I was asked by CHASA to do opening remarks at a Congressional briefing on Pediatric Stroke sponsored by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. And my supportive employer sent me there! It was a whirlwind trip but well worth it.
I toured the Supreme Court between meetings with Legislators:
The highlight of the trip for me was meeting Dr. Steve Roach, who is one of the major researchers in pediatric stroke. He wrote one of the first books/papers on the subject back in the eighties and I got to have a one on one dinner with him to discuss where research is headed, what the researchers need from us families and we even discussed Babyhawk's particular situation. He gave me the first explanation of why Babyhawk may have had her stroke. Remarkably brilliant, but approachable all the same:
I don't see politics in my future, but it was a great experience.
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