8/13/26

​Ethan is doing daily blood pressures after they doubled his dose of blood pressure medication. He is STILL high. I think he is immune to the meds. 

I called the Insurance company today. I am an approved representative for Ethan. He has given them permission verbally to add me to his account.

I went through the damned prompts, chose the one I needed and waited. I listened to a melancholy flute solo until a lady came on. She shared her name and I remembered it.

“I am calling because I need to get my son’s new subscriber number. He just signed up for state insurance.” I explained.

We went through the verification questions and then told me that his insurance expired 7/31/26. There was nothing new policy.  I was going to have to call the state for assistance. Oh come on!

“He was signed up for the state insurance last week and it was retroactive  as of 8/1/26. I have already spoken with the state.” I explained as politely as possible.

I shared that he did have a subscriber number because one of his pharmacists was able to run the number through their database and found the number in the database.”

She basically said that Ethan to wasn’t in the system and there was nothing she could do to help. I used her name a few times in a sentence. Repeating the steps I had already taken, who I spoke with, and what I needed.

I had to give out our address again. Practically provide a sample of DNA and practically sign over rights to Avery’s dowry to move forward.

She finally began to help and upon digging, she found the plan. Apparently they are unable to share the subscriber ID number so she told me just to wait for it to come in the mail.

“We need to refill one of his medications.” The lady asked me if I would like her to call the pharmacy and share the number.  “Yes, of course!” 

She did so and got the medication ordered from the pharmacy for us. Why does it have to be so hard?

Paul is working remember with me today. We sat quietly on the deck with the lapping of the lake. 

Professor Paul is hard at work.

Heather and I sat by the campfire and chatted into the evening.