Mutliple Sclerosis – The World As I See It

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January 20, 2014

I chose another prompt from the Daily Post blog and the one I chose this time is:

If you could have a guarantee that one, specific person was reading your blog, who would you want that person to be? Why? What do you want to say to them?

When I read this prompt I knew I wanted to write about it but I wasn’t sure who I would want the one person to be. I have sat and thought about it and I know who I wouldn’t want to read my blog but as for someone who would I am not so sure.

I don’t think I could just pick one person so I am going to change it to a group of people. Even as I try and have it be a group of people I still have more than one so I guess I am totally breaking all the rules and just going to list 2 groups of people.

I wish young people who are getting diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at a young age like I did would read this blog. I know when I was diagnosed it sucked that there was no one around me that was my age. When we would go to events I was always the youngest person and I wish I would have had someone I could relate to. It is hard to be 16 years old and be diagnosed with a disease that can’t be cured.
I would want book-worms to read my blog because I know before I got into reviewing books I had a really hard time figuring out what to read next and things like that. I wish I would have had a blog or place to go where I would read reviews of books and a place to read about different types of books.

Those are the two groups of people I would like to read my blog because I think it would be interesting for them. I am sure there are other groups that would like to read my blog but those are the 2 main groups that I would like to read it.

Who would you want to read your blog?

Things That Drive Me Insane-Insurance Companies

February 19, 2013

I am sure everyone knows that I have Multiple Sclerosis and because of the medication I use to treat it I have to get MRI’s every 6 months. I had my latest MRI on Saturday the 16th of February. I received a call on the Friday before my MRI from my health insurance company and all I could think was great now what is their deal.

For a little back story I have always had problems with insurance companies. It always seems like since they have to pay out for me they tend to give me the run around and what not. One time a few years ago I actually had an insurance company make everyone that they paid money to send the money back to them and then I had to fight with them in order to get them to pay for the claims that they requested the money back for. Lets just say that fixing the mess took over a year and I am still sure I paid to much on a few of the claims because I just got tired of fighting with them about it all.

Anyway back to the story when I answered the phone they basically wanted me to change the place of my MRI because the place I was getting it done at wasn’t one of their preferred providers. I was dumbfounded because I was having the MRI the next day and I know enough to know that there is no way that there would be an opening on a Saturday to get a MRI if most places even do MRI’s on Saturdays.

I understand why they called about it but they didn’t have to give me hard time when I told them that I was okay with paying more because my doctor works out of the hospital and it is easier for me to keep track of my records and what not if everything is done in the same spot. I get that they want to save me money but if I am okay with paying more than they really should just say okay and get off the phone.

I am glad they were trying to save me money and everything but in the end if I am okay spending more money then just leave it alone. I may spend more money for the MRI but it means that I don’t have to worry about my doctor getting the results or anything like that because she will be able to just pull them up in the computer. I have had the scans done at other places before and it always turns into a big hassle when it comes to getting the results and things like that. So that is the latest thing that drove me insane.

What is driving you insane this week?

I Am How Old?!?!?!?!

October 1, 2012

At that beginning of September I had an appointment with my Multiple Sclerosis doctor to get the results for my latest MRI. I have an update coming up that will let everyone know the results and all the fun stuff.

Anyways back to the story at hand. I was sitting in the office meeting with the doctor and she asked me how old I was. I said I was 26 and left it at that. Well after I got home from the doctors I started to wonder if I was actually 26 or if I was 27.

I was looking at the print out that they gave me after my appointment that says what we are doing and when my next appointments are. The paper said that I was 27. I had to go and ask my grandma how old I was and she said she thought I was 27. Well come to find out I spent all year thinking I was 26 and turning 27 next month. Looks like I was wrong and I am turning 28 next month so I vote that I get to have two birthdays because I got two years older this year!

All I can say is that I get to have two birthdays this year and I feel like a total idiot!!!! Gotta love not knowing how old you are! The other funny thing is as long as I can remember everyone in my family has always forgotten how old I am so I guess I am just following their lead!

What is one thing you forgot that you shouldn’t have forgotten?