February 24, 2015

• Covering Bases

  Back home again in Indiana...

  It has been over 5 years since we were back, Christmas of 2009 to be exact....

  Fast forward to now.  Joshy's doctor has given permission for a trip back.  Even after his 2nd round of pneumonia this winter, the doctor said we should work toward going.  However, this mama is slightly (?) terrified.  Traveling with a special needs child is no picnic.  Traveling with a immune suppressed, chronically ill, special needs child... GULP!   So to help calm the fears, we are trying to cover the bases.

  First Base:

  Proceed with PRAYER.

  Second Base:

  The recent round of pneumonia also got me to wondering if it was a wise move to take Joshy.  I cannot imagine not taking him, but it scares me that he is still very susceptible to illness.   I talked to the social worker at the hospital, who in turn spoke to the respite care coordinator.  Then we spoke to the doctor.  A longer short stay may be possible, but they are not thrilled that we will be out of country.  The primany care doctor did say that if he has contact information & a phone number where we can be reached in case of an emergency, it might be OK.  We also have to have permission from the city because there is a limit as to how many respite days Joshy can have each month.   It is a pretty complicated ball to get rolling, but it IS rolling. as a "just in case".

  Third Base:

  Tickets... time is passing since we first started thinking about Indiana in September.  Much checking of fares.  Much thought going into transfer points, layover times, etc... wheelchairs & a bag full of medication takes extra time.  Throw in a whole lot of "Are we really thinking about doing this?!?" It has taken time to work up the nerve to finalize tickets.   Today, after 2 international calls & several hours on line, we now have reservations!  Reservations for ALL 5 of us!   We took some advice from a friend and decided to use mileage for Joshy's ticket. Losing miles seemed like a better option then flushing a $1,000.  Come to find out, mileage tickets can be changed up to 72 hours before the flight and they can be put on hold for up to a year.

  HOME Plate:

  All or part of us will be back home in Indiana September 6th~21st.  Hope to see you!

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