Thank you all sooo much for your kind replies.

Yes, I did find the person who I sought and they are helping me understand the government techno-speak.

Great advice about not confusing the caseworkers when I speak to them. I generally get my thoughts in order and then type it all out to take with me to any kind of meeting, including meeting with my doctors, etc. Also helps me from forgetting something I wanted to ask.

Gratz on your approval bebop I think we should create a T-shirt that says "I survived the disability paperwork jungle" or something like that.

Hi, Sky!! Great to see you again. I had gotten so used to how Medicaid worked that when I started reading about Medicare and "share of costs" and such I was a bit overwhelmed...but with help from our fellow PC member, I'm getting it sorted out now.