All across Missouri groups of volunteers are gathering together to join their friends and neighbors in calling for health reform.
Whether its students in Springfield, women in Webster Groves or doctors and nurses in Kansas City, we are seeing people of all backgrounds wanting to reach out and tell their story.
When asked what motivated her to participate in a Women-To-Women Time to Deliver Phone Bank, Michelle of South St. Louis County shared the story of her son with the other participants. Michelle's son, Tyler, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was only 18 months old. He has two years remaining on his father's health insurance before he is dropped from coverage. Michelle fears that insurance companies will not cover him down due to his pre-existing condition and as a result he will have to go through the rest of his life without health coverage.
She said "Given that he will not be able to be covered, and with health insurance costs rising for my husband and me, I know that as the greatest nation in the world, America can do better. It's important for me to come here tonight and speak with other women in Missouri, share my son's story, and let them know how important it is to my family, that health insurance reform is passed this year."
