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With my daughter we also got absolutly nothing, not even a diaper. (she was young) The doctors knew very little about her medical condition, so though we asked a lot of questions, we got very little information. You will probably not get to keep her wheelchair even if she has one. Many disabled children in Russian orphanages do not have them. Also even if they would let you take it, it really could do more good staying behind for another child who is not getting adopted. You may be able to talk to the medical supplier on your insurance and get a loaner chair, though it will probably be easier to just use a stroller. Also if she is small enough consider a back pack, as nothing is wheelchair accesable so you will be carrying her a lot. Also let your airlines know that you have a child in a wheelchair with you, that can get you some extra help getting through customs and stuff and not every airport is accessable. You are in for a fun education about just how many things are not accesable. As for insurance you will want to make as many arrangements as you can ahead of time. We spoke to my husbands HR person at his work and had the paperwork ready so that all we had to do was send her an e-mail after court and when we got home our son was covered and we were able to get him in to doctors right away. We did not have the card right away but the doctor was really good about waiting for that since the insurance company had him on the computer already. (thanks to our HR person sending in the info the day we had court) Just like when a child is born to you, they cover them retroacivly to the day they were adopted, so though it's a pain, you can get that first visit covered. Also finding out the name of the company that your insurance will use locally for wheelchairs will ensure you can get an appointment made ahead of time for soon after you are home. It takes a while for the actual chair to come in though, but many places will give you a loaner to use while you wait.
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