Holy Guacamole.....Prayers have been answered.

Makily is being GIVEN a custom made for her, brand spanking new:

SLEEP SAFE BED

Remember now, this is the bed I have fought and begged for since February.

How did this happen you ask?

No it's not the insurance company, they still have not budged.

I am still so floored by this I don't even think it has completely sunk in.

As many people know I have been a member of a infertility/parenting board since 2001/2002. These women have walked the last four years with our family. They have been a huge source of support for us. When Makily was born I can't count how many boxes of preemie clothes and diapers these ladies sent to us. When she has been on death's door they have rallied together and sent care packages of gift cards, candy, movies.....things to help me keep myself sane.

I was very depressed when the Insurance company told me that Makily's bed was denied again. I sat on the floor crying and really just wanting to throw my hands up.....and give up. I had posted on the parenting board about how defeated I felt. That I was tired, I had tried everything, I had called everyone on the planet for help with no solution.

Unfortunately though, I can't give up, it's for Makily and so I have to continue fighting for her because SHE DESERVES and needs these things.

One of the owner's of the board and a close friend of mine Dj Aguilar was infuriated with all we have been through to get a bed for Makily.

She and all the other ladies on the board were racking their brains trying to figure out a solution for me....they could all tell that I was SPENT.

My friend Dj
(she's so going to kill me but is she hot or what?)


Dj sent a very touching heartfelt email (which by the way I had a hard time reading it through my tears) yesterday to the owners of Sleep Safe Beds. She basically detailed our story and how we have had to fight for ANY assistance and even then we are sometimes left with no help. That we have tried to get EVERY state funded insurance as a backup and were denied based on income OR because we have private insurance.

Dj received an email back this morning telling her that one of the owner's and his wife had been following my blog for quite a while now. They knew who Makily was and wanted to know what specifications we would need in a bed for her......then they said they wanted to GIVE Makily a bed.

That's right G-I-V-E!

They told Dj to have me call and just let them know what I needed down to the color of the bed and they would take care of it.

There are NO WORDS to describe the weight that lifted from my shoulders at that moment. I was blinded by happy tears.

I called them this afternoon and spoke with a sweet lady named Casey. We went over what all we needed and Makily should have her bed by Christmas. What a Christmas gift this will be! There were many upgrades and features that she willingly added for Makily. Without a second thought, whatever my baby needed they were giving it to her. They are even giving her a full size bed instead of a twin. It will grow with Makily and she will be able to use it for quite some time....I'll also be able to snuggle in with her!



All those months of crying, faxing, begging, writing letters and being denied were fixed in one email and one phone call.

I am speechless.

How do you thank someone for thinking enough of you to write a letter that sparks ANOTHER person to so generously hand over a piece of medical equipment that costs THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of dollars?

I told Dj on the phone today that I don't feel worthy.

Saying Thank You just seems incredibly lame under circumstances like these.

I told Casey at Sleep Safe thank you so many times I think she probably thought I had lost my mind. I was rambling on and on, I just am floored at the amount of generosity being shown to my little girl.

To the owner's of Sleep Safe Beds, Joe Hallock and CEO Gregg Weinschreider I thank you from the bottom of my heart. That just does not seem like enough. I wish I could come there and hug both of you so tight. You are proof that there are still amazing people left in this crazy world. This has been such a source of stress for me for such a long time now and I really did not see an end in site. The last several weeks I would go into wake Makily up in the morning for school and immediately get angry. She would be in horrible positions in a toddler bed that was too small for her, that had a mattress that is made for an infant. Not being able to provide your child with something like A BED that you know they desperately need is incredibly heart breaking and upsetting.

You lifted that weight off my shoulders.

You ended that stress for me and I am so incredibly grateful.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!




***I have had a couple of people ask me for the email address for Sleep Safe Beds so they can offer their thanks for what they have done for our family.***


Here is their email address:

sleepsafebed@sleepsafebed.com