<<Many of the polio survivors contact their
respiratory companies such as respironics, and arrange for them to have
the equipment they need sent ahead.>>
This is something that I looked into several years ago. Probably because the
company that supplies my medical equipment is a very small one and not
affiliated with one of the big national ones, they will not do this for me.
Furthermore, my health insurance will not pay for any extra expenses (like O2
on the plane or renting a concentrator at my destination) while traveling. It
all has to come out of my pocket. I'm very envious of those of you whose
companies and health plans are more accommodating.
Best wishes,
Carol in Massachusetts
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"Sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness...until it
flowers again from within..."
--Galway Kinnell