Kari Anne Roy
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November 28, 2012
Have you heard the latest news about on the looming fiscal cliff? While I think we all are committed to a secure financial future for our country, I'm shocked to learn that some members of Congress want to put huge cuts to Medicaid on the table in these negotiations, while insisting that the wealthiest among us cannot let live without their tax breaks. My family's story about Medicaid shows how keeping Medicaid strong is not only morally the right thing to do, but also an effective way to keep families on solid economic footing. My youngest son, Isaac, was born at 28 weeks. That’s 12 weeks...
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October 31, 2012
This November, I'm voting for my son's health care security and my family's financial stability. My youngest son, Isaac, was born at 28 weeks. That's 12 weeks early. He spent the first 8 weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit, which is very expensive. As a micro-preemie weighing only 2 pounds 5 ounces, Isaac was at risk for many, many life-threatening challenges. We were lucky, though, that he seemed to dodge bullet after bullet. However, when he was five-and-a-half-months old, we discovered he had a malformation of his trachea, which has required several surgeries to repair...
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July 7, 2011
My youngest son, Isaac, was born at 28 weeks. That's 12 weeks early. He spent the first 8 weeks of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit. Very expensive. As a micro-preemie weighing only 2 pounds 5 ounces, Isaac was at risk for many, many life-threatening challenges. We were lucky, though, that he seemed to dodge bullet after bullet. However, when he was five-and-half-months old, he caught a cold and abruptly stopped breathing. After receiving chest compressions and being intubated in the pediatric intensive care unit, it was determined that he had a malformation of the trachea. Isaac...
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