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Laura Robeson lives in Prairie Village, Kansas, with her son, Danny, age eight, and her husband. Laura has an M.Ed. in Elementary Education from Rockhurst University and, while she currently stays home with Danny, considers herself a lifelong educator. Laura attended the 2019 State of the Union Address as
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Currently, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton are fighting to overturn the ACA. Governor Abbott, a pro-life politician, has said, “Texas has become the national leader in defending life. As governor, I will fight for every child to have a chance at life." But as I
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The following is a transcript of remarks given at a Press Conference in the U.S. Capitol, hosted by members of the Senate and Protect Our Care, at the closing of Medicaid Awareness Month on April 30, 2019 I’m Jeneva Stone from Maryland and I’m a member of
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It's the eleven year anniversary of my diabetes diagnosis and the government still wants me dead! My brand of insulin costs $340 if I were to be uninsured. That's $0.34 a unit. A unit is ONE HUNDREDTH of a mL. If something seems wrong about
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My 7-year-old son Colton is in hospice. Our entire family has been gathered around his bedside for weeks. His health, which had been slowly declining for over a year, rapidly deteriorated the day after Christmas. I’m grateful that he made it to Christmas, my smiling boy’s favorite time
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I wish y’all could have seen my face when I was handed a megaphone, of all things. Actually, it may be better my reaction was mainly internal, because I can tell you I did not feel nearly as confident as my picture portrays. After more than a year of
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Parents and family members of children with complex medical needs from across the country have sent us their stories. Stories of faith and hope, anger and tragedy. Stories that are written by parents in between daytime therapies and appointments, and those magic quiet hours between midnight tube feeds and 2am