an appointment for 6 weeks later. On the way home, I called to let everyone know the good news.
During this time we decided that we still wanted to be parents and adoption was our only choice now. We had heard about Bethany Christian Services and called for information. We received our paperwork and filled out immediately. We received a letter dated February 3rd that we had been accepted. The letter also stated that they would contact when they were ready to have an initial meeting. April, May and June came and went with no word. So I called to let them know that we were still interested but we were going to be traveling and didn't want to miss our call. The receptionist said she didn't think that a meeting was coming up. She said those meetings were usually every 6 - 12 months. I was ok with this. Then on a Saturday in July we received the letter that our first meeting would be August 15th in Jackson. We were so excited. We called parents and let them know about our first meeting.
On Friday August 14th we made our trip to Jackson. We wanted to make sure we got to the meeting on time. While in Jackson, we made sure we knew exactly where the Bethany office was. Then we went to Bass Pro Shop to shop and eat. Then we went back to the hotel to try to get a good nights sleep. We woke up the next morning at 5. (Now our meeting was to start at 9:00am) We didn't want to be late. We got dressed and went down to the continental breakfast. I don't think we ate very much because we just HAD to be at the office on time. I think that we arrived at the office at 8:00. We patiently waited and soon another car came pulling up. Few minutes later 2 more cars showed up. Finally around 8:50 Karen showed up to open the office. We made our little name tags and settled in our seats. Peggy then showed up. Karen and Peggy gathered there thoughts and we started our meetings. We leaned alot about the others in our group and about adoption in general. Around noon we were let go for an hour lunch. I think all the couples were gone for maybe 30-45 minutes. After lunch, we gather back up and started back up. We saw a video about birth mothers. Then there was couple that came to talk with us. They submitted their formal paperwork all on a Saturday and was contacted on a Tuesday with a possible baby. The message was stressed that not all adoptions are that quick. Both Karen and Peggy stated that 2 years might be the wait period. The wait could be longer and could be shorter.
Also, during this meeting we were given a packet that has ALOT of information about adoption. We were given several papers that would have to be returned by September 26th. If they didn't receive the information by then, they would think we were not interested. Some of the paperwork was financial statements, medical records, discipline policy and a list of what all needed to be sent back by the 26th. After the meeting, we decided to talk with Peggy about the cancer. She said that she would have to talk with Karen about that and they would get back in touch with us. We emailed several times that next week. Karen talked with Arthur. She said that she had to prayed about it and talked with her supervisor about it. When Karen called Arthur back she decided that we needed to wait until I had been cancer free for 1 year. Then we could submit our formal paperwork.
We decided that was fair. The normal wait time if you have had cancer is 5 years. We then decided that end of September was my birthday, end of October was Halloween, end of November was Thanksgiving, end of December was Christmas and finally end of January would be my 1 year checkup.
In September we had a checkup with Dr Finan. At that time we asked Dr. Finan if he would write a letter on our behalf. He said he would. He told us that he and his wife had adopted twins from Russia.
Whoops! I have to back up for a minute. During the time that our church did not have a priest in charge, we were invited by Michelle and Dustin to come to Heritage UMC. We did and fell in love with the church and the people. Since July we have been going to Heritage and actually joined in August. We have found a new church home and family. There is so much to do and get involved with in with Heritage. Needless to say we love it there. Heritage also has a SAIL program. SAIL stand for Support for Adoption, Infertility and Loss of a child. We realized that there are actually others that have been thru what we have gone thru. They also had someone that had been thru adoption. To us Heritage was a Godsend. God had put us in the right place and at the right time.
Now time to skip forward to January 26, 2010. Our appointment was very successful. I am cancer free for 1 year. On Wednesday 1/27, I emailed Karen to let her know the good news. She was very happy for us. She told us to get our paperwork in as soon as we could. I told her that Dr. Finan was writing up as letter and asked if we needed to wait on it. She said that we didn't have to wait on his letter. We just needed to get all the paperwork that was due on September 26th. I emailed the family to let them know.
Also, on 1/27 Arthur had me a celebration party. We went to Crescent City with the family. If you know Michelle you can look on her blog at the pictures. We went home that night to start working on the paperwork. Thursday I went to our primary care provider to get the medical paperwork filled out. I had had a chest x-ray earlier in the month, but had to have blood drawn for HIV and drug test for drugs. Arthur also had to have all these test done. He was able to go on Friday and have these test done. The paperwork didn't stop with medical paperwork. We sill had to fill out financial statements. We worked on that during the weekend and filled out the other paperwork that was due. On Monday afternoon, the nurse with primary care provider called to let me know that my medical results where back but we were still waiting on Arthur's. Tuesday she called to let me know she was leaving the paperwork at the front desk for me. I went at lunch to pick it up. While walking back out to the parking lot, I ran into the nurse. She asked me to look to make sure I had all I needed. Well we were missing one of his test results, I think it was his chest x-ray. She walked me back to her desk and printed it off for me.
Tuesday night after work, after my short workout and after the SAIL meeting, I went home to finish the paperwork. Arthur and I got online and went to the formal application. We both reviewed the application to make sure there were no errors. Together we held the mouse, said a little prayer, and then hit the submit button. Then we went to the dining room to finish the paperwork that needed to be sent in. We went to the copies to make copies of social security cards and drivers licenses to send. We went back to the dining room table and sat down with the check list and marked off as we put each requirement in order. I wrote the check to Bethany and was ready to send it off. When I arrive to work on Wednesday, I made copies of the paperwork and put the originals in the envelope. I addressed the envelope and then filled out the certified mail receipt. I then took the envelope to the post office to mail. Again I emailed the family to let them know.
Now it's a wait game! As new information becomes available I will post to the blog. Stay tuned for more info.
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