LeeAnn Hall
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May 11, 2014
My Mom has always lived life on her terms. Long before it was trendy, my mom rode her bicycle everywhere, even from Amherst to Boston to board a plane heading to England. In our town and beyond, she became known as the "bike lady." She cut a distinct image with grey hair, knee socks and mid-knee skirts. These are three of her lessons I live by: Lesson No. 1 – Understand what is real and get on with it. I remember walking home from first grade sobbing because my friends insisted that my Mom was “crippled” and I said she was not – she was perfect. My Mom was sitting on the front steps waiting...
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July 7, 2011
A little more than a year ago, 11-year-old Marcelas Owens stood next to President Obama for the signing of federal health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. A grassroots leader with the Washington Community Action Network, Marcelas had fought hard for the bill, telling his family’s story to senators, national reporters and people gathered at rallies in support of reform. His story is tough, but all too common: when he was only seven, his mother died because she was uninsured and couldn’t get treatment for her pulmonary hypertension. Fortunately, Marcelas does have health...
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