Enjoy. Oh, also… Happy New Year, a new post from Maggie, and at least three or four other Maggie posts since mid-week, all from Maggie. *does Happy Dance*

Go wild!

@jochild

that is

http://twitter.com/jochild

to post updates.

She says “I can manage 140 characters.”

BTW, Staples was teriffic about figuring out how I could pay for the netbook here in S. Burlington but have it picked up at the Staples in Austin. An associate at Staples HQ listened to Maggie’s story and figured out what would work, stayed on the line through all the transactions etc. So a shoutout to Lisa at Staples HQ and to Mike at Staples S. Burlington for consultation and arrangements. If all goes well, Maggie should have her pink Acer Netbook this afternoon. (I thought pink would give her a laugh, plus they had it in stock in Austin)

Details at Maggie’s blog:
http://maggiesmetawatershed.blogspot.com/

She’s waiting for word on all the things that Jesse mentioned, but sounded fairly energetic.

She sends love!

The applications are in or in the process of going in for Medicaid and other appropriate programs.

The first time, everyone gets turned down. But on the second application we are told, Maggie should be approved without much trouble.

The hospital is working closely with the person handling Maggie’s finances while she’s in the hospital, to see that this happens successfull. (It’s the only way for the hospital to get paid at all. They have a good track record with this as their own self-interest is at stake, so I’m quite optimistic in the long run.) In the short-run, Maggie has no money, no job till she’s well, so for the next two months we and the donations we raise for her are ALL that she has. *sighs*

Next time some damn Republican banker tells me that donations are the answer instead of government aid, I’m taking him to Austin and showing him Maggie as exhibit A. After two weeks of asking and begging and with Maggie being relatively well known nationally as these things go, we’re still only at half what she needs. And now the Republicans & Sen. Joe L (Ind-CT) are trying to blow up the Public Option on Health Care. Arrrrrgh!

The hospital has asked a not-great nursing home to accept Maggie; the nursing home is evaluating her (either via a records review or perhaps in person, we’re not sure) which will probably take the rest of today and maybe even into tomorrow. Till we/the hospital get a yes/no on accepting Maggie from the nursing home, she’ll stay in the hospital. The odds are well into the 90th percentile she’ll be discharge, either to the nursing home (if they say yes) or to her home/street (if the nursing home says no) within at most 24 hours of the nursing home saying one way or another, which could be as early as later today but more likely will be tomorrow morning.

While Maggie has half her stitches out and healing continues to go well, and while this morning she managed to get OUT of bed on her own, she could not get back IN to bed. In no way can she perform on her own the tasks of daily living. We’ve know who has the discharge authority yes/no over Maggie. We are NOT going with the massive phone calls, at least not yet. We’re still waiting to see what the nursing home says; her being accepted there is the best bet.

Thank you for the emails and donations. Please keep them coming (go to Maggie’s site to donate.) Maggie told me ten minutes ago to tell you how much she loves and appreciates you. And that she’s getting better each and every day. Later today she’s got a big PT workout. She has faith everything will work out.

Next update no later than tomorrow; sooner if there’s a major change.