On April 7, 2010, local mom and Delaware Valley Chapter member, Christine Rowe of Lansdale, PA provided personal comments to a member of the Obama Cabinet, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in Philadelphia. Christine told the story of losing her job and health insurance benefits for her family. “When I lost my job last year, my family lost their health coverage as well. My husband is self-employed, so my family relied on coverage through my employer. Because my son has a bleeding disorder (pre-existing condition), my family was denied coverage by every insurer in the area. We were unable to pay the cost of his $30,000 per month factor bill. With nowhere else to turn, we were forced to turn to Medicaid to help him get the medicine he needs to survive.” Starting in September (2010), Christine and her son, along with millions of other families dealing with this issue will no longer have to worry about being denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition.