The Power of the Press
Wow! I’ve been talking with Laurie Roberts, the AZ Republic columnist who wrote the article on Maria; she said her voicemail box was full and the secretary’s box is full of people calling who want to help. Yesterday, the state decided to pay for the walker. Today the El Zaribah Shrine called and said they’d pay for the stander. So, thank goodness, we’re not going to have to go to court on Monday! (I’ve been envisioning being there while Maria’s having seizure after seizure…) Laurie seemed somewhat surprised (and I’m totally blown away) that there’s so much interest, so she’s going to do a follow-up story for Saturday’s paper and include a picture of Maria (she didn’t realize the photographer had come out earlier and taken pictures)!
The response is overwhelming; Laurie said there are some older people who’ve offered us their walkers (not understanding the difference in what they have and what Maria needs), and others who have offered to donate money. I’m speechless and humbled.
So hooray for the press this time! I hope the DDD has learned a little something (?); I know I sure have…
This is all especially appreciated now since Maria’s been having a rough week or two. Kijana (our cat) bit her Saturday night. Kijana is the sweetest, most mellow cat there is, so I think Maria must have bit her or something very severe for Kijana to bite Maria. Also, Maria’s been have lots of seizures again, so we’re having to dope her up pretty good. She got blood tests yesterday to test the drug level, and check for infection from the bite; plus she had her arm x-rayed to make sure there’s no infection in the bone… She’s not been sleeping for several nights, which means we’ve not been sleeping for several nights. As I said, it’s been rough, so thank goodness we’re finally winning the equipment battle…it’s been a long 9 months since we first requested them.