What would you say to a politician who could help you???

What would you say to a politician who could help you??? Hi Friends! It's me again, your trusty pest, continuing to ask you for info that will aid in my lobbying the government on a local, state and national level to eliminate obesity discrimination AND to make insurance coverage for surgical weight loss a mandatory benefit. Even though I'm in Alabama I am working to lobby all 50 states. It's pay it forward time..........can you please, please help me by answering this question. If you could sit face to face with anyone in power and make a difference.....what would you say to them about WLS and how it will change or has changed your life? Hugs, Rona Your Bari-Godmother

Oh my..what would I say. I would tell them how it is my miracle. How it has given me hope from a prison I was in. I would tell them that now I may live past the age of 66 and see my grandchildren marry. I would tell him how I had to fight for 10 months to be approved for my surgery and that it isn't fiar the insurance companies drag their feet hoping we will go away and probably hoping we will die young and get off thier books. How can that be allowed? I have no issues with them wnat ing to make sure we are a good candidate, educated, and ready for these changes, but what other surgery does require that? Does a smoker have to prove they can succeed once their cancer surgery is done? Do they have to have documented non smoking. What about an alcoholic who has destroyed his liver? I guess that is where I would begin. Alice