This morning we removed Phillip's white casts so he could have a bath and get ready to go to the Manukau Super Clinic to get his 3rd set of casts put on; this time he chose purple. Our specialist and a nurse had to stretch Phillip's feet out a little bit more and hold that position while the new casts were wrapped around his legs, it was quite upsetting and possibly painful for him, but once the casts were set he seemed to settle down quite quickly. We were also updated about how many castings Phillip may need, it could be up to 8 weeks instead of 5 weeks; he gets reassessed every time he is seen. We were also shown what the boots and bar look like that he will be in after they have finished with the casting process.
We are not receiving any assistance for the costs of Phillip's care thus far. We were able to clarify with our specialist that we are not eligible for National Travel Assistance from the Ministry of Health, although we are able to apply for the disability allowance through WINZ which will be done when we go into town next week, for now I will download the forms we need to complete and take them with us next time as our specialist will have to fill out his section of the application.
Most of Phillips medical care is covered by the NZ public health system. These donations are mainly to help with our largest expense of travel costs including parking to/from his appointments which do not receive assistance to pay for
Thank you very much to everyone that has made a donation. It is greatly appreciated.
