ETA:
I’ve had people asking if they can enter this quilt raffle online via Parker’s site. So, I called to find out.
And….YES!…you can. You can just use the donation button on the right hand side of Parker’s blog to donate via Pay Pal. For every $5.00 donation we’ll make sure your name gets added to the jar at Reed’s school.
Or if you prefer, you can just ask that your donation go towards a Gingerbread Hug for Parker.
There are also a couple of other things besides the quilt that you can win.
The raffle goes until December 17th.
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Reed and I have been talking a lot lately about the impending end to Parker being covered by our private insurance.
Hit a million bucks, and *kaput*………you’re outta there. Careful not to let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. Cause they won’t cover any damage it causes.
One would think that with all the stuff our insurance has denied for Parker it would take forever before he reached that one million dollar mark.
Not so.
We were pretty shocked to discover all the things that Medicaid doesn’t cover.
For instance Medicaid only allows 1.5 trach noses a day for a child. Uh. One cough could easily produce enough gunk to render a trach nose useless. We go through five noses a day. Easily. Anything over the 1.5 noses would come out of our pocket.
And Parker’s Tracleer. Tracleer isn’t covered by Medicaid. Tracleer runs several thousand a month. It keeps kids with PH alive.
Then there is the new vent that we still need to figure out how to pay for.
Some amazing folks at Reed’s school got together to help out with Parker’s medical needs.  From the teachers to the parents to the school community council, to the kids.
It’s a bit of a holiday miracle.
These are people that have known Reed for years. People he works with every day. People that would know if our family was trying to scam anyone.ÂÂ
(I just thought I’d add that little disclaimer in case there were any trolls out there feeling frisky.)
There is a raffle for an amazing handmade quilt. It is gorgeous. For every $5.00 donation a person can enter one time to have their name chosen to win this quilt.
For those who may not want to enter to win the quilt, but still want to donate, they can put their name on a Gingerbread Man and each Gingerbread Man gets put up on a wall in the school.
The goal is to get enough Gingerbread Men to go around the entire building.
Some of the Gingerbread Men even come with Birthday Wishes for our Brave Hero.
Can you feel the love coming from these Gingerbread Hugs?
If you look closely you can see the quilting. It is truly breathtaking!
Especially for someone who breaks a sweat when confronted with having to sew on a button.
Every penny donated to this labor of love will go directly towards Parker’s medical fund.
All around my house we have signs that read, “BELIEVE”. Most people put signs like this out just at Christmas time. But not our family.
Believe is kind of our family motto.
Believing inspires faith. And faith inspires miracles.
Kinda like this one.
Tammy,
Having a million dollar plus child myself, I know how quickly those pennies add up. I think its so wrong that the insurance companies have lifetime limites. With all the people paying in, I know they can afford to pay out. So you have my sympathies.
But I do agree 100% that believing leads to hope which leads to faith which leads to miracles. Because I know we have both seen miracles happen right before our eyes.
I wish the best for you, your family, and for Parker. Your strength and postitive attitude are refreshing.
Much love,
Crystal
Noah’s Mommy
Twitter: livingingrace
Dec 2, 08
Hallelujah! I, too, believe in miracles. We got one come Jan 1. Our insurance is changing from one carrier to another, so oour $1M limit? Starts all over at the Big -0-.
Thank you Lord.
Let me know how we can buy a few hugs, will ya?
One word BEAUTIFUL!!!
Wow, that quilt is beautiful. I hope this helps a lot.
That is so wonderful! That quilt is amazing! You are very blessed!
Oh my gosh, I am tearing up! This is so beautiful Tammy!!! It makes my heart sing! Look at those adorable gingerbread men with well wishes!! How awesome!!!!! And that quilt is breathtaking, just gorgeous!!! I am praying it gets all the way around the school! And with Parky as inspiration, I know it will!
Much love to ALL,
Amy
So awesome! I’m so glad that you have such wonderful people in your community that are helping out! Miracles do exist!
I just found out our max is 2.5 million, whew. I was a little worried to. We shouldn’t have to worry about this when we have little ones to worry about. The quilt is beautiful.
what an awesome thing the community is doing for Parker. It’s great when people can do things like this.
What a beautiful quilt. I wish you had Brady’s insurance. It costs a lot – but – our plan has no lifetime maximum – which is why we keep it every year, even though it would be cheaper to switch to a different plan. Maybe Reed wants to make a career change 😉 I hope that gingerbread train makes it all around the school – TWICE!!!
Hugs!
That is awesome! Its amazing the people that have such a great heart…
That is a very sweet thing to do. I like all the gingerbread men.
We just donated for 4 raffle entries! The Del Monte Family of New York- God Bless you all!
I end up with more trach supplies than we truly need each month. I need to keep a little extra on hand but could share at least a little with you guys. If you e-mail me with your address, I’ll try to ship some to you. My e-mail is brookesmom@cox.net
Very, very cool. I can’t believe you can get kicked out. Just doesn’t make sense. HUGS
That’s a beautiful sight.
Those hugs are beautiful. You are so blessed
I just donated my $5.00. I wish I could do more.
Give that little one a big hug from us!