Today we took some downtime. We’d spent the previous 2 days on the road moving at a pace that left even the healthier members of our crew wiped out, but today we recuperated in the great hospitality of Candice and Klaus, two MoveOn members in Raleigh, NC.
Reform has been debated against a background of artificial deadlines, every day the news cycle churns on with its daily crises – it’s hard for us to not feel rushed by the pace of politics. But today reminded us of what gets lost in the shuffle.
We have a health system that not only lets people get sick, but also lets them become invisible. Some of us fighting for health reform have the luxury of walking away from the issue after the workday ends or a bill gets passed, but the people who need change most — like Dawn — are still stuck with the day to day exhaustion of their illness.
It’s up to the well to make sure the unwell have a place at the table when we decide what should be done. That’s the ultimate importance of Dawn’s journey – making the voice of the ill present once more in the machinations of CIGNA’s corporate offices and the halls of Congress.
