My husband, Andy, was diagnosed with terminal cancer when he was 28.
Today is World Cancer Day — and for me, it hits close to home. Let me tell you why:
My husband, Andy, was diagnosed with terminal cancer when he was 28.
Overnight, we went from planning our future together to fighting for his life. I became his primary caregiver, and during his battle with cancer, I held his hand through appointments and treatments — and ultimately, when he passed away.
Even so, we knew we were lucky. Andy had access to health care, and it brought us precious time to live and love as much as possible. Many aren’t nearly as lucky.
I’ve met so many other families who faced the same challenge Andy and I did, but without good health insurance and benefits. Families forced to make impossible choices — between paying for cancer treatment or rent and groceries. And every single day, more and more Delawareans and folks across the country receive a hard diagnosis, and the crushing medical bills that come with it.
But instead of making care more affordable and accessible, Donald Trump and Republicans have been focused on destroying health care access to reward billionaires funding their authoritarian takeover of our country.
We can’t allow two more years of that kind of cruelty. That’s why defending this seat and taking back the House matters so much.
I promise you this: As long as there is air in my lungs and breath in my body, I will fight to defend health care and make universal health care a reality for every person — but I need you with me.
If you’re able to give — and if only if you’re able — will you chip in $5 to power my efforts to take back the U.S. House this year and keep up the fight for health care?
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Thank you for standing with me,
Sarah McBride
