Re: Anyone in VA Beach or Dallas?

February 29, 2012

Thanks to both you of you. I haven't heard many good things about VA Beach area

for special needs kids, however have heard some good things regarding TX. I

guess I was hoping to hear otherwise on VA. =)

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> I'm in Ft. Worth, which is about 30 miles east of Dallas. We moved here about

a year and a half ago from Houston.

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> Hospital wise, it ain't Houston. Dallas has one main pediatric hospital,

Dallas Children's, and Ft. Worth has Cook Children's. I've been pretty happy

with Cook's, but may check out Dallas in the future. There is also ish

Rite, which is kind of like Shriner's Hospitals, in that all the care is free if

your child qualifies. I've heard that they are excellent, that the doctors they

get are VERY good, BUT, you have to apply and be accepted. Their main

concentration is orthopedic issues, so you have to get in with a scoliosis or

something, and then go from there. They denied Maureen based on the fact that

they " didn't see enough potential for improvement " with her orthopedic issues.

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> I always keep Houston in my back pocket. It's about a 4 hour drive away, so

if there were ever anything we needed to go to the " best of the best " I'd make

the drive down there. We did make the drive down there to get Maureen started

on the ketogenic diet, because our neuro down there was especially good, and

studied under Dr. Dobyns. But obviously, for emergencies and acute care, we

have to have a network up here, so I'm still working on that.

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> Government benefits-wise, I've heard really high praise for TX. I don't know

any better, since we've lived here since Maureen was born, but I have to say we

haven't had too many difficulties. I just met a mom the other day who moved

here from Arizona, and she said Texas is way better than AZ for benefits. There

are several waiver programs that can be applied for. We got one, which

qualified Maureen for Medicaid, and it's been pretty easy since then. Medicaid

is MAGIC. They cover everything, her formula, her diapers, pretty much all the

equipment we've ordered so far, her home nursing. There are even programs to

reimburse your mileage for driving to appointments, and sometimes to reimburse

you food expenses for hospital stays.

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> Feel free to ask anything I've forgotten.

> -c-

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> To: polymicrogyria

> From: hjlsanders@...

> Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:54:55 +0000

> Subject: Anyone in VA Beach or Dallas?

>

> Hi,

>

> We are considering relocating to Virginia Beach, VA or Dallas, TX which would

be a big move for us. I am doing some research on doctors, etc. Does anyone live

in either of these cities and have any input on doctors and the amount of

programs available? We have been blessed to have some good, very proactive

doctors and support from early intervention programs and would want that to

continue.

>

> Thanks!

>

February 29, 2012

Virginia is good, in the Arlington county/Fairfax area, but it's far from VA

beach. There is also a Medicaid Waiver in VA, like TX.

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> Thanks to both you of you. I haven't heard many good things about VA Beach

area for special needs kids, however have heard some good things regarding TX. I

guess I was hoping to hear otherwise on VA. =)

>

> >

> > I'm in Ft. Worth, which is about 30 miles east of Dallas. We moved here

about a year and a half ago from Houston.

> >

> > Hospital wise, it ain't Houston. Dallas has one main pediatric hospital,