Once again the annual letter regarding the dental benefits scheme has arrived from our hypocritical government. It offers $1,000 benefits for "eligible" dental treatments ....... this sounds wonderful doesn't it ...... the catch is that they exclude any treatment provided in a hospital. Kaylia cannot receive any dental treatment without a general anesthetic .... so she cannot claim any of this benefit.
This is a clear discrimination against children with a disability. I have taken this right to the appropriate minister but the response is unwavering. The decision is clearly political so that they can say that the benefit is available .... even though the conditions attached mean that the benefit cannot be claimed.
Who else is affected in this way? Perhaps we can make a case for the minister to apply his discretion?
3:30pm After 2 drives and 2 hours of therapy, Kaylia now in the bath .... no surprise there!
We have been connected to the NBN today. We have it connected on our second line .... if all is OK, then the old ADSL will be turned off. I guess we might as well just live with it regardless as the government gives us no choice .... the old system will be turned of in June 2019 regardless of whether we still need it!
First impressions? NBN is much faster for us ..... twice the speed of ADSL.
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