Erin Stratton
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He was very tired. He would get the chills a lot, get a lot of fevers. And his bile ducts were narrowing because of the scar tissue and things on his liver. And so they had to put in a bunch of stents. And the stents only lasted him maybe a couple weeks. So they had to keep repeating this process. And during that time is when he got a really bad infection.
He went off the IV antibiotics at one point during the appeal process, got an incredibly bad infection, was in the hospital for I think like two weeks. They had to put him back on IV antibiotics. So it was like nothing was ever stable.
He went off the IV antibiotics at one point during the appeal process, got an incredibly bad infection, was in the hospital for I think like two weeks. They had to put him back on IV antibiotics. So it was like nothing was ever stable.
He went off the IV antibiotics at one point during the appeal process, got an incredibly bad infection, was in the hospital for I think like two weeks. They had to put him back on IV antibiotics. So it was like nothing was ever stable.
Yes. That was, I think that was the scariest part to me, knowing that it's happened before. It's happened before to other people, right, where the overturn of the denial didn't come in time. And so what I was the most nervous about is dad giving up hope and that driving him to get sicker and then...
Yes. That was, I think that was the scariest part to me, knowing that it's happened before. It's happened before to other people, right, where the overturn of the denial didn't come in time. And so what I was the most nervous about is dad giving up hope and that driving him to get sicker and then...
Yes. That was, I think that was the scariest part to me, knowing that it's happened before. It's happened before to other people, right, where the overturn of the denial didn't come in time. And so what I was the most nervous about is dad giving up hope and that driving him to get sicker and then...
One was a family medicine practitioner that had reviewed the case. And I was like, hey, nothing against family medicine. We all need it. I just feel like maybe you don't have the requisite experience to be able to review and understand the medical necessity of a case that's pretty complex.
One was a family medicine practitioner that had reviewed the case. And I was like, hey, nothing against family medicine. We all need it. I just feel like maybe you don't have the requisite experience to be able to review and understand the medical necessity of a case that's pretty complex.
One was a family medicine practitioner that had reviewed the case. And I was like, hey, nothing against family medicine. We all need it. I just feel like maybe you don't have the requisite experience to be able to review and understand the medical necessity of a case that's pretty complex.
I would start working on it at night, and all of a sudden it would be midnight. And I would be like, oh, well. How much time in all do you think you spent on this? I mean, you were still working. You still have your day job.
I would start working on it at night, and all of a sudden it would be midnight. And I would be like, oh, well. How much time in all do you think you spent on this? I mean, you were still working. You still have your day job.
I would start working on it at night, and all of a sudden it would be midnight. And I would be like, oh, well. How much time in all do you think you spent on this? I mean, you were still working. You still have your day job.
I was still working, I would say 100 hours maybe, calling, researching, emailing, drafting an email, which is like much harder, although a little bit less hard when you're like, oh, if I don't send it, my dad might die. Right? Yeah.
I was still working, I would say 100 hours maybe, calling, researching, emailing, drafting an email, which is like much harder, although a little bit less hard when you're like, oh, if I don't send it, my dad might die. Right? Yeah.
I was still working, I would say 100 hours maybe, calling, researching, emailing, drafting an email, which is like much harder, although a little bit less hard when you're like, oh, if I don't send it, my dad might die. Right? Yeah.