Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Million Dollar Man


8:10am

It's official. Taylor is now a Million Dollar Man. Actually, it's about $1,036,000 - but that was before his Opthamologist appointment last week. That bill doesn't even register on the Medical Bill Radar, compared to the others.

The surgery Taylor had at Shands has officially pushed him over the million dollar mark. And, the upcoming surgery to attempt to allow him to control the left side of his face will certainly be a whopper. Taylor's insurance under our policy will terminate on his birthday next year, so we'd like to get it done before then. But, he may decide to either do the surgery later, nor not at all.

We know the paralysis bothers him, although he never says so. We never knew, and he never said, anything about it before his last surgery, but the look in his face when he looked at himself in a mirror in the recovery room of the hospital said it all. And when we later asked if his condition bothered him, he said it did.

Taylor has planned for months to go to north Florida this weekend for the Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival, a 2 day event outdoor concert with dozens of bands. He's decided that there may be too much walking on uneven land and said last night he probably won't go afterall. He said he'd probably stay home and "study Chemistry". He was really struggling with Chemistry a few weeks ago, but he said he's understanding it much better. He got a B on a test he had on Monday, so apparently he does get it. Stay tuned - he thinks he may make the Dean's List again!

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