Question Answered

I had a comment post on the blog and thought that I would touch base with it here in the open, as I do believe it's a legitimate question and one that I would be more than happy to answer.

The commenter asked what the funds from our events will be used for.

A lot of times special needs children require certain equipment (IE: walkers, wheelchairs, special strollers, etc) that the insurance companies may not provide. The insurance company may pay a "portion" of the cost, but will not cover 100%. This is where we hope to help. The last stroller purchased for Faith cost over $2000. While we were lucky in that case, there are some families that are not. They have to pay a portion of that cost out of pocket and these families have enough expense to deal with besides the fact of having to come up with 25% (with the $2000 stroller, that would be $500) of the cost.

Not only are we looking to help with mobility equipment, but also equipment that I first hand know the insurance company WILL NOT pay for. We're talking about adaptive and assistive technology for motor skills, as well as speech.

We even hope to one day have enough to help provide families with funds for legal defense. Unfortunately there are many times when it comes to that extreme, to obtain a lawyer to fight in court to see that your child receives the education he/she deserves. This is also out of pocket expense for these families. Folks put a lien on their house, obtain a loan from a bank.... anything to fight for their child. It's a sad fact, but one that many of us face.

Thank you for your question reader.