Thursday, September 4, 2008 --- 10 p.m.
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After months of not knowing what's going to happen to their son who's in need of a liver transplant, Josh and Shelley Andrews are resting a little easier thanks to a phone call.
For the last year Josh and Shelley Andrews have been expecting bad news every time the phone rings.
"Our heads have been spinning since October," Josh said.
Their heads were spinning because they found out their newborn son, Will, has Biliary Atresia and would need a liver transplant.
"It happened so fast too," Josh said. "You almost didn't have enough time to really consider what was happening."
Because of Will's condition he has to be fed through a tube.
Earlier this summer the Andrews family found out their insurance would no longer cover it.
"We understand that that's a policy," Josh said, "and that's frustrating knowing that's something your son needs."
So for the last two months the Andrews worked to convince their insurance company that Will's feeding tube was keeping him alive.
"He would starve to death at this point with out it," Shelley said.
Today, after fighting with the insurance company for months, the Andrews family finally got a call they were happy to take.
"They had a meeting today and they decided that they are going to extend his benefit until he has his transplant," Shelley said.
The Andrews say the extended coverage will help but they are still facing an uphill battle financially.