I do not have any good ideas for you, but was pushing this back to the top for some others that might.

Best wishes to you and your grandaughter.

I had temporary custusy of a bipolar child a few years back and I was able to apply and recieve mediciad for him even though my husbands income exeded qualifications. Because he was not our child they did not base him on our income. But we could not add him to our Ins coverage either.

But with your situation you may qualify for coverage for the both of you.

I do not know how it would be listed in your state, but this agency would be under Health and Human Services. This is taxpayers $$$, and eligibility for services is determined during the initial eval stage. As long as you have a disabling condition which prevents work, and keeps you from working in either your usual occupation or any occupation, you would be eligible for these services.

If you cannot find the agency I am talking about, post again and I will do some research for you. I used to do this for a living, but in NC. Look in your phone book under state offices and look for some listings which say "vocational rehabilitation" and call for info.

I would think it would be easy to make a case for seeing a particular doc, the LLMD in that area, since you are needing treatment for Lyme. Provided the LLMD takes Medicaid rates, which is what VR pays. Some docs don't, so ask as many questions as you can.