Grief is a very real part of the special needs journey, most intensely in the months following a diagnosis or other traumatic event. I’m just under four months post-diagnosis, and I’m in the thick of the grieving process. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how to survive special needs…
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Once you’ve decided that you’re going to take on the Katie Beckett application, it’s helpful to have some key information as you start. Having very recently been through this process, I know there is a severe lack of accurate and helpful tools out there. I had to gather information from…
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The first time someone told me about the Katie Beckett Medicaid Deeming Waiver, I was very confused. It’s a mouthful of a title that doesn’t lend itself at all to understanding what it’s all about. If you’re trying to decode what in the world this ‘Katie Beckett’ thing is, or…
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The Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver application to obtain Medicaid for a child with special needs is a whale of an undertaking. My husband and I spent an estimated 40-50 hours total over the course of two months preparing a 280-page application. The information for filling out the application forms is a…
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