RNs are Speaking Out

Deb Knapp's Letter to the Muskegon Chronicle

I am a practicing RN at Mercy Health Partners and see our struggling community every day.

We need health care reform now. We have come so close, we can’t give up. I do not pretend to know how to do this financially, that is not my job. I firmly believe every citizen of the United States has a right to health care without going bankrupt, losing a house, divorcing a spouse to allow health care, losing sleep, meals, a loved one’s life.  

The list is endless and shameful as a nation. If we can afford the budget for military protection for all, we can afford universal health care for all. I’ll be the first one to contribute to the hat. We can all share the burden for the right thing to do.

Roll up your sleeves legislators and get the job done. A life may depend on it.

Deb Knapp