We wanted to share a story from someone who submitted his wife’s unfortunate experience with 5-FU based chemotherapy. This is the first submission we’ve received and Ken was kind enough to let us share his story on our site. Sadly there are many stories like this out there. Approximately 1000 people die each year from […]
Glenn and his extended support team have been consumed over the past month fighting Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield to keep Kerrie at Kessler. Horizon issued its first coverage denial in early August and Glenn has been in constant motion exercising his appeal rights to successfully keep Kerrie at Kessler to get the care she […]
We are at the Orchard School Fun Day in Ridgewood today. Stop by and get a wristband. We are here till 2pm. Also, tomorrow is the last day to get a shirt order in on Pre-Order. If you want a specific color item, get it today. Use coupon code VICTORY to save 20%!
Finally some GREAT news to announce! We’ve been eagerly awaiting the results of the 3rd level (external) appeal which was being reviewed by a state-run committee. They just reached out to Glenn… they have OVERTURNED Horizon BCBS’s denial! Kerrie will be staying at Kessler! We can not be happier and are toasting the decision as […]
Thank you to all that purchased an Asparaguys benefit T-Shirt. We raised over $900 just from the T-Shirts alone which is more than we expected. We are looking forward to the show coming up in a few weeks. If you are on Long Island and are in the mood to hear some great Classic Rock, […]
The Asparaguys are back! Don’t miss this rare chance to see Joe, Matt and Jay perform at Croxley Ales in Rockville Center. If you’ve been to any of their shows, you know it’s not an event to miss. A small donation at the door and all other proceeds raised will go to Kerrie Prettitore’s family. […]
Kerrie continues to exceed all expectations and continues to improve. She is still at Kessler and has benefitted from their excellent care. She is increasingly awake during her therapy sessions and interacts more and more with visitors. Her verbal activity continues to improve and she is responding regularly to commands. A number of her caregivers […]
Kerrie has continued to make improvements at Kessler over the past two weeks. Her children have been able to make additional visits and they have gone very well. Both Kerrie and the children have responded very positively to the visits. Their insurance company (Horizon) has requested regular status updates but thankfully has not denied coverage since […]
Thursday (8/14) was a good day – Kerrie was reunited with her children and they had a wonderful visit at Kessler. Glenn acted on the advice of a child psychologist in carefully planning the visit and it went extremely well. The children were excited to see Kerrie and she responded very positively and unmistakably connected […]
We received news uesterday that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Sheild (BCBS) accepted Kessler’s appeal but only authorized Kerrie until Friday (8/8). Kessler must provide an update on her condition and if Horizon denies again Kerrie may have to be moved as early as Monday. We are working closely with Kessler and others to justify keeping […]