'Sara's Story'

" I called her had a stroke at age 42. Doctor said she would never walk or talk again but her husband refused that diagnosis and he took his wife's health crisis head on battling insurers and winning. He shares incredible story of her recovery in his fight to get -- treatment she needed in a new book called Sarah storing a family's stake to unthinkable trial. Tim and -- joins me now live from Dallas morning good morning to both of you. Good morning morning. Tim I want thank you for sending a copy of your book I would've never known about this story otherwise and I'm sure you're one of many people. Who have gone through similar situation with the medical crisis and then dealing with the insurance companies and hospitals etc. Tell me what your major battle was with -- stroke."

" Though the major battle was -- Seen heard go to recovery. And dinner at the point that word that traditional insurance after thirty days and rehab. You still need more rebuilt station. And they want media center -- nursing home he says the forty year old woman arsenal can still improving. So I had to battle bomb the insurance companies to get her to -- skills they treat traumatic brain injuries. And a woman do when she was leading -- could not walk back to really talk. After three more months of inpatient rehab that cerberus feels. She came home walked up the stairs and you can -- here today guys she can talk she's gonna talk the end she drives a car. As you come back to work."

" without the help of your husband as your advocate. I guess you would have been nursing home. Yes. Yeah I would. What are -- I didn't realize that. Of course you didn't at that particular time because it had only been thirty days the stroke. The Tim let me ask you to write what are your concerns about the health care reform bill that we see right now having been through what you've been through. And potentially your message to other people who might experience something like that's."

" Well what concerns and it's it's partially concern -- system. This -- an exception in fact that I got insurance to cover. But the insurance companies are not burdened with long term care costs. I have popped up on the website for the book were right demonstrate that. The net present value of the other total cost that the taxpayer burden is 577000. Dollars. Is there wasn't a nursing home requiring expensive care. The taxpayers be spending a lot of money so what happens this is the new hell he'll have some called Q no I'm bundling. The insurance private insurance carriers will not be responsible for thirty days post acute rehab. For any long term cost of the insurance carriers are not burned not long term cost. -- disincentive to give somebody like."

" There are rehab and went into your what happens is you cannot stacks -- creating your concern is that the people who suffer brain injuries or catastrophic situations like a stroke. We'll not get the care that they might just there."

" That's correct. He has calculated is talking about it tendon."

" and I just want to I just wanna bring into -- moment -- we have to go because I understand that your mom your children and you're already back to work them. Yes. I or at east field college. And I tutor. What astounded that story and I was so happy that you aren't your road to recovery -- and -- for the -- Sarah's story thanks for being my guests."

" Thank you."

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