letters and referrals

Months to get the letter referring me to the Chief Assessor, then I hear in the outgoing message from her office no funds for assessing until April.

Yesterday morning I get a phone call, go to Vancouver General Hospital this morning for a video conference with 2 Assessors.

ok, did that, now I get to wait for 3 months while the government does their thing. aww crap, Christmas season, government doesn't work for December, so make that 4 months I bet.
if the decide to follow the Assessor's recommendation, I'll be getting a letter saying I have been approved for funding, then I get to go to my doctor and get a referral to the only facility in Canada doing the SRS, in Montreal. Then it's wait for them to mail me their information package and schedule the surgery.

but for all intents and purposes, I should be completely post op before this time next year.