Dad's Blog

My dad's blog is up and running (minus the PayPal button).

Go check it out! Than blog about it! (facebook+twitter+tell everyone you know!) (please,please,pretty please!)

http://www.aliverformurray.blogspot.com/

(thank you Angela!)

I found this on our flip. :)

(pause my playlist)

Man, I am tired. I have 14 mosquito bites that have had me awake since 4:30 this morning. I am not too pleased. I got them at Show Low park. The kids and I were taking a walk and we must have walked right into a swarm without knowing it. I got all these bites in less that 20 seconds. Good news is they attacked me and pretty much left the kids alone.

In other news.I found something good about Pres. Obama. This PCIP Insurance plan that is run through the National Finance Center is sounding like it will be a major blessing to my family. The most out of pocket we will have to spend for a calendar year is $12,000. (That covers anything...including organ transplants) That is a huge difference from $200,000(just to get started). Pray that he will qualify. There are only 3 qualifications. 1.)Be a US citizen (he is...even if he doesn't look like one!) 2.)Haven't had insurance for the past 6 months. (check!) 3.) Have a letter from Dr. stating what the pre-existing condition is+some other info. If all goes well...he will be covered by September 1st! The premium is $450 a month. We still need to do some fundraising......but this is sounding SO much more do-able. Plus, they will cover the donor as well. (Liver transplants can be from deceased or living donors.)

Anna, (who helps keep me from complete insanity by cleaning up after us once in a while) just rubbed fresh garlic on my mosquito bites. (She's from Guatemala...) It feels better already....but do I really want to go around smelling like this? People will think I forgot deodorant this morning...(which I did)...but...this smell ain't gonna help. I think it's time for a shower.

Dad was admitted yesterday so he can get tests ran ASAP instead of paying $3000 in advance and than waiting for results. I don't know who his specialist is...but right now I think he's great! He basically told my dad at his appointment  yesterday (mom was with him), "You are in lots of pain and having a hard time breathing." My dad was like...."well....I think my pain level is more of a 2 or 3 and I can breathe fine" and the doctor said, "No. You are in a lot of pain and having a hard time breathing and we are going to admit you." Later that night they drained two and a half liters of fluid off of dad's abdomen and they are going to start him of a supplement that will hopefully reduce the fluid retention. Other good news is that the hospital told my mom about an insurance plan that covers preexisting conditions...as long as you have not been insured for the past 6 months (although I have not found where it says that on their website yet.) My parents haven't had insurance for years...so that's not going to be a problem. This will help a TON when it comes to transplant cost and being able to get things rolling before having all the money raised. A transplant surgeon that they spoke with yesterday who does transplants in Tuscon said that they needed $200,000 before they could get things going.

Here is a link to the Pre-existing Conditions Insurance Plan website (click on the name) in case you or anyone you know might be in a situation where they could apply.  Some states aren't not listed on the site. If that is the case for you than I think THIS is the site you should go to.

GOT LIVER?

Okay...so...my dad is very sick. I am not gonna sugar coat things. Fact is that this week he saw his doctor and he told my dad that he's got another year to live if he doesn't get a new liver. Well...we are not gonna sit around with our bottm lip hanging to the ground. What we gotta do is get a liver. The great thing about liver transplants in that you can have a live donor. The bad thing is that all this costs lots and lots of money. My parents do not have medical insurance and they make too much to qualify for state insurance. I don't know how that's possible when their medical bills already total almost as much as their annual income...(something is dang wrong with the way they decided who gets goverment help and who doesn't!). SO! We need to start fundraising ASAP in a major, raise lots of money sort of a way! From what I can see from the little bit of research I have done, his transplant all included can cost around $500,000+. Yeah...that's a lot of money.

mommy and daddy! from; kaitlyn

mom and dad thank you for all that you do i hope you will have a good anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from Kaitlyn  

This is such a LATE post...but I still want these pictures for when I make my blog into a book (whenever I get time to work on that....maybe when my last kid graduates high school. ha!)


So what we have here are a few photos from Kaitlyn's 8th birthday, Adelin's 5th birthday and Easter.


Yeah...I know...that's like forever ago right?

Nov. 3rd 2010....Kaitlyn turned 8! She had a fun party. My friend Alice came and did face painting...and her 1st grade teacher came and sang +played guitar. It was fun. I took more video than photos...and I still don't have any pictures from her baptism. :{



Dec 15, 2010...Adelin turned 5! She loved the doll she got and the tutu's+fairy wings. She had a separate party for friends for her 5th birthday...and I am not sure where the photos are from that!



Easter Sunday 2011. I found these matching suits for the boys right after Christmas. They looked pretty darn cute in them. I tried to get a good shot of all the kids....but either they were being crazy or the lighting was bad! :) I gave up.