The following article by Cory Zurowski was posed on the CityPages website October 11, 2017:
Hilary and Lemar Gilreath’s 3-year-old son started life at a deficit, born six weeks early and weighing less than three pounds.
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Over the ensuing 30 months, Logan would be diagnosed with autism, spina bifida, and sensory processing disorder. The onslaught of illnesses posed problems with walking, the ability to communicate, and a brain that struggled to receive information.
Hilary is a patient rep for Allina Health. Lemar works in tech support for a trucking company. The Edina couple receives health insurance through work, which covers 80 percent of Logan’s medical costs. But the tab for caring for a special needs child doesn’t come cheap. One MRI can cost $31,000. Logan’s autism day school runs $800 per week. Twice-weekly therapy sessions ring in at $200 a pop.
The Gilbreaths quickly realized they were screwed. A year’s coverage for therapy visits alone maxed out after just two months. Continue reading “The Cowardly Lion: Minnesota needs a hero. It has Erik Paulsen instead.”