Anyone in Arizona???

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Our family is getting ready to move to Tucson in the end of June.

We need to find a good pediatrician and a good immunologist. We

understand that there is a husband/wife pediatric immunology team

that has been recruited to Pheonix children's hospital beginning in

June. We also understand that there is a good infusion center in

the event, taht God help us, we need an infusion center again.

We also need to find out about the school system and how it is set

up to deal with these kids that either cannot go to school or miss a

lot of school. Right now, the jury is out on whether or not Molly

will be able to start 1st grade next year....they want her to go a

solid three months without getting pnuemonia before they release her

to begin school. We also heard that the state has a program similar

to what one of the other posts mentioned that can defer some of the

costs of our medical care....eg: the kids are able to go on SS

Disability completely independant of my husband or I and can recieve

secondary medicare coverage. We are not eligeable for SSI due to

our income...but in Arizona, I understand our income may not

matter...that they have a whole different way of looking at things.

I would love to find someone living in Arizona that can help us find

all the resources we need to hook into when we get there.

Terri Mom (46), Molly (5) and Maggie (3) and Dog with PID>...it must

be in the air......