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Tracy Emblem has a Big Heart for Health Care
There is nothing more fundamental than access to quality health care and life-saving medications for families and our aging population. Yet over 47 million Americans have no health care insurance. As a matter of public health and safety, we must do everything in our power to fix our broken health care system.
People all over our country are engaged in a serious discussion about health care reform. I have always been an advocate for a stronger health care system, but last December it became personal. I have a two-year old granddaughter, and as it turns out, she had a big heart too. My Personal Story is about Kailey's Heart.
A few days after Christmas last year my granddaughter's chest cold suddenly turned to pneumonia. She was rushed to Children's Hospital in San Diego where a chest x-ray revealed that she had an enlarged heart. We learned that my granddaughter had been living undiagnosed with 4 congenital heart conditions. Shortly after arrival, my granddaughter was placed on life support at nearly $39,000 a day, in order to relieve the pressure on her heart and lungs and to save her life. She spent six weeks in critical care. Only days after her second birthday, she underwent two open chest surgeries. Thanks to the hard work of surgeons, physicians and nurses, my granddaughter is recovering nicely but will need future surgeries. My granddaughter spent 55 days in the hospital. Fortunately for my daughter's family they had insurance coverage to help pay the $1.6 million dollar hospital bill. However, they were still left with a huge 25% co-pay.
I have learned a lot about our broken health care system by talking with other families about their personal health care stories as well as living through my own. I have a true passion for ensuring that practical health care reform is achieved in our country so that all people have access to medical care. I am committed to keeping American's safe and healthy by making the people my top priority. Please join me by sharing your health care story with the campaign and others. We will be hand delivering the stories to Rep. John Conyers Jr. (MI) in July when he is in San Diego.
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The 50th congressional district will be a targeted race in 2010. The voters in California's 50th district deserve a serious challenger who can unseat Bilbray. Tracy Emblem is qualified for the job. Tracy Emblem has achieved success through hard work and determination. She is committed to ensuring real representation to the people of this district.
Tracy is currently involved in a highly contested primary. A competitive primary is good for the candidates and good for the voters. Go online to see what strength, determination and practical solutions Tracy Emblem has to offer and COMMIT TODAY to an investment of $50 for REAL representation in the 50th Congressional District.