ALS trip to D.C.
I’m running way behind on posting due to a lot things.
A couple weeks ago I flew to D.C. (boy, are my arms tired), to visit Staci and attend the National ALS Awareness Day. (Pictures of Staci to come in a later post.)
The Day is an annual event opening with a vigil Sunday night, Monday devoted to education/awareness and Tuesday to lobbying Capitol Hill for funding for specific ALS priorities. Becoming an advocate and voice instead of an unbiased journalist while dealing with our elected Washington representatives felt odd, but I persevered.
Unfortunately, we did not meet with our actual representatives, May 11 was primary election day in Nebraska, but we did meet with their staffs. Pictured are Shannon Todd, (blue suit), who is with the ALSA in Omaha and has been great to work with, Dana, who lives in Bellevue and lost her husband to ALS earlier this year, myself and Staci — and assorted Capitol Hill types.
Staci was kind enough to not only escort us while taking pictures but also use her Captiol Hill parking pass making life much easier. Rock Stars, that’s what we were. And yes, I do own a suit.
I only took my point-and-shoot because cameras are impossible to carry for any length of time, like more than a minute, but here’s a few of mine.
