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Most of you know Tyler and the injuries he incurred from his accident. For those of you that do not know Tyler he is an amazing boy that was in an unfortunate car accident December 10th, 2013. He died three times at the scene of the accident and doctors were skeptical he would make it through the night. He made it through that night, and several months later he fought his way home from the hospital. Then doctors told us he would never breath again on his own. He proved them wrong yet again, and when he had a follow up appointment last September he was taken off ventilator support.
Last week we took Tyler for an evaluation with the hopes to get him into vigorous day therapy. Unfortunately his evaluating doctor left us discouraged. By barely assessing him she was quick to say this wouldn’t be right program for him. In this particular instance, and with others in the past, I feel the doctor did not have Tyler's best interests and needs in mind and this only makes me want to prove her wrong also. He has proven doctors wrong in the past and I can see the fight in his eyes. I know his strengths and see how far he is willing to go and I won't let one evaluation limit my child's options. I have to take him to constant therapy and I won't settle for less.
He has outgrown most of his loaner equipment and the insurance company has failed to actually provide him with the proper supplies that he needs to get around and to do his home therapies with. I have looked for a used wheelchair accessible vehicle but they are very expensive. Even with 100k miles and 10 years old the cost is still $20,000 at best. I have found some private sellers that would be willing to negotiate but it's still far out of my reach. To paint a clearer picture I am currently picking Tyler up out of his wheel chair and transporting him into my truck, this process wasn’t so bad when he was shorter and 40 pounds lighter. At this point, it has gotten very uncomfortable for him to be transported this way.
We have had a fundraiser in the past for Tyler and it was very helpful but his medical needs are ongoing and the only way I can put that to a halt is to make sure he gets all the therapy he can get. I don’t like asking for handouts, but I need to know I did everything I could possibly do to care for my son. Thank you all so much for your continued love and support. We wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for each and every one of you!
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