Not So Fast...
I'll start off with a bit of happiness! We just got back from three wonderful weeks in New Mexico! We have friends-who-are-family that live there, so it's worth braving the icky desert each summer. The boys joined us and we spent two weeks house-sitting for our friends while they were on vacation; then we stayed with them for a week when they got back. Family time, best-of-friends time, and lounging in the pool multiple times each day? Yes, please! The heat did exacerbate Andy's symptoms a bit so he had to be careful, but the down-time was just what all of us needed. Unfortunately, we came back to a little hiccup in Andy's treatment plan. His doctors want him to start the new drug (Rituxan) ASAP so we were planning to get him in for the first infusion within the next week or so. Unfortunately, our insurance company has denied the drug, saying that it "isn't approved for someone with his condition." On the one hand, I unde...