My 7-year-old son, Klaus, has been battling a rare cancer called sarcoma for over 3 years.  And, as a MomsRising member from Boulder, Colorado, I fought for health care reform--and I'll keep fighting for it so all kids who need care, can get care.  Our family sent letters to Congress and stayed up late the night of the final vote on the health care bill in order to watch the votes being counted.  We shouted with joy when it passed because we'd no longer have to worry that Klaus' treatment would be denied because of his pre-existing condition, or that he'd hit the annual or lifetime limit for his care.

But now these common sense health protections for my son--and for all the kids in our nation--may be threatened. In the wake of last week's election, many opponents of health reform are vowing to repeal and defund health care reform when the new Congress begins.

As the mother of a child fighting cancer, I know that we absolutely can't return to the bad old days when insurers could drop us when we got sick or exclude our children from coverage because of pre-existing conditions.

Please join me in signing this letter to Congress and state legislators telling them that we've come too far to turn our backs on kids and families.  Keep moving forward implementing health care reform!

http://action.momsrising.org/letter/keepamericamovingforward/

MomsRising will deliver this letter with your signature--along with the signatures of MomsRising members across the nation--to our new state and Congressional leaders to demonstrate strong public support for moving forward with the full implementation of health care reform.

Cancer lays a heavy burden on families, but health insurer tactics to exclude sick people from coverage only exacerbates this burden and leaves many families in bankruptcy.  How much more pressure do families have to face along with the devastation of a serious illness?  Health care reform was one giant step forward in doing what's right for our country and its families--and we need to keep moving forward.

There may not be a cure for my son's sarcoma at this time, and this fact weighs heavily on our family.  But knowing that our health insurance is secure because of health care reform, gives us some peace of mind.

Please join me in signing this letter to Congress and state legislators telling them that we've come too far to turn our backs on kids and families.  Keep moving forward implementing health care reform--and keep protecting your constituents against the health insurance industry's worst abuses!

http://action.momsrising.org/letter/keepamericamovingforward/

We must make sure our leaders know that no matter what, there is no way America's families want to go back to the bad old days when insurers could drop us when we got sick or exclude our children because of pre-existing conditions.

MomsRising members are powerful and we'll fight together for our kids!

Thanks so much for your support!