A first step

Mouse,

I did it. I emailed one of our state delegates (the one that belongs to our district, and got a response almost right away. I got the template from Debbie & a copy of the actual bill & will be sending it to him tonight. I got so emotional after receiving his response I was in tears.....

I promised you I will try my angel. <3

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Dear Ms. (deleting my name for this post):

 

I am so sorry for your loss.  I lost my oldest son in a car crash at 19 and I agree it is something no parent should have to go through. 

 

Unfortunately, we are almost at the end of the 2016 General Assembly session and all the deadlines for introducing legislation have long passed.  However, I would be glad to work with you over the interim to see if we can put in something for the 2017 General Assembly session. 

 

If you have more information about the details of the legislation that passed in North Carolina I would really appreciate you passing that on to me.  Sometimes having a template does help. 

 

Thank you so much for contacting me about this and I look forward to working with you going forward.

 

Sincerely,

 

Delegate Bob Marshall

 

Dear Mr. Marshall,

I lost my daughter Hailey almost a year ago due to complications to Type One Diabetes, a disease we didn't know she had until she was diagnosed too late. Just a couple of weeks before her 11th birthday.

Prior to her passing, we never even heard of this disease. After much research, I have learned of many other deaths caused by this disease all around the country. Recently, Reegan's Rule was passed in North Carolina, named after little Reegan who lost her life to Type 1 at 16 months old. I had the honor of meeting her family last weekend, during the celebration of the passing of the bill.

Reegan's Rule encourages education & testing of Type One Diabetes from birth to age 5 at every wellness check. This law will save so many lives. If we, as parents had known about the symptoms of this disease, our daughter Hailey might be alive today. This is why it's so important to me. I've learned there are many other states at this time, looking into "jumping on board" and adapting Reegan's Rule in their own state.

I am looking for suggestions and guidance on how we could bring Reegan's rule to Virginia, and I would really appreciate your help in this matter.

Type One diabetes is slowly becoming an epidemic. It's the disease that took my daughter from me. I feel many lives could be saved, and believe me when I say, I don't wish this pain on anyone.

Thank you,

(deleting my name for this post)