So the day started off pretty good! I attended my Monday morning book club and felt blessed to be surrounded by a group of ladies (I call them the Redtail Ladies) that truly want to share their love of God and learn from one another. We are studying The Fruits of Peace! How perfect can this study be. It touches me in so many ways but today was especially touching as we discussed the divide between the Jews and the gentiles. We talked about the separation between classes, races, etc. How this would cause divide in homes. This was perfect!

Off to work I go! Made some calls and worked on a few items that needed to be completed. Then off to my follow-up appointment. I made sure I was drinking water and was somewhat relaxed so that can access the port and run more test. All the ladies greeted me so kindly and said how pretty I looked. One nurse said “you went there”, I said yeah I had no choice and we laughed. There was actual joy and comfort in a place of sadness…. They told me how well I was doing and drew my blood. This was the first time we had no issues with my port. AS soon as she accessed the port and flushed the line I could taste she was in… You see when they flush the line you can taste the saline. YUCK! Oh and once again I can’t leave the office without doing a pregnancy test! We joked about that one too! I told them I wanted to trick my husband and have a pregnant lady pee on the stick. Would that be funny…

After a very successful follow up visit I  get back home to work and get the mail. I received yet another letter from Aetna. Or shall I say another denial from Aetna! Yes, they now want to deny the genetic testing. The letter stated that they will cover the Brac testing but not the other genetic testing. REALLY… First they deny my Pet Scan two times. Then they deny the Neulasta and now the genetic tests. Do I not have enough to worry about…. Oh and let me add that my FMLA was approved but only for one day a week during my chemo session. You just can’t make this stuff up. I will say and will continue to say I am blessed! I am blessed that I have a great Dr. that has pushed for the insurance to cover the things she feels is needed. She has had to have peer to peer calls and explain why I need a Pet Scan, why I need Neulasta. Thank you Dr. Bursha Ajaz!

Now if I could only get my FMLA settled. GOTTA LOVE THE PROCESS!