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03/15/12

My two year old son was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when he was 2 weeks old. My son’s pre-existing condition means that we would have been unable to find any insurance for him had we lost our jobs. Approximately, 30,000 people in the U.S. have cystic fibrosis and many of them are diagnosed as...

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Deidre Bagocki

03/15/12

Our daughter has Type 1 Diabetes. It’s a chronic, life threatening disease. Having your child lose coverage is a serious and constant concern for parents like me. At diabetes support group gatherings, I’ve talked to countless parents who have had difficulty getting and keeping their child insured...

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Elaine Cornett

Health Care

03/15/12

My son, Cody, was 22 years old when his Crohn’s Disease became active. He was employed full-time in the public elementary school system as an aide to two boys with autism. The job offered no health insurance. He also worked part time at Panera Bread—another job offering no health insurance as it...

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Teri Kepner

03/15/12

I have paid for healthcare my entire life either through an employer or with an individual plan, and at the age 31 I gave birth to my first child. I was not overweight, didn't drink or smoke and did everything my doctor said to do while pregnant. Our daughter was born with a rare and life...

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Julie Walters

Health Care

03/15/12

I am the mother of two girls. My daughter Jennifer is 27 years old and a third year law school student. My daughter Julie is 25 years old. Julie's life has been filled with numerous road blocks. Julie had her first heart procedure at age 12 and the last 13 years have been filled with many ups and...

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Lisa Doyle

Health Care

03/15/12

Para español, haga clic aquí . Despite the fact that my husband and I both had jobs and were covered by private health insurance, our family’s credit history was damaged after I was in a car accident in 1998 and needed hip replacement surgery. We had to take drastic financial measures in order to...

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Tracy Muñoz

03/15/12

Our 8-year old son has been battling a rare cancer called a sarcoma for over 4 years. Unfortunately, this disease will be treated as a chronic condition for the rest of his life. I was so grateful and relieved the night that health care reform was finally passed back in December of 2009. We...

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Tracy Heiman

03/15/12

When I was 19 years old, I was diagnosed with liver disease. It was caused by a birth defect. After having major surgery, I have been fine but need regular monitoring by liver specialists to maintain my health. I am 23 years old now and am lucky enough to be covered by my parents' insurance for a...

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Bonnie Brueggemann

03/15/12

I have a son with a pre-existing eye condition that requires surgeries. My husband and I are both self-employed and secure our own health insurance. After my son's first eye surgery in 2008, our insurance company dropped us, simply saying they can no longer extend coverage to us. The next company...

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Dawn Josephson

03/15/12

My son, Ethan, has had a very unusual first four years of life. Most of his first year was spent in and out of the hospital, receiving out-patient chemotherapy, three sclerotherapies, and intensive physical therapy - all due to a rare, non-cancerous (but very harmful) vascular tumor on his lower...

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