Lucas Camilo

On the eve of the elections we wanted to post a piece that really resonated for us about medically fragile kids, health care, and political choices.  It captures some of what’s stake if the Romney/Ryan Republican ideology were to move into the White House.  For us lefties, there is much to criticize about President Obama’s first four years but even more to be afraid of if the other side were to win.  Someday, perhaps, there will be a truly progressive candidate for president who polls over 3%… for now, we’ll have to take our chances with the guy who at least wants to make health care affordable and accessible to more people.

Here’s the blog post by a dad who calls his blog “Pressure Support” (referencing his son Liam’s ventilator): http://pressuresupport.com/2012/11/03/the-politics-of-pressure-support/

And the take away line at the end:

“And while I would be shocked to hear that any of my angry ramblings changed anyone’s vote, I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t put our story out there about why this election matters to us. It matters to real people like Liam and millions of other families who need help and get it from where they should get it – a government who has their concerns in mind and wants to lift up even the least of us as a society rather than propping up the only the highest. That is the America I want to live in.”

Speaking of compelling blog posts, Krista just launched her own blog!  Here’s the first installment, a reflection on her experience as an organizer and mother of a child with disabilities, how it led her to yoga and healing work, and the way it all connects it to a bigger conversation about self care and the possibility of “community care”: http://kristaleehanson.com/blog/caring-for-my-self-our-selves-and-the-collective/