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This blog is made available for several reasons. First and foremost, to keep those that know Julia current with what is going on with her and her progress. It is also my intention to educate those who do not know Julia about what happened to her, so they can make educated decisions about their own children. I want to welcome those of you with questions about her disease, treatments, and just the general life (the good and the bad) of living with a brain damaged child. Finally, it is a therapeutic release for me, Julia's mom, Susan. I love writing and need to get some of this stuff out of my head and onto "paper". Thank you!

Friday, June 12, 2009

AMAZING DAY! A MIRACLE HAS HAPPENED!

JULIA WON HER LAWSUIT WITH THE VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM! THE GOVERNMENT CONCEDED! This means that they agreed that the MMR vaccine caused her encephalitis and resultant brain damage (I mean Marvelous Mind - right Howard!!). This is such a huge, huge, huge help for Julia and my family. The government will reimburse all of her past medical expenses (to her, not to us, which I find a little odd, but OK!) and will pay for all future medical expenses that she incurs from her vaccine injury. I will update as I find out more. Her attorney (Ron Homer and/or Kevin Conway) will be flying out here this summer to evaluate her and her needs with a "life planner" to try to determine what her needs will be. This is HUGE! HUGE! The VICP rarely concedes.....almost never......but they did for her! AMAZING!

Another funny thing to go along with this.....I had just the day before changed my ringtone on my phone to "Its the end of the world as we know it....and I feel fine" trying to find a positive ringtone - accepting the loss of the world as i knew it before she got sick, before my divorce, before i lost my house, and moving forward - and being fine with it....AND NOW - ITS THE END OF THE WORLD AS I KNOW IT - AND I REALLY FEEL FINE! SHE has HELP!!!!! Our struggle is going to be lessened!!!!

2 comments:

  1. yeah for Julia and her family!!! More Hippo horses and dance classes for this cutie.

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  2. SOOOO happy for your family! Congratulations!!!!!

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