for having twins myself that were born premapremature. my twin son, he had open-heart surgery when he was 2 weeks old. i was able to breast-feed and get a pump, something i know i wouldn't be able to afford, through the wic program. health care. as you look on the screen right now that is my son. i took this photograph because i thought it was very important for people to understand the many struggles the family has to go through every day. i took this photograph minutes after my son had suffered his second seizure. when you ar parent and you have children with disabilities it is very difficult. it months the easy to wake up every day and not know, do you pay the phone bill? or do you pay for medical? do you -- you have constant challenges. i would like to be proud to sit here and say that my mother was never on food stamps when i was a child. i watched her struggle every day, working, sometimes one or two jobs. i feel like right now that we need to have a conversation on the things that are wrong. the cliff effect. why is it that when a