I know that this website is definitely not the place for politics, and I’m definitely not trying to go that route. That said, I thought it was pretty cool that Senator Obama mentioned CF in his speech last night after the results of the Pennsylvania primary came out. Here’s the specific quote:
“We’re here because of the young man I met in Youngsville, North Carolina who almost lost his home because he has three children with cystic fibrosis and couldn’t pay their medical bills; who still doesn’t have health insurance for himself or his wife and lives in fear that a single illness could cost them everything.”
You can read a full transcript of the speech here.
Regardless of political opinions, it feels pretty good to have a politician recognize the importance of health care with regards to real people. It feels particularly good to have a politician mention CF, since it is considered an ‘orphan disease’ in that it affects a very small population of the US. The CFF has been doing lots of advocacy work trying to get more recognition by the government; the more people who are aware of the disease, the better.
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