THE REASON, I CAN RISE AND ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF  AND OTHERS IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ME.

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HELLO ALL, I HAVE MENTIONED IN THE PAST THE FACT THAT I HAD BEEN TIMED OUT OF MY MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR LEFT SIDE WEAKNESS. AFTER BEING OUT OF THERAPY FOR SOME WEEKS NOW, I CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE. SO, I DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH AN APPEAL OF MY CURRENT SITUATION WITH MY INSURURER.

I HAVE CONTACTED MY TWO DOCTORS AS WELL AS MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASKING THEM TO SUPPLY A LETEER REQUESTING MY COVERAGE TO CONTINUE FROM THEIR PRESPECTIVE.

IN MY CASE I HOLD NOTHING AGAINST THE INSURER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER. I HONESTY HOPE THAT THEY WILL EVALUATE THE CASE AND ALOW ME TO CONTINUE.

IF NOT GODS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME ANYWAY.  GOD JUST WANTS US TO KEEP MOVING WITH FAITH AND PEACE TOWARDS THE ANSWER.

THE APPEAL PROCESS HAS BEEN TIRING TO ME FOR SURE. wHEN i THOUGHT ABOUT JUST NOT BOTHERING, I SAID HECK NO. i AM ABLE CURRENTLY TO DO WHAT MANY OTHER CANCER PATIENTS CANNOT DO FOR THEMSELVES. ADVOCATE. SHINE A LIGHT ON THE FACT THAT EACH FIGHT IS NOT THE SAME. CANCER AND DESEASE EFFECT EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY. THUS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH DOES NOT WORK WELL.

SO, HERE IS A GLIMPSE OF MY WRITING TO MY INSURER. i AM GRATEFUL WHAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR ME AND HOPE THAT THEY CAN STEP BACK THE GUIDELINES TO ACCOMODATE MY NEEDS.

PLEASE SAY A PRAYER THAT THIS WILL BRING A NEEDED CHANGE IN MY NEEDS FOR TREATMENT.   GOD BLESS  🙂

THE LETTER THAT I SUBMITTED YESTERDAY READS AS FOLLOWS.

7-27-2015

To whom it may concern,

I am writing this letter  pursuant to phone calls made in regards to my treatment that have been made by myself or medical staff to whom I am affiliated with.

My name is Daniel W. Riley, Danny, to my friends. I am writing this letter the way that I would to a friend in simple layman terms. I am not a person adept in medical workings nor am I an individual who works in the insurance industry. So, please forgive my sophomoric approach. 🙂

First off,

I am a husband, a son, a dad to 4 , a friend and a loving human being.

Approximately 3.5 years ago while making breakfast for my family I began dropping things from my left hand. I at the time was thought to be a healthy, non smoker etc.

My Dr/ primary Dr. Raymond Wong of Harvard Burlington thought I had suffered a stroke.

Off to Lahey Burlington I went to see Dr. Russell who scanned my brain, the results showed no stroke. I then underwent tests including a lumbar puncture to check spinal fluids for other neuro diseases. This test was on my birthday April 6th, 2012. I was 50.

Well, I was delivered the news, I was told that I had brain cancer, the next step was the awake surgery. They could not remove the tumor due to it dangerous location. It was hovering over and in my central nervous system.

So, I went through that surgery to get a biopsy of the tumor for gradeing and was told that I had non surgical GlioBlastoma multi form grade 4 cancer with a very short window of life expectancy. I was dieing, that is for sure I was failing very quickly.

I know you have the records of my journey. I also know that in insurance their are general guidelines in place for different types of diagnoses. I am not the typical case in terms of my Glio diagnosis. I am no better than anyone else but I am blessed in this moment to be very stable and I am tumor free. By all standards I am a miracle due to the God of my faith, my doctors, my medicines and machines.

I have clawed my way up a huge hill daily mentally, physically, psychologically , and spiritually to do my part. I talk daily to other cancer patients who hear my story and see the hope that we all can share in the cure.

So, in closing. This is not a letter of complaint because that would show an ungrateful heart. I fully understand how blessed I am in this moment I love and appreciate all my doctors and people who have helped me to get here. They have inspired me as I have inspired them. We are all much stronger and taller when we stand together in a valiant effort fighting this adversary known as cancer.

My wife and employer have paid for our excellent coverage and we have loved having you as our insurer. Dr. Wong is the best.

The problem is this my case does not fit a standard. I am doing extremely well. I will find ways to push my way safely through the day to gain strength. I am not in a wheel chair anymore, I am not on a walker anymore, I am not on a four prong cane anymore, I use a single cane when out for a little added stability. My needs now are these. I am working on my respiratory needs after 3 years of a sedentary life the lungs need to be stretched and worked so I am doing that outside of therapy. I found a new track 2 towns away that allows me the safety of walking with a fence to my right. So, I began to walk it and feel so alive, I walked nearly a half mile yesterday.

What therapy gives me.

First off, I need to be stretched. The stretching I receive to my left side allows me better range of movement of my leg, arm and hand. I have full feeling on the left side. My brain is re-wiring itself back to the left side slowly but surely. One of my doctors called it a slow motion miracle. 🙂

Secondly, but just as important is that my physical therapist has employed various weight types of weight treatments. Whereas my left wrist and left ankle is cuffed to the weight machine allowing my arm and leg to pull the resistance weights and call on the brain to send a response through the muscles.

I am willing to do anything to be the best that I can be not just for me to be perfectly honest but for my doctors and health care providers who are in the trenches everyday and face a hard scenario daily with their Sick patients. I also want to be a beacon of hope to those who are walking their path with an illness.

Lastly, I would like to give a face to this situation. I am not the only Danny out there.

My desire is this, I would like to be allowed to continue my therapy at winchester orthopedics plus with Mr. Matthew Puglia. I don’t know how long I will need this but I know that the healing is in progress if it were not then I would not be typing this correspondence now. 🙂

I hope and pray that you can evaluate my situation and speak to my doctors and allow me to finish what you have allowed me to begin. My total healing.

With much appreciation and respect.

Daniel W. Riley. 🙂

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