Are you in the hunt?
If there is one thing I enjoy it is kids. I think Easter Egg Hunts are sure to put a smile on anyone’s face. But if you are one of the kids standing on the sidelines the waiting can be unbearable. Kids will look out across the field and they are already making plans for which egg they are going to pick up first.
Come to think of it, that is exactly what is happening to people with disabilities. While the legislature continues to force people to wait without the necessary supports it is unbearable. In fact 64 people have already died while waiting for funding.
It was really hard this week when a State hospital employee informed me that a 43 year old mother with three children died. She had been as the person put it, “begging her mental health center to help her find Physical Disability services”.
Waiting and waiting is hard at an egg hunt but there really is no comparing it to the waiting people are doing across the state. Many of the egg hunts are organized by local Chamber of Commerce organizations. Interestingly 14 chambers have already voiced the same message as the advocates, “We need revenue enhancements.”
Some of our leaders will appreciate the action that the advocates are preparing to begin. April 14th people from all over the state plan to come to Hutchinson to the heart of Kansas. The Chamber of Commerce in Hutchinson has already shown its support of the event. Advocates realize it is time to let their voices be heard and their presence seen.
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