Big Development

Apparently my heart is still strong. Otherwise, I surely would have died of a heart attack last week!

The reader may recall I had gotten a couple of letters stating that MaineCare was planning to deny my application to have them cover the cost of dentures. A letter writing campaign on my part led to some additional paperwork being submitted in the matter, but MaineCare refused to consider it on a technicality relating to how it was filed. It looked very much like I had lost and the request would ultimately be denied.

When I got another letter last week, I expected it to be a final notification of denial. Imagine my shock when I opened it and found they had approved the application! MaineCare will pay for a full set of dentures! What a relief. Now I won’t have to wait several more months and use up what little emergency cash reserve I have to cover that cost… and, this should reduce anxiety. Being without teeth these last few months most certainly has made everyday errands much harder to deal with. (On the other hand, however, being free of pain and off antibiotics is not to be underestimated)

There will, of course, be some logistics to be worked out, this process necessarily involving several trips to the city some 35 miles distant.