Congratulations on your becoming President. There are many things I'd like to say to you, but I'm limited to 1,000 words in this assignment.
My family was recently part of a major accident on I-78 involving 23 cars and three trucks. We all lived and sustained minor injuries, but I saw several people, including the trucker who hit us, being taken away in stretchers. No one was killed, thankfully. This all happened the day before your inauguration. The EMT workers, firefighters, and shelter workers were amazingly efficient and well-supplied for taking care of the victims. They were very kind. One man even offered me his jacket because I lost mine in the crash.
This is a perfect example of how the people of America come together and help one another in times of crisis, which I know is something you focused on during your inaugural speech. The people who helped us were incredibly kind and they provided us with food and a place to stay while we got in touch with our insurance agent and obtained a rental car. They even replaced my younger brother's car seat.
Even though our family didn't have to go to the hospital, there were many people who did and I have to wonder, with the state of our health insurance, if they were able to pay their medical bills. Almost 50 million Americans don't have health insurance. We cannot continue like this. Too many people go into debt because they can't pay their medical bills. Their employers don't provide insurance or they're self-employed, meaning they don't even have health care. I think an issue that you should address within the first year of your presidency is universal health care for every citizen. People should not have to go broke because they can't afford a surgery or pay for their children's illnesses. It's not something they can control.
So I'm asking you, President Obama, please: Help your people by making health care available to the poor and self-employed so that these people can continue helping one another and creating a strong bond of community throughout our country.
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