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Now It’s Really “For the Children”

The point at which I fell irretrievably in love with Sarah Palin came during a one minute segment in which she looked directly at me, and thousands of parents like me, and spoke to a matter very near and dear to our hearts ....



For anyone that has been a reader here for long, you will know that this is very personal to me. I have lived in a crazy place I call Bipolarville where I fought for the very life of my child ... battling schools, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, insurance companies, TennCare, nasty neighbors, law enforcement, the juvenile justice system, all the way to the governor's office. I hope that Sarah really does continue to walk the talk on this especially, to make a difference for families like mine. One law mentioned that could be a great beginning is Ryan's Law. Given Sarah's past record of reaching across party lines to get things done, I would really love to see her pick up and run with the late Paul Wellstone's (D- MN) efforts for insurance parity, to mandate insurance companies cover mental illness treatment no differently than they do physical illnesses.

My son has, so far, made it through the nightmare of growing up with special needs. (Me, well, PTSD is not a stranger to my life) He is living on his own now, holding a job, paying bills, and I am thrilled to say, exploring Christianity. At one point, I was told that there was no hope for him, that he should be put away in an institution, that he would never amount to anything. It was hard to hang onto hope, but we did. Perhaps with Sarah Palin in the White House, holding on to hope will be easier for all of us.

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