E-mail to sister, Stephanie.
"Mark is waiting to see if he is to go to Hawaii...They have decided he is not to see Dr. Pang but Dr. Sterns and they can't get ahold of Dr. Sterns to get an apt for Mark yet..but they are trying to get an apt...then he will go to Hawaii..he thinks he will be there a couple of days, come back to Saipan, pack and head for Thailand. He has his friend John there looking for an apt for him.
He is willing to think about M.D. Anderson if they can do anything for him...I will call tomorrow.
I have encouraged him to talk with the social worker at hospital in Hawaii regarding his Medicaid and SSDI questions and continue to tell him I will provide some money and even sign if need be saying I will pay...eventually. He does not want to be on Saipan any longer than necessary since they can do nothing for him. I told him we would meet him there after Hawaii and he said...come to Thailand."

It's frustrating. You don't expect this to happen, and you can't be prepared for it. When insurance backs out on you, it feels like your choices become severely limited. Add to it that the choices you have keep being taken away, and you have what we have- no control.