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“My mom worked in a smoke-filled casino and paid with her life!”
Thursday, May 5, 2011 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement]  To Illinois legislators: I would like to tell you my mother’s story. (A picture of us is above.) My mother, Cheryl Rose, was a mentor to all she came in contact with, always giving of herself. She was a hero to many and even in death she is helping others. She worked in the Casino industry for over 20 years. She never smoked and worked out regularly. Yet she was diagnosed with inoperable Stage 4 Lung Cancer in 2008. We were shocked. The only cause we and the doctors could think of was the secondhand smoke at work. She lost her hair, suffered the indignity of terrible facial sores, the weight loss, the loss of her insurance and eventually the loss of her life. Have you ever had to hold a parent in your arms as they take their last breath at the young age of 62? What would you do if your own children had to go through this with you? And all this could have been prevented through a comprehensive clean air law! I am asking you to take a stand with me and my mother and to protect the citizens who elected you and trusted you with their lives. Sincerely, Buffy McKinney
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SEIU Healthcare launches radio ad to protect home care for people with disabilities
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Mike Ervin is a writer, activist and one of more than 27,000 consumers in the Illinois Home Service Program. Home care workers help Mike and thousands of others with everyday tasks like getting out of bed, getting dressed and getting around. Mike’s story is featured in a new radio ad calling on the General Assembly to protect home care for Illinois residentswith disabilities from deep cuts. Listen to the ad… Cuts to HSP mean that consumers like Mike could face sharp reductions in hours of care or lose their care altogether. As Mike says, consumers’ needs don’t go away if the HSP budget is cut— people with disabilities will only be forced into institutions at a significantly higher cost to the state. “This program means so much to the people who use it – it means they can stay healthy and independent in their own homes,” said Ann Ford, Executive Director of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living. “When people receive care at home, it saves the state millions. Cutting this program just doesn’t make sense.”
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