It happened to me!

[Guest guest]

Well, I haven't been on this list for quite some time but recent

events made me feel the need to share with all of you. Last week we

found out that our nursing care hours were not being renewed because

the insurance company decided that nursing was no longer medically

neccesary. A couple hours after I found that out I found out that

our insurance company denied a g-tube placement for my son saying it

too was not medically neccesary. (Our genetics doctor and

pediatrician are helping us " educate " the insurance company) But the

real kicker was that I was charged with child abuse. Thankfully I

knew that this had happened to others so I knew that it was a

possibility but it still hurt. The alligations included many things

that were SOOO wrong but I am still being investigated anyway. The

charges said that I made the kids sick in order to get nursing care

and since my nursing hours were about to end they feared that I would

do it again. According to these charges when we had nurses in the

home the children were perfectly fine and only got sick after they

left. Of course both of our nurses were furious at these charges and

are willing to talk to CPS since they have seen the kids get sick

even when I am not around, go figure. The charges also said that I

was getting our baby a g-button against the advice of our

pediatrician and gastroenterologist in order to make him qualify for

medicaid. First off Jake doesn't see a GI and he already has

medicaid. Secondly, if my pediatrician were against it why would she

and Dr. Whiteman being fighting for us? There were even aligations

that included all of you so that is the main reason I am sharing.

Supposidly there is some family on this list that posts frequently

and I am reading their postings and putting the symptoms on my

children. Also, our baby had a seizure recently and according to the

charges his EEG was normal and I was the only one with him when

it " supposadly " happened. Well, yes, his EEG was normal but when it

happened we were at a resteraunt celebrating his birthday with my

husband and a really good friend. Of all the things that my kids

have been through that was the scarriest ever and the thought that I

am being accused of making it up just breaks my heart. I know that

many of you like me think that this will never happen but it could so

remember a couple of things I learned. 1) Don't EVER let CPS into

your home unless they have a search warrent. No matter what they

tell you you are not leagally obligated to do this. 2) When you go

to meet with them for the first time don't take your kids and take

someone such a pastor or friend with you 3) Meet at a neutral

place. 4) No matter how wrong the charges are make sure you contact

a lawyer and know your rights. Protect your kids and protect

yourself. They say I should hear back from them in about a month on

how they are going to rule in my case. I keep telling myself that

they can't rule against the truth but I am still scared. Luckily my

pediatrician has been very reasurring as has our neurologist. I pray

that nothing like this happens to anyone else but if it does know

that you are not alone.

Sharon

mom to Isabelle (5) Rebekah (3) and Jakob (1) (unspecified mito)