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This will be my final post on Lost and Tired » Lost and Tired – a farewell and thank you.

This will be my final post on Lost and Tired » Lost and Tired. Dear readers, No this isn’t me closing down my blog.  Our work isn’t yet complete.  This is a farewell to a friend in the blogging and advocacy community. ================== I have known Rob and Lizzie for almost 5 years.  He was my introduction to  the facebook group Reality Autism.  He was the inspiration behind finding my writing voice here at whynotfathers.com and in a few other places such as Special Happens. No one can fault Rob for his dedication to the world of Autism or his family.  The support he and his wife have offered so many for the past few years has been incredible.  I wish him luck in his future endeavors and hope that he knows he can count on me to help in any way that I can. So for now as we

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Medicaid resolved

Just received notification that our Medicaid case for David has been resolved. That is a load off my mind.  Long story short, because we worked with our case manager to find placement, and got denials from 5 in-state facilities before we placed David in another state, he is still covered by our state Medicaid. What a relief. Now.  If the average parent didn’t know that they could fight decisions, how would they deal with this kind of case?  While my first thought was to fight it, I also had a pretty good idea of where to start the fight.  This isn’t the case for most parents.  I know quire a few that would just accept the decision and move on.  It doesn’t make them bad parents. How do we inform them? Tweet #fighting4answrs

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