Brent was FINALLY approved for his cartilage replacement surgery!!!! It is considered an experimental surgery since they harvest the cartilage from a organ donor, then implant into Brent, but it has an extremely high success rate, and it is supposed to give him a much better quality of life over any other surgery available at this time. All of the petitions with Blue Cross failed-they were reviewed by a OBGYN(they know alot about cartilage and knees) and a doctor who went to school in India!!! After all those petitions my parents were able to go to the state of California and try to get the state to approve the surgery on behalf of Blue Cross. We just found out today that he was approved and now put on the donor list for new knee cartilage. He will have to wait for someone to pass away that is his same size. This is sad, but it will drastically improve Brent's quality of life and his life style, and he will be able to do all the things that he loves again, also this means my parents won't have to pay for the surgery which is even better!! I'm so excited for you Brent, congratulations.
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This is a RED LETTER DAY! I keep pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming!!! He is on the transplant list as of today. We expect a donor to be available within a month or so. Sadly, it is the time of year when kids get in accidents, and sometimes being a donor is the only good thing that can come of a tragic situation. Brent and Janeese are thrilled. It will be a long, long road once the transplant takes place, but a year from now, he should be pretty good. Thanks for everyones prayers to get us to this point.
Way to go, Brent! We are so excited that you will finally get the surgery you deserve!! Lisa, perseverance certainly pays off in this instance! Great job. We look forward to tracking your progress. Love, Laur
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