I have phenylketonuria and am required to eat low protein foods and drink a formula supplement daily FOR LIFE. Without these items I ...
My son’s food allergies were so severe, he was reacting to the food I was eating through breastfeeding. He had blood in his ...
I have two sons and only Leo has PKU. We maintain a low protein diet for Leo, but due to the high cost of low protein medical foods, ...
Having medical food coverage would expand our daughter's ability to try new and different foods. Her diet is supervised by a metabolic team of healthcare professionals at a specialized genetics/metabolism clinic in our state. This is not just for fun or because she wants to eat a certain way, This is to help her grow and develop properly.
Having medical food coverage would expand our daughter’s ability to try new and different foods. Medical foods such as rice, ...
My husband has been trapped at that job his entire career because of the formula coverage for our son, that we can't afford to walk away from. We have 3.5 years before he ages out of coverage. It is $24,000/yr, for life. The one formula that works for him is not covered by medicaid in our state. We are almost retirement age and plan to work as long as we can to pay for formula.
Our 22 year old son is about to age out of coverage for his formula. He is allergic to everything, except this one formula and ...
I was born with CPKU as well as my twin sister. We will die with CPKU too unfortunately. It isn’t anything you have a chance of ...
Colton is almost 7 years old. He was born at 30 weeks and lost 2/3 of his small bowel due to a mid-gut volvulus. He has been on an ...
When I learned that Medicaid might not pay for my formula and supplies, I was fearful. It would be unaffordable to me to live while ...
We have 2 kids with PKU, so having coverage for medical nutrition would mean the world to us. My husband switched jobs for better ...
We spend every day planning and preparing. Not only what our daughter will eat today and in the week ahead but also for her future. ...
Our family is currently affected by having to pay out-of-pocket for medically necessary formula (Elecare, Jr) for our now 7-year-old ...
Xander was diagnosed with MSUD at 4 days of life. We were in a hospital that did not know how to treat, was not prepared to treat, and ...
I am aware that we are some of the lucky ones in that we have great medical coverage via TRICARE. Others should be afforded the same opportunity for coverage
Evan was born with MSUD and we were lucky that TRICARE covered his formula and supplements until his transplant. At the time, they did ...
At 1.5 years old she weighed 14 pounds and had g-tube surgery. She's 3 now and has never eaten food.
Our beautiful happy and energetic three year old daughter Danielle was born at 35 weeks New Year’s Day 2016. She was diagnosed at ...
Coverage for medical nutrition would be a huge blessing to me and my family, and also many other individuals with PKU especially ...
Having coverage would make sure that my baby will always have the food and formula she needs throughout her life to have a healthy ...
Our PKU story is just getting started. We are older parents now. At ages 45 and 37, we decided to have a baby. We had just gotten ...
What would having coverage for medical nutrition mean to me, to my family? Everything!! The options of being nutritionally satisfied ...
When Krew turns 6 and is no longer covered by the state metabolic program, we will have to seriously consider moving to a state with ...
Having a child with PKU is extremely time consuming! I am always preparing special food for him and making sure he has what he needs ...
His medical formula/milk costs about $130 a can. He goes through about 5 cans a month. Thankfully that’s currently covered under ...
When I think of our little guy and how important it is for him to follow a structured diet, I don’t want financial limitations to be the reason of failure.
Finding out your little one has a life changing condition at birth can be a whirlwind. Self Discipline is something that is mandatory ...
Clark is 3 years old, and has a twin brother. He is as rambunctious and full of energy as any 3 year old boy could be. He’s the ...
I actually have two daughters with PKU. My grocery and monthly expenses is double what the average family pays. Medical bills have ...
Because of the cost of medical nutrition, we sacrifice many other things. We are blessed to have always been able to afford medical ...