lerg62
Member
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2007
- Messages
- 17
- Reason
- Loved one DX
- Country
- US
- State
- NY
- City
- Hicksville
Hello: My brother (age 47) was diagnosed Jan 07 with ALS. I have been on the fringes for a while after discovering this wonderful site. He has lost the use of both arms, his legs are starting to get very week also. His wife has started looking into getting him a wheelchair and they also need to get some kind of van to transport him when the time comes that he can't walk. I was wondering if anyone knows of insurance paying for setting a van up for handicap use? the insurance company is not very forthcoming with info. He still gets up and goes to work everyday, it is such a struggle for him but it is what keeps him going (he is a supervisor paving roads) His boss has been wonderful, he picks him up every morning, he has wonderful friends and he is dealing the best he can. He has even gone on a hot air balloon ride and gone skydiving in the last month. Says he is making memories for his daughter (she is eight years old). I live in NY he is in Florida and I go see him when I can and we are flying him up here over the summer for a visit but it is very difficult being so very far away. His wife asked me about the van and insurance and I told her I am always reading this site and the people are awesome and I would put the question out there.
Thank you and God bless all of you.
Thank you and God bless all of you.