‘We won’t settle …’
The Rev. Jim Wallis, president of Sojourners, was host to President Obama today on a conference call that included tens of thousands of Americans. I tried to get on but couldn’t because it was at capacity.
Later, Wallis was on The Ed Show on MSNBC to talk about health care as a moral issue. He refused to endorse any specific plan, but he did say, “We won’t settle for anything less than access to full coverage for everyone.”
I was on Big Eddie’s radio show this afternoon, telling Mike’s story.
I believe more than anything else, stories matter. You can yammer on and on about policy, but health care is a moral issue and the best way to illustrate the immorality of the current system is to tell stories about the good people who are dying.
Rev. Wallis and other people of faith are calling for an end to an immoral system that kills tens of thousands of innocent Americans every year. I’m with them.
I won’t settle for anything less than access to quality health care for every American.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a new peer support program for people newly diagnosed with chronic or serious illness or with a new disability and their caregivers.
Patient Pals are people who have experience with various illnesses and disabilities, who can help someone newly diagnosed or with a new disability work through the fear, frustration, confusion and grief often experienced in the first few months.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
People with new illness or disability fare better when they have a role model -- someone who can help them negotiate their new path in life.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
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