What would you ask 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

Can we answer this in private rather then the message board? If so - send me an e-mail at [email protected] or Just leave me your address! Have a good day! -Katie

They could save so much money not having to pay for all the other health issues asst. w/mo. HighB,Diab,Heart Dis,apnea,etc.... the list goes on & on. Then you get into SS because we then become disabled from compl. w/mo. or either have to go on welfare because we are unable to work. So many ob. people become to depressed to even leave their homes. We could do so much more for society if we weren't sooo desciminated against at almost every corner in America. How can we feel good about ourselves when others don't act like they feel good about us. We are treated as tho we have a contagious disease yes we do have a disease its called OBESITY but we are not contagious we are just normal people fighting for our lives. Please help us to win this fight,by making it a mandatory benefit for insurance co. to cover WLS. It is a disease, & as of right now WLS is one of our best cures. Thanks Barbara Krantz 7/28/04 Lap RNY--Vanderbilt Med. Center--Nashville, TN Dr. William Richards