we re close. we just need to get the details right. not worry so much about the political dynamic in this moment. because the most el gentlemen message, political message, is the message delivered at the kitchen table. reducing the cost of child care, making drug prices more affordable. that s the most eloquent message we can deliver. in separately, the washington post has done pretty extraordinary reporting where they have constructed a comprehensive timeline before, during, and after january 6th. and one of the things is that president trump, for 187 minutes did nothing. he did nothing during that time even as so much was playing out on the hill. what is your reaction to learning that he did nothing, including sending no aid to congress? i wish i was surprised. for 41 of those 187 minutes i
we carry a stack of books to the hospital with us because we have 30-day stints in the hospital. we were going through a particularly tough time during his treatment. and all i had was the wheels on the bus, it sy bitsy spider. i love those books but it wasn t feeding my soul at a time we were in blake s treatment. and i wanted a message of fighting spirit even when the odds looked stacked incredibly high against you. i decided i wanted to write a book that i could read to blake even when things don t look like they are going to work out, you still have hope. for me and my husband, it is what essentially helped us to survive that. such a beautiful little boy.
it hurts my heart to know today as i speak to you there are other children with this disease, sadly, because there is no research and no funding or not enough funding behind it, their fate may look a lot like blake. and i don t want that for any mom. and i don t want that for any dad. i want that child to be able to go to kindergarten, go to high school, go to college, get married. that s all i wanted to see for my son. so i will do everything in my power for the rest of my life to raise money for this cause. and i hope that when people get this book they will be inspired by the message but also have comfort in their heart to know they are helping other children in the hospital with cancer right now where doctors want to solve this disease but they just need the financial funding to do that. you talked so candid my through the course on social media of the battle that you