Teri (Giltner) Lester
Honor Code SignatorySigned 22 Apr 2017 | 286 contributions | 12 thank-yous | 852 connections
Teri's birth name is Teresa. She has used the nickname Teri throughout childhood and adulthood except for the three years from 1st grade to 3rd grade, September 1964 to May 1968. Upon entering Loretta Academy of Kansas City, she went back to using her nickname Teri. In 1993, she changed her name from Teresa to Teri on her social security account due to her medical care during pregnancy with son Jason being covered under Medicare. St. Luke's hospital had used "Teri Lester" on her medical records. Medicaid had granted her coverage using the name "Teri Lester" and medical personnel advised her that it was easier to change her name with Social Security that it would have been to try to get Medicaid to change it. Teri has been advised to legally change her birth name to Teri on her birth certificate but as of April 22, 2017 has not yet done so.
Updated April 22, 2017 by Teri Lester
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