Oh my.
We got a call from the pediatrician's office today.
The insurance company approved the power wheelchair for Ella.
100% covered (except we have to pay the tax).
Wow.
I am so excited, I can hardly contain myself! Once Ella gets this chair (and masters it), she will be ALL over the place!
She's getting the Permobil K450 MX.
It will be SO good for her! The seat raises up and down, it tilts back for when she gets tired, and best of all, the chair lowers to the ground so she can interact with her peers! It will be so wonderful to have her be able to get around so much more independently outside of our house!
So now we're waiting for the vendor, National Seating and Mobility, to receive the official authorization from the insurance company. Then they'll place the order.
The vendor representative that we've been working with said we'll probably have the chair by the end of the year (like... in a few WEEKS!).
How incredible!
But now we really have our work cut out for us. We have to get a lift installed in our car. We have to get a ramp for our house. We'll have to do some rearranging in our house to try to make it more open for her, if possible. We've discussed putting something along the walls to prevent her from scratching and denting them while she's learning how to "drive".
We've talked about how getting the power wheelchair will be a turning point in our life. Life will be very different for us with this chair (and it will be quite the adjustment).
But it will be so worth it for our Squishy :)
